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#Awards: a nomination…
I am grateful to wonderful blogger/writer Jennifer (@jennybennyk) who hails from http://itsjennythewren.wordpress.com/ (please visit if you have not yet!) for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blog Award. I am doubly grateful to Jenny, a fellow blogger on the #AtoZ trail, first for the opportunity to visit her posts at leisure, and then also (more about it on one of my #atozchallenge posts to follow) ~ since I expect an account of her trip to Japan all those years back!
There is a ritual, and it starts with boring the readers with seven personal things ~ erm… ~ and then suggest fifteen nominees… Here goes:
- I write in the morning after exercising, the latter twice or three times a week ~ I don’t run marathons, but a modest 5km!
- My main work in progress is a novel titled The Page, a tale of intimacy and loss, with other bits of flash fiction, and a possible other novella ~ all accessible through these pages…
- My loyal Nikon is a faithful companion on the long walks we share my wife and I. There is a photo blog here.
- Writing stuff: Scrivener on my small Mac, but also handwritten notes in moleskine notebooks, occasionally on iPad.
- My main character has a Facebook page, which I borrow from time to time…
- There is some erotica somewhere else, certainly NSFW and 18+
- Favourite cities: Paris and Berlin, favourite region: the Dolomites…
Happy Few, bloggers/writers who deserve enthusiastic following:
- Rebecca at http://rebeccabradleycrime.com/
- The capillary at http://thecapillary.blogspot.co.uk/
- Doctor DL Shackleford at http://www.dlshackleford.com/category/posts/
- Phylis Vegas at http://phylisvegasbooks.blogspot.co.uk/
- The Island Traveller at http://thismansjourney.net/
- Gabrielle at http://gabriellebryden.wordpress.com/
- CA White at http://authorcawhite.wordpress.com/
- Rebecca at http://rebeccagibson35.wordpress.com/
- Rhiannon, a wonderful artist who will travel far, at http://rhiannonrebecca.com/
- Marí, whom I’d love to unravel, at http://unravelingmarimar.wordpress.com/
- Wayne at http://mrkelly2u.wordpress.com/
- Rick, who knows faith moves mountains, at http://emanatingjoy.wordpress.com/
- Jason at http://jasonehodges.blogspot.co.uk/
- David at http://sonoranwolf.wordpress.com/
- Kajira at http://lupobellezza.wordpress.com/
~ Not all of the above may wish to follow the ritual but all are worth visiting and following!
Very Inspiring!
I am grateful to Gemini (January 18) and Ol’Big Jim (January 30) for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I must say to be nominated twice in a month by two very talented friends must be more than I deserve… Gemini (@geminiswords) is indeed a source of inspiration for many of us, writing poetry in a genre where the internal soul matters so much: her posts are a pleasure to read, and I fully approve of Joseph‘s (@JMcNamara4) nominating Gemini – he is of course one of the few masters of the genre…
Ol’ Big Jim (@olbigjim) is a published author and a pillar of strength in supporting his rich and varied community. I owe to Jim – who is far more experienced than me in many respects – for introducing me to the enchanted world of blogging awards, and in so doing to a wealth of great writers and bloggers.
My obligations under the award’s rules are:
- Display the award logo on your blog
- Link back to the person who nominated you
- State 7 things about yourself
- Nominate 15 bloggers for this award and link to them
- Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award’s requirements.
Seven things?
- This writer in learning is a slow reader
- I start editing, changing, fiddling as soon as anything new is written
- Sometimes I lose work as I forget to back up when writing non-stop
- Characters I create talk to me, awake or asleep, they are very obtrusive
- The “tale of intimacy and loss” is progressing in a very irregular manner, some weeks being very productive (and inspired!) and other times just a waste of effort
- The “creative” experiment so far consists of four blogs: Glass & Paper (writing and short fiction), Photos, The Magnum Opus, “politics” and travel, and more pictures.
- There is also a (not so) secret page for special stories…
15 bloggers?
Monica (@momilp) is a published author and artist, I just love her work: http://monicalaporta.com/
The Queen of Query (@holliequeener) is a poet and truly inspiring blogger: https://queenofquery.wordpress.com/category/just-a-dream/
Beth (@missb1331) writes beautiful poems at http://thesacredroad.wordpress.com/
Ash (@AshNFinn) is a lovely lovely writer, blogger and friend: http://ashnfinn.wordpress.com/
Bobby Madigan (@BobbyMadigan) keeps a truly inspiring blog, he’s a disabled veteran and family man: https://robertmadigan.wordpress.com/
Hank (@HANKarcher) writes serious poetry and more: http://hankarcher.wordpress.com/
Scott (@poetscott) inspires us from the deep: http://evokingthedeep.wordpress.com/ (poetry and art)
Mirabella (@una_tentazione) is… more than excellent! http://belong2sir.wordpress.com/
David (@TooFullToWrite) is a magnificent blogger and writer ~ with a wonderful sense of humour! http://toofulltowrite.wordpress.com/blog/
Audrey (@Audrey_E_King) is a published writer and hails from the Writing Closet
Miss Juliesse (@MissJuliesWorld) calls herself a “professional dilettante” ~ and is very talented as you can check for yourself: http://musepalace.wordpress.com/
Please follow the many Adventures of Emily (@emilykazakh) at Wanderlust
Susan (@susan_daniels) writes the most inspiring poetry: http://susandanielspoetry.com/
Chris (@ChrisGNguyen) writes beautifully and posts amazing pictures at http://chrisgalvinwriter.wordpress.com/
John (@Toltecjohn) runs the most inspiring poetry from reality blog at http://poemsfromreality.blogspot.co.uk/
