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Ekta R. Garg

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Armed with her MSJ in magazine publishing from Northwestern University, Ekta started her career in niche publishing in 2005 and has written and edited about everything from healthcare to home improvement to Hindi films. She became a freelance editor in 2011 and currently is a writing contest judge for the Florida Writers Association and the Saturday Writers chapter of the Missouri Writers Guild. Ekta also conducts writing workshops for her local library and hosts Biblio Breakdown, a podcast where she examines books to offer writing exercises.

Ekta began reviewing books for Bookpleasures.com in 2011 and reviews for them as well as her own site. She blogs at The Write Edge (http://thewriteedge.wordpress.com) and posts original writing, book r
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Ekta R. Garg I would want to go to the world of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time and become an Aes Sedai for the Blue Ajah.…moreI would want to go to the world of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time and become an Aes Sedai for the Blue Ajah.(less)
Ekta R. Garg I keep writing. If I get stuck for ideas, I just write through them. Yes, the stuff I produce will probably be awful. I'll probably want to throw it o…moreI keep writing. If I get stuck for ideas, I just write through them. Yes, the stuff I produce will probably be awful. I'll probably want to throw it out. But I can't let a dearth of ideas or inspiration keep me from writing. Writing is a lot like exercising; the more you work those muscles, the better shape they'll be in.(less)
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Halfway through September!

Hello, Write Edge readers! We’re halfway through the month. Where did it go? I feel like it was August just last week!

As the weather ping pongs and tries to figure out when it wants to settle into fall, I’m trying to figure out what to write for my next book. In my latest release, The Witch’s Apprentice and Other Stories, I put a call to action at the end of the book. If you’ve read it, enjoyed it

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"Childhood is full of lullabies, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales, but do you ever wonder what the characters are up to in the story of their lives that didn’t make it into folklore? Author Ekta R. Garg fills in the blanks as she weaves a magical colle" Read more of this review »
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Robert Frost
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Joe Klein
“Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.”
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Roald Dahl
“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.”
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A.A. Milne
“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.”
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“Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”
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