Ok, ok, sorry, it’s been like forever!! But pesky thesis showed up again and then other things started to distract me too and then WHAM it’s September and I’m thinking WOAH where did August go?
But yeah, I is back*!
And back with two lovely new blog awards!
Aw, isn’t that ace? The ever so lovely Tessa Quin gave them to me!
The reason why? “Snarky, funny, fabulous – a girl who lives “somewhere, not far from nowhere”" Thanks Tess!
The Rules for The Versatile Blogger Award:
- Thank and link back to the person that gave you the award.
- Share seven things about yourself.
- Pass the award to fifteen bloggers that you think deserve it.
- Lastly, contact all of the bloggers that you’ve picked for the award.
One Lovely Blog Award Rules:
- Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
- Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.
- Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.
Seeing as both awards tell me to list 15 blogs, I’m going to choose the blogs I recently discovered. To list 30 blogs sounds a bit like overkill and this sounds like a great way to pay it forward.
Here are the seven things about myself:
- Although I love dogs, I’m very much a cat person. I grew up with cats and I currently have two cats of my own – Candy and Biscuit
- I’m addicted to iced lattes. (And ice cream in general.)
- When I grew up, I wanted to be a knight. I still do.
- I always wanted to write a musical, but during bootcamp this week I decided to rework is as a paranormal romance YA instead.**
- My very best theater experience was seeing the RSC production of Hamlet with David Tennant as Hamlet and Patrick Stewart as Claudius. A close second was a production of Ibsen’s A Doll House with Christopher Eccleston and Gillian Anderson.
- I am, quite obviously, a geek and a Whovian.
- I tend to switch between American and British spelling depending on where on the interwebs I am. Apparently I haven’t quite figured out my blog’s native language yet
15 blogs!
Project Fraeya – Ok, I cheated, it’s not a ‘recent’ discovery as such, but it is my bestest writing buddy’s amazing blog. And it deserves awards!
Kidsbookjunky – A sparkly and fun blog from one of the members of The Voice***!
Caitlin Darrell – Obviously I like people who like Ys! But I also love her blog and the latest Mockingjay excitement!
Cheryl Angst – I just love love loved her story idea on WriteOnCon and equally love her blog!
Christy H – The newest member of Voice! I’m looking forward to discovering her blog!
Operation Awesome – Because their pitch contest was awesome. ‘Nuff said!
Writes By Moonlight – Definitely a blog I’m only just discovering, but it’s proving very addictive so far!
Miriam Forster – Another WriteOnCon discovery (yeah, there’s a theme to this!) Loved the story idea, am loving the blog!
Creative Blossoms – I don’t usually read a lot of romance, but I pretty much love Karla’s teasers!
We do write – Such an amazing idea! Everyone should read this blog and bookmark it!
Ink slingers – First of all, the blog looks pretty. Second of all, I love crit group blogs!
Writing. For real. – Pretty, funny, insightful!
Diamond, yup like the stone – Because Mental Health Monday is SO informative!
Pub Writes – Mostly brilliant
Kit Forbes – Voice member with a sparkly new website!
* Pesky thesis stopped me from finishing Ys like I wanted and pretty much from being on the interwebs as a whole, but I’m making up for lost time now!
*** Yay!




Yes. I admit, I am an Eddings fan.

1) WRITE! A few weeks after my deadlines I have another deadline – I promised my bestest writing buddy I would finish Ysolde before she comes over. That way she’ll have something to critique and rip to shreds while I read and crit her WIP. Fair deal, right? Also, I want to finish it! It is such a fun story to write and to research. And I love Tristan
2) Erin Bow – Plain Kate
Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it’s not enough…not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son’s bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.
1) Tesser