Well, this is a brand new and fairly uncertain experience for me.
It came as a complete surprise when C.A Hustead nominated me for the ‘One Lovely Blog Award.’
For the past year or so, the only visitor to this blog has been …me.
Then Aayla Avalon came to visit and boosted my stats by 50%. Since then, it’s been largely quiet…until about three months ago (I’m guessing here – I will verify that later), I began to get visitors! Around that time, I made the (rather obvious now) connection that by commenting on other writer’s blogs, those writers might be curious enough to visit my blog. Now I’m following and regularly reading several blogs, as well as discovering new ones each week.
Sadly, my time on-line is limited (work, home life, travelling time) and I can’t be as prolific or entertaining as other bloggers. My blog was mainly a journal, documenting my experience as a first-time novellist, never designed to impart deep, meaningful thoughts or throw out weekly challenges.
However, now that I have followers for the first time (thanks to everyone who has chosen to follow my humble ramblings!) I will endeavour to raise the entertainment level from the lowly levels of Notch One.
Now, following in the style of Mr Hustead, and Ms. Nine before him, I believe the format is to nominate seven other bloggers;
The Rules:
1. thank the blogger who nominated you with a link to the site.
2. write seven things about yourself that other bloggers don’t know
3. nominate fifteen other deserving blogs.
The Big Thank You:
Thank you, Mr Hustead, for the kind nomination. I will attempt to keep up the ‘good work,’ and create meaningful, useful and perhaps even the occasional entertaining posts.
Seven things about myself?
- I am spiritual but definitely not religious.
- I watch (and enjoy) romantic movies.
- I have been within ten feet of Tony Blair, Princess Anne and Jean-Michel Jarre (not all on the same day).
- I am afraid of heights and cannot stand roller coasters.
- I am a night owl as opposed to a lark.
- When I grow up I want to be a bush pilot (4. notwithstanding)
- I cried when Freddie Mercury died.
Nominations towards other blogs;
Aayla Avalon for her endearing depiction of a writer struggling to metamoprhise into an author and for her encouraging words to fellow proto-authors.
Kimberly’s writings is informative and always fun to read.
Candace Knoebel for her thoroughly engrossing posts.
Ryan Casey who has done more than anyone to convince me that self-publishing may offer an alternative way to get my novel ‘out there’.
A Journey to Atlantis for always providing a riveting read!
Lillie McFerrin for getting us all to write (or intend to write in my case) Five Sentence Fiction.
Michelle Proulx for not only providing insightful blogging, but for her encouragement of others too.
And finally…
M.D.Kenning, who has provided several thoughtful articles which has led me to re-examine my own prose in a new way.
I know that’s not fifteen, but I have only recently launched my blog into the…um… blogosphere. I have chosen to follow those blogs that interest me the most and will add new ones as I stumble upon them. I continue to watch out for recommendations posted upon others blogs.
Again, thanks for the nomination and all the encouragement I have received from my followers.
Andrew Toynbee
Aug 01, 2012 @ 01:19:03
Thank you for visiting and following my blog! I am new to blogging and writing both, but hope to make an impact on the world. I enjoy reading inspiring blog posts like this one. Thank you again and I look foward to future posts from you!
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Jul 28, 2012 @ 16:07:48
Thanks for the nomination 🙂
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Jul 27, 2012 @ 08:24:21
First off, congrats on the nomination, it’s well-deserved!
Secondly, I couldn’t agree more on the finding time to follow and comment comment (such atrocious grammar there…) My other half runs a blog with a very respectable following compared to my lowly 5. The main difference being she currently does it full time and invests a huge amount of time and effort into following and commenting and engaging and nurturing and so on and so on.
It’s a very hard thing to fit in around generally having a life, but vital to getting the lifeblood of your blog, visitors (sorry, don’t know what’s happened to style or sense this morning, but you know what I mean!)
Anyway, congrats again and I’m really pleased to see the effort you’ve put in paying off with the nomination.
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Jul 27, 2012 @ 02:34:17
Jul 27, 2012 @ 01:32:33
You definitely deserve this. Congratulations! 🙂 And thanks for the mention!
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Jul 27, 2012 @ 00:43:56
Andrew I am so pleased that your blog is getting more circulation and attention. Thank you for your thoughtful words and keep writing! I need things to read.
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