I've Been Tagged - but not just by one blogger friend - by two! I am doubly thrilled with this honor.
Here are the rules:
The Tag rules;
1. You must post the rules!
2. Answer the questions and then create eleven new questions to ask the people you’ve tagged.
3. Tag eleven people and link to them.
4. Let them know you’ve tagged them.
Barbara from March House Books tagged me first, so let's get to her questions.
1. Do you use a book mark or will any old bit of paper do? I prefer bookmarks, but if I can't find one I'll use anything that's flat enough. I actually do have a stack of bookmarks somewhere...
2. What new books are you most excited to read this year? Honestly, I am really into books written by my author friends. E-books have become my favorite way to read.
3. Favorite season? Summer, definitely. I love the dry heat of the desert and am most happy in 90 degrees temperatures.
4. If money were not an issue, what present would you give yourself? The best present for me would be to have enough money to share with all my relatives and friends, but that is a lot of money. My next choice would be to pay to move to a warmer climate.
5. Do you buy second-hand books, new books or both? I buy any kind of book! I could hang out in bookstores all day.
6. Early bird or night owl? Believe me, you don't want to come near me in the morning so I'm definitely not an early bird. Night owl is more like me.
7. Do you like to read a specific genre? If so, what is it? I love scifi or paranormal or a good mystery.
8. Who is your favourite literary character of all time? Boy, that's a toughie because there are so many. I favor moody/temperamental/intelligent men with more determination to succeed than any other character in that book. So Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Edward Cullens, Jorick, Odysseus son of Laertes, Sir Lancelot - well, you get the picture.
9. Physical books, e-books or audio books? Nowadays, I prefer e-books as long as I don't have to read them on my computer. But never, ever audio books. I can read quickly, so I find audio books to be boring.
10. If your life were made into a movie, who would you like to play you? Whoopi Goldberg because she's so dynamic and funny, and a great actor. In reality, it would probably be Kristen Stewart because she's already played a moody, brooding, serious person.
11. Cat person or dog person? Most definitely dog person.
If you haven't visited March House books, you really should. Barbara has such a fun site:
Kelly Hashway is a sweet person and published author. She tagged me too, so here are her questions and my answers:
1. If you could live in a fictional world, where would that be? I'd pick the world of 'Fablehaven' because of all the mythological creatures.
2. Do you read in noisy or quiet places? It must be quiet - no sound at all.
3. What was the first book you ever read? 'A Child's Garden of Verses' I'll never forget how much fun I had reading it.
4. If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be? Scary thought - to only have one book. I'd probably choose the 'Harry Potter' series since I still read them all once every year.
5. Favourite author? Edgar Allan Poe, without a doubt. Talk about moody, broody...
6. Do reviews influence your choice of reads? Not very often. I like to discover books on my own. However, sometimes if I'm not sure of a book I'll read reviews.
7. Fiction or Non-Fiction? Both - always has been both.
8. Have you ever met your favourite author? Now, that would be very scary indeed. Nope, never have met Edgar Allan Poe that I recall.
9. Audio books or paperbacks? Never audio books, unless I can't sleep.
10. Classic or modern novels? Both, any, all. I'm an avid reader of most genres except horror.
11. Book groups or solitary reading? I prefer solitary reading. When I'm done, a nice book group for discussion is enjoyable.
If you've never visited Kelly's blog, you should.
Now, I'm to pick 11 bloggers and give them 11 questions.
Here we go. PK Hrezo
Florence Fois
Angie Bailey
The Blog Entourage
Everything Itntales
Pearldrops on the Page
The Life of a Novice Writer
The Sporty Mummy
Sally K Witt
unconventional librarian
Melinda Mcguire Writes
Several of these are new blogs I've been discovering and have had such fun with.
Ok. Now for my questions:
1. What book have you read more often than any other?
2. Which childhood story affected you the most?
3. What book would you like to see made into a movie?
4. Do you prefer one genre or do you like variety?
5. Which character from a book do you think is most like you?
6. You get sucked into the current book you're reading. What is that book and what is your emotion - happy, sad, scared?
7. Which book author created your favorite world?
8. E-books, physical books, or audio books?
9. How many books do you read in a year?
10. Describe your favorite character's personality and tell us who that character is.
11. Do you prefer reading in a cafe, library or home?
I can't wait to read all of your answers!
