My thanks to Joanna
Campbell Slan for inviting me here to tell you about my new book.
Campbell Slan for inviting me here to tell you about my new book.
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| Kaye Wilkinson Barley |
My new book.
Wow.
Never in a million
years did I think I would say those words.
years did I think I would say those words.
But after having
gotten my toes wet writing a blog and then having two memoir pieces accepted
for publication in two regional anthologies, my writing urges went crazy.
gotten my toes wet writing a blog and then having two memoir pieces accepted
for publication in two regional anthologies, my writing urges went crazy.
The result is a book I
love. It’s full of things I love, and
while I know it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, it’s my heart. There’s a quote attributed to Toni Morrison that many of you have probably seen–“If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
love. It’s full of things I love, and
while I know it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, it’s my heart. There’s a quote attributed to Toni Morrison that many of you have probably seen–“If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
I guess that’s what I
did.
did.
I’ve written the novel I wanted to write. It has magic and best girlfriends.
There’s pretty clothes and great food. There’s laughter and love and music. Art
and a perfect little gallery on a lovely little idyllic island in the
Lowcountry. There’s a ghost or two and a pixie named Earlene who happens to be
partial to Christian Louboutins. It’s impossible to put a tag on – kinda like
the most interesting people I know who refuse to be placed in a single
category. Eccentric and flawed. and fun.
And now, I hope to get
the word out there in hopes that others with discover the joy of Whimsey.
the word out there in hopes that others with discover the joy of Whimsey.