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Friday, April 23, 2010

Friday Funnies and a Few Awards

    Happy Friday!!! First, a couple items of fun business :)

    I am guest blogging today on the blog of the fabulous Matthew Rush - so head over to The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment to check out the query for my one of my fiction projects. I ended up shelving the book, but received quite a few requests beforehand :)


    Annnd next up, AWARD TIME! I have been blessed to receive two fun awards in the last few weeks. The incredible Amanda Sabourova over at So Many Story Ideas, So Little Time passed the Creative Blogger Award to me.





    The rules - post six fabulous lies and two truths about myself. Now, as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, I should be able to come up with six lies and two truths. But I'm telling you, this is harder than writing a query letter LOL Okay, here goes....


    1. My brother once told me I could get curly hair if I stuck eggbeaters in my hair. He was wrong - eggbeaters turned on high and placed in your hair will cause baldness, not curls. My mom had to cut most of my hair off to get them out.


    2. I have a small Celtic tattoo on my back that not even my mother knows about...unless she's reading this blog :D


    3. I know how to say "Shut up" "I'm going to spank your butt" and "Watch what you're saying, I speak Samoan" in Samoan...I used to know more, but I've forgotten everything else. But at least I remembered the important stuff :D


    4. My first fiance used to have entire conversations with me using only his eyebrows. Yes, I speak fluent eyebrow *takes a bow*


    5. My favorite t.v. show is Yo Gabba Gabba - I lie and say I'm taping it for the kids, but really, I sit up late at night when no one can see me and rock out to their awesome tunes.


    6. I spent nearly every summer of my childhood at Space Camp, determined to be an astronaut. I enrolled in the aeronautics program at my first college with great expectations. But, since I flunked out of all my math classes, was terrified of heights, and claustrophobic, my guidance counselor suggested I try something a little less...challenging. I should have stuck with the aeronautics program - it would have been easier.


    7. As a cheerleader at my high school, I got to the be top of the pyramid at the homecoming game. I fell. I decided not to be a cheerleader anymore. (See #6 regarding my fear of heights - this is where it alll started) :D


    8. I have a weird obsession with the number 3 - everything in my house is arranged in groups of 3, I buy fruit in multiples of 3, my children have 3 names, I always knock 3 times - I'm not crazy, I swear, I just like threes, so shoot me :D


    Okay - there you go - I will let you know next Friday which two are true :) You may leave your guesses in the comments. I'm sure you will all guess correctly :D


    I think I will pass this one on to:


    Stephanie McGee at Chronicles of a Novice Writer
    JEM at Can I Get a Side of Reality With That?
    Caledonia Lass at Writings, Musings, and Other Such Nonsense
    Zoe Courtman at No Letters on My Keyboard


    And, the lovely and talented Stina Lindenblatt at Seeing Creative gave me the Awesomesauce Award - thanks so much Stina!!!




    And, I think I'll pass this one on to a few awesome people:


    Lydia Kang at The word is my oyster
    Matthew Rush at The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment
    L.T. Elliot at Dreams of Quill and Ink
    Bonny Anderson
    and the ever awesome Christine Fonseca


    And now on to our Friday Funnies!




    "A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." -Thomas Mann





    "After being turned down by numerous publishers, he had decided to write for posterity." -George Ade



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Friday, March 26, 2010

Friday Funnies and an Award



    First of all, I wanted to send a huge thank you to Zoe Courtman over at No Letters On My Keyboard, and Cheree at Justified Lunacy. Both lovely ladies gifted me with the Sugar Doll Award. Thank you so much! Totally made my day :) I'm going to pass this one along to five of my favorite people:

    1. Christine Fonseca, without whom I'd never survive...seriously
    2. Bonny Anderson, who I am missing like crazy
    3. Bethany, who I am also missing like crazy, and her lovely sister Suzy
    4. Kate, for always being a huge help with Blog Chain stuff
    5. Cole Gibsen, for always being there when I need her

    And now! On to our funnies for the day :)



    Best Newspaper Headlines of 1998

    1. Include Your Children When Baking Cookies
    2. Something Went Wrong in Jet crash, Experts Say
    3. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
    4. Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case
    5. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
    6. Is There a Ring of Debris Around Uranus?
    7. Would-be Women Priests Appeal to Pope
    8. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
    9. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
    10. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
    11. Clinton Wins Budget; More Lies Ahead
    12. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
    13. Miners Refuse to Work After Death
    14. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
    15. Stolen Painting Found By Tree
    16. Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years in Checkout Line
    17. War Dims Hope for Peace
    18. If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
    19. Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
    20. Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
    21. New Study of Obesity Looks for Large Test Group
    22. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Space
    23. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
    24. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
    25. Typhoon Rips through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead


    There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire to become a great writer.

    When asked to define "great" he said, "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in pain and anger!"

    He now works for Microsoft, writing error messages.

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Friday Funnies and an Award


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Monday, March 8, 2010

A Contest, An Award, And a Blog Chain, Oh My!




    Happy Monday! Okay, we've got a couple fun things going on. First off, Elana Johnson is running an awesome book giveaway contest, so head to her blog for all the details! She's giving away SEVEN SIGNED BOOKS (most of them personalized). Definitely go check it out :)


    Next, the very sweet Laura Diamond awarded me with The Honest Scrap Award :D Thanks Laura!!! For this award, I'm supposed to tell 10 truths about myself. Soooo....