LHR my friends, and PAWS for Success.
12 comments:
Wow, twice, huh? Thank goodness I picked my other Donna friend at Weaving a Tale or Two. She had some real tricked out questions. I love your answers--except for the brooding part. Please don't brood. :)
The Desert Rocks, thank you for your comment. I was going to pick you too, except I saw Barbara beat me to it. Ahh, but brooding is so much a part of me.
I'm very impressed that you answered both sets of questions! I think this is such an interesting exercise - it gives such a fascinating insight into what makes you tick!
Donna,
Wow! 2 bloggers chose you? The questions were great and so were your answers! I agree with Eve, about brooding, but it may be permissable once in awhile if you are in the mood to write like Poe! I love Poe, too! Thanks for tagging me; I'll try to answer your questions soon. Take care!
What fun to read your answers! Like you, I could read Harry Potter forever (I actually reread it all the time or listen to Jim dale read it to me). I know you don't like audio books- but I highly recommend the HP series read by Jim Dale- he is amazing!
I also love that you are enjoying books by author friends. Yay! :)
I heard the author of Fablehaven, Brandon Mull, speak last year and I was excited to find out that he based the woods in Fablehaven from the town he grew up in. I was excited because I grew up there, too! My co-author road his bus, but I didn't live there at the same time as him. I agree with you that the world in Fablehaven is amazing!
Thanks for sharing!
22 questions in one go! Wow that was a lot to take on, but it was lovely finding out so much more about you. Thanks so much for playing along.
How on earth can you remember the first book you ever read. I have no memories before my sixth year. Nicely answered. I always read your blog. I wish mine were as good looking.
good answers! I don't do the audio book thing, either. I have a problem paying attention to it unless I can see the words :p
Donna,
Glad to see you are back in action :)
I was never a fan of audio books until I listened to Stephen King's short story The Death of Jack Hamilton (not a typical King horror story!), and I loved it, LOVED IT. It probably helps that Arliss Howard does the reading.
Okay D, Here are my answers:
1. I've read Nine Short Stories by JD Salinger more than any other. Even though they are short stories. they can't be read separately.
2. Secret Garden. I loved the children so :)
3. The Death Series by JD Robb (Nora). Love to see who they would cast as Eve Dallas and Rourke.
4. No, I love all genres.
5. Aurora Greenway from Terms of Endearment.
6. The most recent Michael Connelly mystery. I love Harry Bosch and get sucked into his moods.
7. JK Rowling and the Harry Potter series.
8. E-books, physical books. No audio. I think the sound of someone else's voice would interfere with my images.
9. I have been doing one a week these days, pretty poor pickings. But in the end it's about 70. Since it was 300 a year before I started writing full time, I am shooting for 100 a year.
10. From the books, not the TV series: Temperance Brennan because she is so intense and yet clueless.
11. I love the peace of libraries, but these days I do most of my reading at home.
This was fun and since I had to answer on the spot, I'll probably think of other books or characters later. But off the top of our heads is more genuine. Thanks for asking :)
Thanks, Donna!
I am going to have to wait a bit to get to it, though as I am making changes to my blog.
But I will definitely get there!
Sharon, thank you for your comment. It is fun to see what everyone is about, isn't it?
Lena, thank you for your comment. Luckily I don't brood too often, and there's nothing like writing and poetry to take one out of that place.
Jess, thank you for your comment. I'll have to see where he grew up. He did an amazing job with mythological creatures in that series.
Barbara, thank you for your comment and esp thanks for picking me to play along.
Roger, thank you for your comment. You are always so humble, but what a great person you are with all your talents!
Joleene, thank you for your comment. I'm sure your mind is like mine, always thinking up story lines.
Melinda, thank you for your comment. I guess I'll have to listen to an audio book sometime.
Fois, thank you for answering and playing along. I've heard you speak of Salinger's writings before, yet I've not been able to stay focused when reading him.
Jennifer, thank you for your comment. It is good to have you back blogging, and I'll look forward to reading yours.
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