The experiment continues…

Good morning, Write Edge readers! I hope you’ve had a lovely week. I’m continuing my experiment of posting just once a week and offering you a whole week’s worth of posts in one day. Still deciding whether I like it. Some days I do; on others…well, old habits die hard, they say, and sometimes my breath catches in anxiety as I realize I haven’t posted for a whole seven days.

Still mulling over that one.

But, as I said, I’m back with new posts and new content. First, my story. This week’s short fiction got me thinking about another, much longer, project I’m working on. When I picked the prompt, I wanted to try something new. I’m writing in second person for the first time, as opposed to first or third. Here’s a quick excerpt for you:

It’s a shame, really, the whole thing. I certainly wish I could help. Oh, I know, feeding him is something, but you know what I mean. Help in a substantial way. It doesn’t seem right, him paying the price for someone else’s greed and insecurity.

Read the whole story now on The Write Edge Writing Workshop!

I’ve posted my newest book review for you. Today I share my thoughts on The Book of Pearl by Timothee De Fombelle. Here’s the opening to my review:

A young man gets sent to the world of ordinary humans, doomed to spend the rest of his life away from his one true love. He does everything he can to go home, but the enemy that chased him away wants him dead. Translators Sarah Ardizzone and Sam Gordon do their best to interpret French author Timothee de Fombelle’s book, The Book of Pearl, but ultimately can’t fill in the blanks of a loose story.

Read the whole review now on The Write Edge Bookshelf!

Lastly, this week’s parenting post, which, I’ll admit, is a little more somber in mood than most of them. This week I share three Spurts where we had some challenges. Here’s an excerpt:

Despite the scary incident, Nine still managed to end her memoir on a somewhat positive note. Her sadness mounted as she watched the truck tow our van away and she saw other people driving around our accident as if it didn’t matter. In the end, though, she said our safety mattered more than anything else.

Read all the Spurts now on Growth Chart!

Do let me know if you like the amended schedule, readers. I hope you enjoy everything I have lined up for you. Have a great week!

E.R.G.