March is almost done!

Hello, Write Edge readers! We’re exactly two weeks away from the start of another month. Does anyone else feel like this year is zipping by??

I hope those of you who are Instagram-savvy have visited me there. As a reminder, my handle is @ektargarg. Be sure to check out my photos and follow me there!

And now, we’re on to this week’s content. For today’s motivational quote, I wanted to share a little something I read in a great book. Last week I had a fun talk with someone about why the arts make us feel so vulnerable. I think Betsy Lerner hits it on the head here:

“[T]he child writer … has figured out, early on, that writing is about saving your soul.”—Betsy Lerner, The Forest for the Trees

As we talk about saving things, we move on to this week’s short story. I’ve thought a lot about fairy tales. This week’s short fiction is inspired by a story most of you know well. The trick, as always, is to give well-loved tales a fun twist and to offer something new. Here’s an excerpt of my effort:

                The answers back then seemed simple enough. If she scrubbed the windows well enough, the sunlight would cheer her up. If she beat the dirt out of the clothes, she would look pretty and presentable. Not that, back then, she had anyone to look presentable for. Other than the other servants in the cottage, no one saw her.

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

In the middle of the week, I’ll share a new book review with you. This week I offer you my thoughts on historical fiction Burning Fields by Alli Sinclair. Check out my review on The Write Edge Bookshelf!

At the end of the week, we’ll go back to my parenting adventures. Want to know what the girls and I have been up to? Find out this Friday on Growth Chart!

Thanks, as always, for all the support, readers, and keep doing so by checking out Elemental Tales, an anthology with my short story “Washed Clean.” Enjoy the onset of spring, and have a lovely week!

E.R.G.