February 12, 2012 – YA Chit Chat

I’m always looking for ways to help authors promote themselves, their works, etc., and build their platforms. The fantastic Rachael Harrie is conducting her fourth writer’s platform-building campaign, and I’ve decided to join in. It’s a great way to meet other writers, find new beta readers, critique partners and contests/giveaways. It’s not too late to join in. You have until tomorrow to sign up. Just go to Rachael’s site here. You can read all about the campaign here.

Also, just a heads up. I will be hosting a fun contest soon. The winner will receive a line-by-line edit/critique of the first 10 pages of your manuscript. More details to follow.

First, I want to thank Jennifer Eaton for this award. She is an amazing author and I’m so glad she thought of me when handing out this award. I have to say, I like my little collection accruing on my blog. They’re so pretty.

As a recipient of the 7 x 7 blog award, I have to follow some rules, which are:

1. Thank the person who gave the award (Thank you, Jennifer. *smile*)
2. Write a post about it (I’m pretty sure that is what this is)
3. Answer 7 questions about myself (boring, but ok)
4. Link to 7 of your own post: Most Surprisingly Successful, Most Underrated, Most Popular, Most Beautiful, Most Helpful, Most Controversial and Most Pride-Worthy
5. Pass the award on to 7 bloggers who you think deserve it

Okay…so here are seven facts about me:

1. I am hopelessly addicted to Wizard 101. I have level 60 or above Life, Ice and Fire Wizards and I also play my son’s Death, Myth, and Storm characters.

2. I never met a lobster I didn’t like.

3. I love to travel and want to see the Grand Canyon, Alaska, Vermont in the fall, Hawaii, Scotland, Ireland and Italy before I die.

4. I love dogs and cats and would take every stray that I could if I had the space and money.

5. My favorite color is yellow.

6. My favorite flower is a yellow rose.

7. I cry at movies, even happy ones.

Now, for the most difficult of all of the rules to follow: Number 4. I seem to write a lot, but not many people comment or follow back, so it’s sort of difficult to tell which of my previous blogs fit into the categories. So, I guessed at some, and then looked at WordPress stats for the rest. The following is what I came up with:

Most surprisingly successful:

Can You Guess My Character’s Age:

Most under-rated:

Past vs. Passed

Most Beautiful:

I Love Living in Florida!

Most Helpful:

Passive Writing and How it Can Kill a Story

Most Controversial:

When listening to others opinions are bad for your health

Most Pride-Worthy:

Midlife Collage: Two-time Winner! Whoo Hoo!