Happy 2023, Write Edge readers!
Happy new year, Write Edge readers! I’m so excited about 2023! I have some new features to announce for The Write Edge Writing Workshop, and I’m a little more than a month away from the release of my original fairy tale, In the Heart of the Linden Wood. This book will appeal to those of you who loved The Chronicles of Narnia and The Secret Garden when you were younger. It’s about a grieving king who must save his kingdom from a threat by going on a quest. Along the way, he’ll have to rescue hostages and mend another broken heart by putting it back together piece by piece, all while trying to figure out whether he’s worthy of his crown. For more information on pre-ordering a signed copy from me, go to my author website now!
Now, on to the new features on The Write Edge Writing Workshop! I started this arm of the blog about 10 years ago as a way to challenge myself to get better in the craft, and every year I try to up the challenge. In 2023, I’ll share a new haiku with you on the first Monday of the month on The Workshop. The second Monday will bring you my efforts at writing stories in second person. On the third Monday, I’ll write stories about things in threes. On the last Monday of the month, I’ll continue to support other writers with my monthly writers’ showcase. If there’s an extra Monday (as there is in January,) I’ll share an extra haiku with you on that fourth Monday and do the showcase on the fifth Monday.
To that end, check out my first haiku of 2023 by going now to The Write Edge Writing Workshop!
This past weekend, I previewed on Instagram the book I’m reviewing for this week. Find out on Wednesday what I thought of Blaze Me A Sun by Christoffer Carlsson. You can check it out on The Write Edge Bookshelf!
Finally, on Friday, it’s back to Instagram posts from my writing and non-writing lives. Find previous posts on Insta with my handle, @EktaRGarg, or on my Facebook author page!
One change to note. Even though it was a really hard decision, I’ve decided to retire my parenting blog called Growth Chart. While I absolutely enjoyed sharing my parenting adventures for you, I thought long and hard over the Christmas break about what’s best for the blog and my writing, editing, and publishing goals going forward. Growth Chart was a way for me to share with family, friends, and other parents my joys and frustrations in parenting. While it definitely gave me some practice in writing, it was always more of a fun project rather than a serious venture. As I looked for ways to streamline The Write Edge and its extensions, I knew I had to stop posting on Growth Chart. I don’t know if I’ll keep the blog itself up; I’m still mulling that decision. But I’ll no longer post to it.
Those of you who read and enjoyed it, I hope you can understand and also that you’ll find other content here to enjoy and share.
Have a wonderful week, readers! I’ll be back on Wednesday with my new book review.
Here’s to magic and hope for the new year!
E.R.G.
