My Blog Circle:

• Linda Lou

Originally from Albany, NY, I came to Las Vegas in 2003 by way of Wyoming and Utah. I've been married twice, have two grown kids (both singer-songwriters), a 12-year-old grandson and a granddaughter born last April.

In October 2009, after querying agents for two years, I decided to self-publish my memoir, Bastard Husband: A Love Story. It’s a chronicle of my first year alone in Sin City after a midlife divorce and how I transitioned from being sad and miserable to trying stand-up comedy for the first time at age 46. My book was the basis for my one-woman show, “D Words: The Funny Side of Dating, Divorce and Other Delights,” which ran at the Alexis Park Resort, just a stone's throw from the Las Vegas Strip.

In addition to writing, I love to speak and have presented on a variety of topics, mostly on writing and the creative process, and building self-esteem after age 40.

Need a speaker or emcee for a corporate training or special event? Email me at linda@agingnymphsmedia.com.

READ MY BLOG: www.vegaslindalou.com

ORDER MY BOOK:  http://tinyurl.com/2cm8tpz

How did you get to where you are now?

The best way to answer this is to tell you to read my book!  It's all in Bastard Husband: A Love Story, an autographical account of my first year alone in Las Vegas after a mid-life divorce. You'll learn some back story and see how I transitioned from being so miserable even Jesus would cross the street if he'd seen me coming to performing stand-up comedy for the first time at age 46.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

I can't believe I'm the same person!  Did I think 10 years ago that I'd ever be an author, a stand-up comic, and have my own one-woman show a stone's throw from the Las Vegas Strip???  You never know where life will lead you!

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Who knows?  Some place better than I can possible imagine!

Dear Younger Linda,

Your hair is going to look like crap your entire life.  And starting around age 35, it's going to cost a fortune in hair dye.  Buy stock in L'Oreal now.

Love,

Present-day Linda

P.S.  I know you thought Guiding Light would be on forever, but alas, those bastards at CBS went and cancelled it. Watch every episode while you can.