Goodwood

Goodwood

Thursday 7 April 2011

Building Relationships

Thank you very much to Ange Barton (http://ange-aspiringnovelist.blogspot.com/) who kindly awarded me the Stylish Blogger Award back last month. I can’t begin to tell you or her how surprised I was to receive it and therefore I will keep my responses short and snappy, as I tell you seven things about myself and then award others this accolade too.

1. I love to drive very very fast especially round a race track in a sports car!

2. I love photography but much prefer to be behind the lens holding the camera and taking the shots as quite frankly I dread being in front of it!

3. I’m currently revising my second novel and would love to see it published. So I’ve decided that April must be the month I dedicate to making sense of my Manuscript. My first novel languishes at the bottom of a drawer waiting to be reviewed and edited as it was meant to start life as a play and ended up as a book. (A few too many words for a play!)

4. Even now with a plan at hand a third novel is forming in my head and I find this both terribly infuriating yet wildly exciting, because I need to focus on one project at a time to give my fullest attention and not to ricochet off at another tangent! However I have written a draft outline for characters and a detailed mind map that captures the basic premise for this new story.

5. I have recently compiled an anthology of work for sixteen fellow authors of my writing group, and we have not secured funding yet so we may end up self-publishing as I can’t wait to see this volume of work in print. It represents the growth in our writing group.

6. When I was published in Dec 2009 by EtherBooks I nearly died happy! Honest.

7. If I could own anything in the world it would be a ‘Bluebell Woodland’ in England and I would create a wonderland walk for all to enjoy.

I've enjoyed reading and following lots of blogs, but sadly I can only choose a handful to pass on the Stylish Blogger Award. Here are some of my choices for the lovely blogs they've created and whom I've chosen to award, a ‘Stylish Blogger’ award.

Kay Sexton http://writingneuroses.blogspot.com/

Isabel Ashdown http://isabelashdown.com/

Rebecca Emin http://ramblingsofarustywriter.blogspot.com/

Catherine Miller http://blog.katylittlelady.com/

Rachel Carter http://rachelcarter.me/

Claire Marriot http://buckswriter.blogspot.com/

RebeccaJBradley http://lifeinclarity.blogspot.com/

Rachel Lyndhurst http://rachellyndhurst.blogspot.com/

Penelope Young http://www.magnificentageing.com/

Nik Perring http://nikperring.blogspot.com/

4 comments:

  1. I think this is a great way to get to know other authors and encourage them to continue with an award.

    I can't wait until you own a bluebell wood!! Can I bring a picnic when you do?

    Love Ange xx

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  2. Congratulations on your award, Kay and thank you so much for putting my name on your list. I have to be honest I am a bit rubbish at finding the time to pass these awards on, but I really do appreciate it, it has been so lovely getting to know you recently. xx

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  3. Thank you very much for passing that on, Kay, and for putting me amongst such good company!
    I shall swipe the award gratefully and think about my post over the next few days.
    Do I pass it on to a few people too?

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  4. why is it that the "next" novel never wants to wait it's turn?

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