Friday, February 17, 2012

Okay, I'm tagging myself!

Sorry I've been MIA, but this time it's not because I'm depressed, but I'm writing again and the blog got neglected more than I intended, but I'm still working out the new format and schedule so I won't be gone too long.

In the meantime I'm tagging myself. What do I mean?

Well, my friend Kelly Hashway got "tagged" today, but so far no one tagged me, but another writer I know gave me an in so to speak, to see what I mean, click here.

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.

Questions to answer:

If you could live in a fictional world, where would that be?
That's a tough one! I'll get back to you....

Do you read in noisy or quiet places?
Ideally I'd prefer quiet (Moms, don't hate me!), or a little music that's not distracting from the book, I can read through some noise, provided it's not a heated argument between people, at home or in public. At least it's easier in most  cases to move away in public than at home.

What was the first book you ever read?
A Rat's Tale by Tor Seidler. Not my first book in terms of reading on my own (I can't remember, but it was something for school), but this is first book I  bought with my own money, and read solely for ME, as opposed to what I was forced to read in school. This book was also the inspiration for my last completed MG novel. I was 14, but my life as a pleasure reader started with this book.

If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Oy! This is another tough one. Well, I'd have to say Time Stops For No Mouse by Micheal Hoeye. It's got it all: action, danger, murder, mysteries, even unrequited love (Well, until books 3 and 4, but I would've been ticked otherwise...)

Favourite author?
I can't choose, there are too many!

Do reviews influence your choice of reads?
Sometimes, while it's never my sole influence, I've taken chances on books I normally wouldn't touch if the reviewer's testimony gives me something that informs me enough to go for it without spoiling the story, something that's hard to do, especially with series books. For the most part I trust my judgement and know how to find my own "Diamonds in the Slush" so to speak.

Fiction or Non fiction?
Primarily Fiction, but I'm embracing nonfiction more, and not just for novel research.

Have you ever met your favourite author?
No. But I have more than one favorite author, and sadly most of them rarely come to America (Especially Michigan...), and most are dead now, the most recent of which I touched on in during my Dangers of Rivalry series in January.

Among the still living (Far as I know), Vivian Vande Velde, Megan MacDonald, and Tor Seidler who in particular is one of my greatest inspirations. His books are so witty and well written, and while he may be a bit "Dawdling" for some, I'm addicted to his prose, and his ability to make unlikely heroes from animals who often tend to be demonized unfairly in my opinion, something I've adopted in my own writing.

Audio books or Paperbacks?
Both! Primarily hardback/paperback. You didn't say I had to pick one or the other...

Classic or Modern Novels?
Both! As much as I love/admire numerous writers from the 21st century,  don't deny me the pleasures of Potter (Not Harry, kids, think female from before color movies), Scarry and Waber. Which reminds me, I need to re-read all my Lyle books...

Book Groups or Solitary Reading?
Solitary, but I'd like to give a book club a try.


Who am I tagging?
Angelia Almos /Angie Derek (1 Author - 2 Names)
Mariah Deitrick
Jami Gold
Janice Hardy
Jill Kemerer
Casey McCormick
Sheri P.
Patricia Puddle (Hey Trish! So proud of your progress and imitative!)
Allyn Stotz
Hilary Wagner (Hey Hilary! Hope to see my name by yours on the bookshelf one day)
Gueh Yanting


Will post again soon,
Taurean

11 comments:

  1. Thanks Mariah, I just updated what I originally posted, parts of my answers were left incomplete.

    I hope my plugs help these writers out, as I said in my post today, they deserve it.

    Taurean

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  2. Thanks for the tag! I love these questions--now I'll have to see about coming up with some answers. :)

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  3. Hey, thanks for tagging me, Taurean! I've already been tagged by two other bloggers, but I'll see what I can do to post my answers up next week. I can't shut up about reading and authors, so this is fun. :)

    You seem to prefer books with mice/rat protagonists. When I was younger, I think I only picked out books with horses ...

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  4. Thanks for the tag, Taurean. I need to figure out when to schedule in my Tag post.

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  5. Hey, Taurean, thank you so much. I appreciate the tag. I'm following your blog now. I'll have to do some tagging too, but I'm so tied up at the moment. I'm on a wildlife rescue phone. As soon as I have a free day, I'd love to do some tagging.

    I'll check out the other blogs to follow too.

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  6. I just followed all who you tagged that had a follow button. Casey, your follow button is nearly invisible, which could lose you some followers. Maybe change the background colour slightly. Glad I found it though. You have a great blog.

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  7. Bless you, Trish, I didn't mean to impose on a busy time for you, but I'm glad to be in touch with you again, I'd left AW for awhile and had to really stretch and reinvent myself since the last time we corresponded, and while I'm not quite through all the angst, I am in a happier place, at least as a writer, the rest of my life is further behind, but running none the less.

    Take Care, of you, Molly, and the animals who need rescuing!
    Taurean

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  8. How fun, thanks! Time to think up some questions, answers, and who to tag next.

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  9. I love that you decided to join in, Taurean. :) And I'm very glad to hear you've been writing a lot lately. Keep it up.

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  10. Thanks for the Tag. I've got my answers up. http://angeliaalmos.blogspot.com/2012/02/ive-been-tagged.html

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