Awards and red carpet . . .
I’ve just been nominated and have received an award. Jane of all Trades, (http://gentlewomanthief.wordpress.com) one of my most favourite blogs because of its own versatility, has given me an award and because validation is always nice, especially when you’re a writer, I’m unashamedly including her comment and boo sucks to anyone who thinks I’ve got a big head. Remember a writer will soak up all good commentary whenever! So thank you Clare Sager.
“Mesmered’s Blog – A fellow masquerade-loving stitcher/scribbler. She never ceases to amaze me with her constant curiousity about the world around her, her readers and the craft of writing. To top it all off, this wonderful woman has a great way of drawing a reader in.”
There are rules to these awards:
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason!
4. Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award.
Like Gentlewoman Thief, I don’t read a lot of blogs, but those I am committed to, I really love. My choices go to:
http://sjatwordpress.com Simon is wicked. A fellow writer from the YWO.com stable, he is a new father and has an insatiable love for all history, being a writer of historical fiction himself (Roman). His blogs are as witty as Stephen Fry’s and he includes wonderfully pithy anecdotes about history, fatherhood and touring. Wonderful images too.
http://www.flyhigh-by-learnonline.blogspot.com Variety is the key to MG’s blogs from wonderful reviews of books, movies and TV, an enduring love of all hist fict and in particular Jane Austen, and of course the much loved and highly viewed RA Fridays.
http://resabi.wordpress.com In her first blog ever, she achieved note on the WordPress Global Dashboard. Now she has just secured a Squidoo Lens award. She claims she’s new to all this but truly, she writes with wit, charm and the expertise of the most experienced journalist.
http://bopressminiaturebooks.com/blog I’m a miniature book collector and love that this takes one on a regular tour of the Lilliputian world of miniature bookmaking. New and already a favourite.
http://lexirevellian.blogspot.com Another writer from the YWO.com stable. Pure black and white comment on the world of the book, of jewelry making and the writing life in general. Calls a spade a spade and that’s what I like!
Now along with the awards, I have to tell you seven things about myself.
1.I’m nearly 60, hate that age is creeping up and watch Robin
Hood and Spooks lustily but furtively.
2. I love writing fantasy, but prefer to read hist.fict. A conundrum.
3. I am an utter water-baby. Anything to do with the sea and the ocean and I am lost.
4. I always wanted to marry a farmer and met my husband who was from a farming family but had given up farming to become a rural journalist. Much later and after years of being a broadcasting executive, he is now back farming and I am his jilleroo. (Australian farmhand: female. As opposed to the male version: jackeroo)
5. I was the first female weather presenter for the national broadcaster (Australia’s version of the BBC) back in the 1970’s, before I met my husband.
6. One of the first female broadcasters of farming programmes, ditto.
7. I don’t particularly like Prudence, but am okay with Prue. But if Guy of Gisborne wants to call me Prudence, I am okay with that too!
You certainly deserve this prize, Prue. Your blogs – unlike mine – appear regularly and are always interesting, giving pleasure to all your readers. Congratulations. Love, Mike
Thanks Mike. The blog is a sort of therapy. I find it frees me from the constraints of novel-writing because there are no rules and one can make as big a success or balls-up as one likes without fear/favour.
Besides, your blogs are beautiful . . . poetic and a delight. REAL writing as opposed to a melange of make-believe.
Wow! I’m flattered Prue, what else can I say? THANK YOU!!! Congratulations on winning this prize yourself and to all the other winners! Off to read part II of your Gisborne Story. Ciao!
MG, its a pleasure and richly earned. You put so much work into the menu of your blog.
Wondering if I might take the Gisborne story further. There are some ideas bubbling away, but it hasn’t generated the excitement that I had myself whilst writing it. Ah well.
Thank you for your very kind comments re: my blog, Prue. Not sure about mine being REAL writing. Everyone has a different style…which is great. Lv M
Ah yes, Mike. But there is writing and writing and take a step back and look at yours with an objective eye and you will see what I mean.
Wow, thanks Prue. And some things I never knew about you too? Wow.