I've been nominated by the lovely A.F.E Smith http://www.afesmith.com/blog, author of the upcoming Darkhaven (July 2015) for an Inspiring Blogger Award. I have to list seven things about myself and attempt not to sound boring. So, here goes:
1) I'm fascinated by rabbit mythology. I collect spooky rabbit stuff. Don't know where it came from. (The White Rabbit in Alice's Wonderland?) The idea of the Easter Bunny freaks me out and don't even get me started on Donnie Darko.
2) I'm bad with technology. Bad. I'm paleo tech. I commune with the gremlins in my computer to pacify them.
3) I have commitment issues...which is probably why I have bits of everything on several social media sites.
4) I once saw a ghost. I was ten, with my friends, and it was dusk. We looked up and witnessed a black figure like a nun gliding past an abandoned school on the corner. I'll gladly not relive that experience. Although in England...well, we'll save that for another time.
5) I've never read the Harry Potter books. I want to. I'm embarrassed that I haven't, and often pretend that I have.
6) My mom is from Liverpool, England and my aunt once dated Ringo Star when he wasn't Ringo Star.
7) I didn't learn to drive until I was thirty.
INSPIRING BLOGGERS
1) Christi Whitney http://christijwhitney.com/?page_id=52
Geek things and costume design. Author of the upcoming Grey (April 2015)
2) Nancy Wallace http://fairysockmother.com/about/
Storyteller. Youth services coordinator at a library. Book reviews (children's and YA) Author of the upcoming Among Wolves (May 2015)
3) Anya Allyn http://anyaallyn.com/blog/
Author of the creepy, intriguing YA The Dark Carousel series, beginning with Dollhouse (Available now.)
4) Kim Sherrod http://calamitykim.typepad.com/
Florida crafter of beautiful things (sometimes faery things)
5) Melinda Harrison http://angels-monsters-insects.blogspot.com/
Fabulous fairy tales and folklore. Beautiful site. Writing a YA retelling of Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast.
6) Erik Buchanan http://erikbuchanan.ca/books-and-stories/
Renaissance man: Writing, archaeology, science, theater. Author of Cold Magics and Small Magics (Available now)
7) Gypsy Thornton http://fairytalenewsblog.blogspot.com/
Awesome fairy tale news blog. Anything fairy tale.
8) Mike Little http://lmlittle.blogspot.com/
Writer and rebel poet. Author of the soon-to-be The People's Republic of Retail.
9) Therese's Crafty Cabana http://taragona.blogspot.com/
Like Martha Stewart without the scary vibe
10) Margaret Mayo-McGlynn http://www.margaretmayomcglynn.com/book-world/
Fantastic, writerly, interesting-life blog. Author of Queen of Cups (Available now)
11) Roberta Wells http://justbetweenus-roberta.blogspot.com/
Thoughtful commentary on writing and life. Author of Moonshadow (Available now)
12) S.K. Falls http://www.skfalls.com/
Author of Land of Masks and Moonlight, World of Shell and Bone, and One Last Song (Available now)
13) Emily Skrutskie http://skrutskie.com/
Lovely blog with her films, art, and writing. Author of The Abyss Surrounds Us (2016)
14) Wendy Spinale http://wendyspinale.blogspot.com/
Writing blog. Author of Everland, a steampunk Peter Pan (Available summer 2016)
15) James Kendley http://kendley.com/
Writing blog. Author of The Drowning God, a detective/dark fantasy set in Japan. (Available May 2015)