    1. I prefer even numbers to odd - to the point that odd numbers kinda drive me nuts, especially when it comes to buying fruit - I always buy 6 apples, never five...weird stuff like that LOL

    2. When I hit 30, my hair went curly instead of gray

    3. It took me almost 10 years and 4 colleges to get my Bachelors degree...I didn't get kicked out or anything, I just moved a lot and kept losing credits LOL

    4. I'm probably allergic to chocolate but just can't quit it

    5. I read the first books in the Outlander and Clan of the Cave Bear series in one day (a piece, not one doay for both of them...I'm good, but not that good :D They are 1000 + page books after all LOL...couldn't put them down)

    6. I've lived in seven different states, two on the east coast, one on the west, a couple in between and even an island (Hawaii)

    7. One of the reasons I wanted to date my husband was because his family is Scottish and I had just finished reading Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and was completely enthralled with anything Scottish :D

    8. I am the oldest of five kids - my last brother came quite a bit later than the rest of us, and my husband is quite a bit older than me....so my youngest brother is the same age as my stepson :) And I apparently like the phrase "quite a bit" :D

    9. I had an almost photographic memory...until I had kids. Now I have trouble remembering my name

    10. Loves to dance but NEVER in public :D

    Annnnd, I totally flaked on my blog chain duties - I was supposed to post my entry on Saturday and then promised I'd do it last night. Oops *embarrassed face* So, without further ado, my blog chain post :D


    The awesome Eric chose this topic. He wanted to know:


    Do you create characters that are larger-than-life or are your characters more like the average Joe?

    I like larger than life characters, but when it comes to my main characters, so far at least, I create characters that are more like the average Joe. BUT, these characters are put in larger than life situations and do larger than life things. They find out they have special powers, or have ghostly friends, or end up on a treasure hunt in a life or death race for some jewels.

    And I like to give them out-of-the-ordinary quirks. A proper Victorian lady who isn't so proper and is the least graceful thing on two legs; a sweet average high school girl who boxes on the weekends; a shy, quiet valedictorian who does extraordinary things when no one is watching.

    So I guess I do a little of both. My characters are seemingly average - or they are average on the surface, but they all have a fun twist to them, whether it's something supernatural or just a cool quirk that isn't expected.

    Be sure to check out the always extraordinary Bonny, who answered this question before me, and the amazing Mr. Shaun, who will post next :)

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A Contest, An Award, And a Blog Chain, Oh My!


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Monday, February 8, 2010

A Little Monday Surprise

    Happy Monday!


    First up, my wonderful friend and crit partner, Christine, awarded me with the Prolific Blogger Award. I am beyond thrilled, thanks so much, Christine!


    The award originally comes from this blog.  And it comes with rules:
    1. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to at least seven other deserving prolific bloggers. Spread some love!
    2. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award.  (Check out Christine's Blog Here!!)
    3. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to This Post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award.
    4. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add his/her name in the Mr. Linky, so that we all can get to know the other winners.

    And now the hard (I'm a terrible commenter but I lurk on a LOT of blogs) :D though fun part, my seven picks, in no particular order:

    1. Lisa Amowitz over at Why A?
    2. Jenni James
    3. Steph Bowe at Hey! Teenager of the Year
    4. Elle Strauss
    5. Rebecca Sutton at Sometimes Nonsense
    6. Kiersten White at Kiersten Writes
    7. Sherrie Petersen at Write About Now

    And here is the awesome award:


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A Little Monday Surprise


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Monday, February 1, 2010

Sweet Awards

    My fabulous crit buddy Christine gave me an award the other day - thanks so much!! :) And it's a yummy looking one too :D

     

    I'm supposed to list 10 things that make me happy. Soooo:
    1: My kids
    2. My hubby and family (my mom and sis are the world's best cheerleaders)
    3. Writing "the end" and realizing I've done what few accomplish
    4. Settling into my favorite couch corner with a good book, when the house is quiet and I'm the only one up
    5. CHOCOLATE :D
    6. Music - I love to dance, I love to sing, I love to sit with my eyes closed and just let it fill me to the core....I just prefer to be alone while I'm doing all of the above because I tend to look a bit goofy ;-D
    7. My friends and crit buddies - I'd never make it through this crazy game without them
    8. A really good joke - I love to laugh. I turn red in the face and occasionally snort, and if I'm laughing really hard I sound like an old car that just doesn't want to start, which makes other people laugh which makes me laugh harder....ahhh, good times :D
    9. Nature - I could sit and stare at it forever (I'd be more specific, but I could fill a book with the things I love about it) :)
    10. My dreams - sometimes I don't want to wake up :)

    And to share the love, I'd like to give the award, first of all, to a few people who are always there for me when I need someone to make me smile (Christine, you already received this award but just wanted you to know, you'd be top of the list) :) = to my crit buddies, who are always there to support me - Bethany, Bonny, and Elana (plus a few more who I love to death but who don't have blogs).

    And second of all, I'd really like to give this award to all of my followers. I can't tell you how much I love to log on and see all the lovely comments you leave me. Definitely one of the highlights of my day :) You all rawk! Thanks so much.

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Sweet Awards


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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Thankful Awards


    The super sweet Mary Anne Gruen over at the Starlight Blog awarded me and the rest of her followers with the Icing on the Cake Award recently. And I tell ya, this is one of the things I am incredibly thankful for - awesome fellow bloggers who take the time to do things like this. I am grinning ear to ear and drooling over the yummy award LOL


    Thanks so much Mary!!


    So, I want to pass on the Icing love - if you are a follower, commenter, reader, or what have you - consider yourself Iced! :D Post this award on your blog and know how wonderful I think you are that you take the time to read my ramblings. Can't tell you how much I appreciate each and every person who stops by this blog. Thanks to all of you!!!

     On a down note...day 3 of NaNo and I'm already behind :D How's everyone else doing?

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Thankful Awards


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