Wistful Wednesday

New Discovery:

Richard Armitage and North and South

I love making new discoveries, especially when they're related to writing and/or reading in any way. And when I make new discoveries, I like to share them with others to pass on the love. So today, I am sharing my latest discovery with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I first became aware of Richard Armitage through another blog that I read, Ramblings on Romance, Etc., and let's just say - the ladies over there are crazy about all things Richard, especially North and South. They call themselves Crusaders and they get very excited when they recruit new people to the cause. Check out this post to see what I mean:

http://kristiej.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-one-yes-another-one.html

Rumor has it that a certain someone over at Romance Bandits (cough - Anna Campbell - cough) is also a huuuge Richard Armitage fan. And with an endorsement like that, wouldn't you want to check him - I mean, it - out, too? But why just take our word for it? Why not just check it out for yourself?

Mystic Monday

Awards, Contests and Ketchup

A couple weeks ago, I get this email from YA Author, Sandra Cox. It seems she nominated me for a Creative Blogger Award on her blog, Downtown YA.

Then about a day or two later, I received another email from YA Author Dana Davis seconding my "nomination" on her myspace blog post - which means, I only need to pick 7 - targets...wait, no...victims...that's not right either...authors...yeah, let's use authors - authors instead of 14. Okay, so I need to pick seven other authors to "nominate," but we'll get to that in a minute.

The other part of this...um...honor is to come up with a confusing list of false-truths - a list of 7 statements about myself 6 can be true and 1 can be a lie, or 6 can be lies while 1 can be true. Therein lies the challenge. My problem is, I want to win, I want to confuse the hell out of you so that no one will guess the right answer. But I also want you to enjoy yourselves in the process.

So, here's my list of 7 statements. 1 could be true or 6 of them could be. That's for you to decide hehehe!

1. I met my husband in a "chatroom" over the intranet.

2. Exchanged emails with an NBA General Manager.

3. Went to school with the kids of a Big Ten football referee.

4. Met a professional athlete.

5. Was born at a professional football stadium.

6. Knew an actor before he became an actor.

7. Was told by an author that I had the grasp of narrative hook when I was 13.

Okay, there's my list. Not so easy, is it? Or maybe it is. HAHAHAHAHA! Have fun! Can't wait to see what answers are chosen! Oh, and just a fact, I was born in Green Bay, WI....Anyone who really knows me can honestly say that each of these answers has 50/50 shot of being true...lol!

Okay, now on to the...um...what did I call them again? Right, author nominees.

1. Gracen Miller - fellow Moonlighter and Adult Romance Author

2. Margay Leah Justice - fellow Moonlighter and Romance Author

3. Kimberly Joy Peters - YA Author (Painting Caitlyn and Posing As Ashley)

4. Lori Handeland - Paranormal Romance Author

5. Anna Campbell - Historical Romance Author

6. Christine Hart - YA Author (Watching July, Best Laid Plans)

7. Alyson Noel - YA Author (Immortal Series)

I'd really love to have mentioned Kate Douglas and Heidi Betts, but I do know that they have been fairly busy lately lol! Of course, Sandra Cox and Dana Davis do get honorable mention. Perpetuating the cycle just isn't good lol!