Leslie Baird holds an MFA in fiction from Sewanee, the University of the South, and has spent years working as a ghostwriter, developmental editor, and book coach — helping other people’s stories find their shape while quietly writing her own. She’s also a digital nomad currently based in Portugal.
Her debut novel, Salomé, is out May 19th from Penguin Random House — a gothic, feminist reimagining of one of history’s most mythologized women.
I’m so thrilled to have her here today — especially because Leslie actually found her way to us through the ✍️ Make Writing Your Job job board, where she was hired for a freelance developmental editor role by a previous guest of ours, author and documentary producer Kristin Fellows.
Thanks for supporting our guests!
-Amy
