I was nominated for a Liebster Award by Theresa Jacobs: She writes a blog called the Writer's Life, about well the life of a writer.
When I saw the
notification I was a bit shocked. Why you may ask? The first reason is that I
have only been blogging a couple months. My second reason was that I had never
heard of the award. I clicked on her blog, and read what she had to say. I
quickly learned a bit about it there and she gave the link to the website where
I could go and find out about the Liebster Award Rules and Information.
One of the rules is that I have to write a
little something about my favorite blog. That was a really hard decision to
make. I ended up writing them all out on tiny pieces of paper and just drawing
one out of a hat. I know, cliché much. The winner just happened to be the one I
think may be my favorite when I really think about it.
Every time I open my Tumbler account, I am
greeted by posts and re-posts of Count Blogula. This of course is written by a beautiful,
creative woman named Jenna Moreci. Jenna released her first book, Eve: The Awakening,
in 2015. It wasn’t her book though that caught my attention. It was her blog,
as well her vlog on YouTube. In both, she answers questions about almost
anything you can imagine, but for the most part writing and her life with her fiancée
Cliff.
Jenna is working on her next book, The Savior’s
Champion while helping to care for Cliff, who suffered a spinal cord injury.
She holds little back on her blog about what her life is like as a writer, as
well as caregiver. She keeps a smile on her face as well as one on her readers
with her sense of humor and outlook on life. Add in Cliff to the mix and what
can I say you have a brilliantly written blog.
I have finally made it to who I would like to
nominate for this award. I never realized how hard it would be to find blogs
that I like that had under two hundred followers. I hope as of this post; they
still fall in the under range. Here are my nominees:
1.
A Minute of Time by Cindy Miller- Cindy is one of my oldest and dearest friends, but it wasn’t until she
started writing this blog, that I got to know her in ways I never had before.
She is brand new to blogging, she has only posted twice, but she is an avid
gamer and lover of dragons. She is a devoted wife and loving mother. So that is
why she is number one on my list.
2.
Writing is Fun by Stephanie Corvin- Stephanie is a working on her first book
just as I am. We met on Twitter. Soon after we became writing partners and friends.
Stephanie has finished her first draft, and a group she belonged to at the time
was working on Author Promotion and building your presence on the internet. One of the topics they were talking about was building your website. So we began building our websites within
days of each other, and soon after our blogs were born. Stephanie’s blog talks
of her daily battle to complete her book. She also writes about everything else that happens
in her path to becoming a NY Times Bestselling Author, which is her dream.
3.
StoryBook Ink by Sue Frye- I have gotten to know Sue through a Facebook group called The 1% Writer’s
Group. She is an author of Children’s books and a poet. Her blog is informative
for anyone wishing to get better at writing their own book. She writes her blog
in a way even a beginner will understand it, as well as someone who has been
writing years.
4.
Inky Wings by Vanessa Preston- Here we have another member of the 1% Writer’s Group. I love Vanessa’s
blog, because it is a joy to read. She is close to publishing her first book and
her blog takes you with her on the journey.
5.
Random Notes by a Debut Author byAnni Fife- As you may have guessed, this blog belongs to
another member of our group. As the title might suggest it takes us on the
journey Anni has taken to publishing her debut novel. She is open with her
posts, and I think others will enjoy it as much as I do.
6.
The Cardamom Tea by The DynamicWriter- I found this blog on my daily travels
around Google. The author writes about a little of everything, and I love
reading others view of the world.
7.
Work It, Working Mom by ElizabethDoren- My final nominee is a blog written by a working
mom. She shares her views on daily life, while working and caring for her
family.
I was
asked to also answer the following questions:
1. Why
did you start blogging? I started blogging because I wanted a way to connect
with people, and build a following for my work.
2. If you can give any advice to a child,
what would it be? I would tell them to read. There is a whole world that can be
opened up just by reading a book. It not only educates you, it opens your mind
to all the possibilities.
3. What is your dream for life? My dream is to
continue to write, and if everything works according to my plan. I hope to see
my books published and making a nice profit. I also see myself travelling, and
watching my niece and nephew grow up.
4. Where
is your favorite place to travel? I have only traveled within the United
States. I loved living in the Pacific Northwest, it is so beautiful there. I
have a bit of gypsy and I just love to road trip everywhere. No matter where
you go, you can always find beauty and a heartbeat unique to that place. I am
still looking for that place that says HOME to me.
5. What show did you last binge watch? The
Ranch on Netflix. The reason? Two words. Sam Elliott.
6. Do you have a favorite book you read over
and over? This is a hard question. I have several books I have repeatedly read
over and over.
7. What was the last lie you told? The last
lie I told was to myself. I told myself I would work on my blog. Oops. As for
lying to someone else? I really can’t think of any, except maybe, if they asked
if I was okay. My answer is automatically “Yes”, even when I’m not.
8. What do you want everyone to know about
you? That I’m not as strong as I let everyone believe.
9. What was your first thought this morning
when you woke up? “What the hell was that dream about?!”
10. Who do you admire? My nephew. He is an amazing young man. He
just turned 17 yrs. Old. He is Autistic. He is also non-verbal; but for someone
who really doesn’t speak much. He says so much with just his personality, his facial
expressions, and he has this uncanny knack for knowing how to make you smile.
On top of autism, he was dealt a random card in his deck of life. He also has
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, this is not a pretty disease, but he doesn’t let it
slow him down.
And we finally are drawing to a close, with
the only thing left being the questions for my nominees to answer.
1.If you had to choose
one sense (touch, taste, smell, vision or hearing) to lose, which would you
choose? And why?
2.What would you advise
to anyone just beginning as a blogger, or to potential bloggers?
3.What did you want to
be when you grew up?
4.If you could choose
any point in history to live, when and where would it be?
5.What is your passion?
6.What is your favorite
television show or movie?
7.What is the first
book you remember ever reading?
8.Where in the world
would you love to travel?
9.If a child asked you
for your best advice, what would it be?
10.What makes you smile?
11.When was the last
time you cried?
And we are at the end. Once again, I want to
thank Theresa for the nomination. I hope you enjoy checking out my out everyone's blog. As
for my nominees, remember to go check out the rules or guidelines, if you accept
the nomination.Here is that link: http://theglobalaussie.com/the-official-rules-of-the-liebster-award-2016/