And into November we go
Hello, Write Edge readers! I hope you’ve had a lovely start to your penultimate month of the year. (Sorry, I just love the word “penultimate.” And, really, how often does a person get to use it? :>) The weather is slowly but surely moving toward winter. Time to hunker down, enjoy many bowls of good soup, and let the shorter days encourage us to keep our eyes on our life goals and passions.
Writing has its own unique challenges in that regard. Maybe because in some ways it’s completely voluntary. It’s harder to set goals when we have to drive ourselves. But sometimes we just need a dose of reality. Here it is for this week’s motivational quote:
“Writing is like giving yourself homework, really hard homework, every day, for the rest of your life. You want glamorous? Throw glitter at the computer screen.”—Ketrina Monroe
Speaking of that really hard homework :>, I’ve posted this week’s short fiction. I have to say, this one was a lot of fun to write. Here’s an excerpt:
I knew the nature of our job meant that if they stopped and looked, we’d accomplished our goal. But I wanted to do more than make people look. I wanted them to ask about my day. To compliment me on my ability to stay in one position for so long. To wear with equal aplomb bikinis in the summer and heavy cardigans and wool skirts in the winter.
Read the whole story now on The Write Edge Writing Workshop!
In the middle of the week, I’ll have a new review for you. A few months ago, celebrity Sarah Jessica Parker began a new publishing imprint under the umbrella of the Penguin Random House conglomerate. On Wednesday I’ll share my thoughts with you on A Place for Us, the first book from SJP for Hogarth (the name of her imprint.) Come back in the middle of the week for the review on The Write Edge Bookshelf!
(And I might even have a bonus review for you! More on that this Wednesday.)
Finally, on Friday, we go back to my adventures in parenting. Want new Growth Spurts? Find them at the end of this week on Growth Chart!
Have a great day and week, readers!
E.R.G.
