Imagine a photo of Grumpy Cat here. Nonetheless, I will be putting hands on the novel and maybe taking a leap to submit a poetry book manuscript, because I believe in the BUTT IN THE SEAT school of writing. #NoIDontWanna
What are you working on today? Leave me a note and cheer me up. If you do, here’s how I’ll look then:
Glenda Bailey-Mershon is the author of the novel Eve’s Garden (Twisted Road, 2014), the story of three generations of Romani women surviving in North Georgia, USA, during the 1960s. She is also the author of Weaver’s Knot: Poems (Finishing Line Press, forthcoming 2023) and other poetry titles, including sa-co-ni-ge/blue smoke: poems from the Southern Appalachians (Jane’s Stories) and Bird Talk: Poems (Wild Dove). A founder of the nonprofit, Jane’s Stories Press Foundarion, which presents the Clara Johnson Award for Women’s Literature, she edited four of their anthologies, the latest being Bridges and Borders, featuring immigrant women writers.
Good for you!
I am filling gaps in Star’s story that occurred when I quit writing. My new goal is to treat my work with respect, even if it is a lousy first draft.
To that I say, Hurray! I know how hard that is, but it’s a surer path to success than turning over and going back to sleep. I can’t wait to read Star’s story!
I am working on a memoir piece that recalls a fun summer with abandon. I want to sit in the chair because this story brings memories of friendship. I want to sit and write, wow!
Weaver's Knot by Glenda Bailey-Mershon 