Good morning, Write Edge readers! I’ve posted my latest book review for you. Here’s the opening to my thoughts on The Tenant by Katrine Engberg:
The vicious murder of a young woman leads detectives to suspect the woman’s landlord. As secrets are revealed and new information comes to light, the detectives discover the woman and the landlord are tied to one another—and the landlord might be the next victim. Author Katrine Engberg gives readers plucky detectives stuck in a convoluted plot in her new novel The Tenant.
Hello, Write Edge readers! We’re chugging along through January. Here in Central Illinois, we’ve had some bitterly cold days but the temperatures will warm up later this week. Everything’s relative, right? So when the temperature was minus-7 this morning, and I look at the weather for the week and see a high of 38 for Saturday, I think, “Wow, look at how high it gets.” 😀
One thing that definitely keeps me warm is my writing, reading, and editing, all of which I get to do on a daily basis in pursuit of my dream: to be a published novelist. Some days I feel like the waking hours go by in a blur, but that’s because I know that in addition to talent a person has to have perseverance. That’s what makes dreams come true, above anything else. Talent, though, is a really good starting point, even if we’re not always sure where it comes from. But even the greatest of artists say that’s okay, as in this week’s motivational quote:
“Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.”—Maya Angelou
Speaking of perseverance, here’s an excerpt from this week’s new short fiction:
“Sorry, duckling. If the paps don’t get a day off, neither do you. They’ve been hanging out by the front gate ever since that video of you and Nathan went viral.”
She winced. “So that wasn’t a dream? Oh, god…”
“Nope, not a dream,” Ronnie said, and Alisha could tell without seeing his face that he was peeved. “What were you thinking, Ali?”
In the middle of this week, I’ll share a brand new book review with you. Find out on Wednesday what I thought of The Tenant by Katrine Engberg. You’ll see that review up on The Write Edge Bookshelf.
And at the end of this week, we’re back to parenting adventures. Teenage-dom has hit our house hard. Find out how on Friday on Growth Chart.
Have a lovely week, readers!
E.R.G.
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Hello, Write Edge readers, and happy wintery Friday! We’re due for some precipitation this evening, although the weather can’t decide if it wants to send us rain, sleet, or snow. According to the meteorologist, we’re going to get all three.
A good time, then, to catch up on social media. I’ve posted new pictures on Instagram! Check them out, along with my older posts there, with my handle, @EktaRGarg, or go to my Facebook author page to find them (along with other fun posts exclusive to that platform.)
Have a lovely weekend, readers, and stay warm!
E.R.G.
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