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Wow, this brings back memories…

May 11 By Marjorie

Mitch asked if I could post the poem I mentioned earlier this evening, the one that ETS used.  It was first published in the October 2000 issue of Cicada, though I think I wrote it when I was seventeen, or so:

In My Mind

In my mind, there are only

hallowed halls, untraceable

as myth, but dear to me.

Here I roam, and may

my blood run cold

before my mind’s feet

fail to go.

There is ivy here, and legends fair

of my own making, and I love the secret

paths, the infinity of choice that my thoughts

may empower for better or for worse.

Flowers bloom at times

some weeds are found confined

but not a living thing

goes lonely here, in

the halls, in the home,

this labyrinth of my

mind.

Maybe someday I’ll

map it out, my thoughts,

all subjects felt, but then again,

such things are better left

unsaid, to either rot or grow,

in the fervent sunshine

of the beholder’s soul.

Incidentally, ETS asked me to change the last word, soul, because they thought some of the students would be offended by it.  Honestly, I can’t remember what I used instead.  Only, it was a real pain to come up with something that worked.

***

Elizabeth, one of my readers, wrote in with some questions:

When you first started writing and gave your manuscript to a publisher it must have been nerve racking?

Yes, and no.  I wasn’t afraid of rejection, because I was just so stubborn about the whole thing.  I knew that I wanted to write for a living, and that I would—eventually—no matter what.  So I kept my chin up, sent out my submissions, and then went on with my daily routine. 

And I kept writing.  Always keep writing, no matter what.  Even when you send out your manuscript, keep writing.  Generate those ideas.  Make them live. 

Any tips for when I’m ready?

Really do your research into what the agents and publishers want.  Research formatting, guidelines, the whole nine yards.  And be professional.  No gimmicks.  Let the quality of your writing speak for itself.

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I write comic books and novels about grumpy warrior women, eccentric demons, plucky fox girls, and men who can shape-shift into tigers. If a merman or gargoyle shows up, all the better!  To learn more about me, please go here.

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