A Little Summer Fun

Caffe Maggieatto over at Just Get It Written gave me the Liebster award. Thank you!

(Funny how that blog button keeps changing. Apparently the rules have morphed over time as well.)

Normally, I just acknowledge these things and link an old award post, but I needed some blog content for July and I thought Caffe's questions were challenging, so I decided to go full monty. Figuratively speaking, of course. :P

Rules (according to Caffe’s post):

1. Each nominee should link back to the person who nominated them.
2. Answer the 10 questions which are given to you by the nominator.
3. Nominate 5-11 other bloggers for this award who have less than 200 1000 400 followers.
4. Create 10 questions for your nominees to answer.
5. Let the nominees know that they have been nominated by going to their blog and notifying them.

The questions I got from Caffe:

Which fictional character do you most identify with and why?

It would be tough to narrow it down to just one. I tend to identify with shy-but-inwardly-strong female characters—people who hang back socially but suck it up and deal when the going gets tough. I enjoy reading about outgoing heroines, but I can’t relate to them.

In another life, what would you be doing, if not writing?

I DO have another life. I’m a nurse, a wife, and a mom. LOL

Heck, I don’t know. Probably working as a scientist of some sort.

Would you rather have a slow painful death by terminal disease or a quick death by accident?

Dang. You don’t pull any punches, do you?

Regardless, it’d be horrible; you either don’t get to say goodbye, or you and your loved ones suffer through an illness. *shrugs* I’d rather make a point of telling my family members I love them, often, and take what comes.

Your books are a big hit. Would you rather see it as a: (pick one only) movie, TV series, computer game, or a Broadway show? Why?

Movie. Come Back would lend itself best to that medium.

My other WIPs would, too.

Admit it, you already have a dream cast in mind. Who are they?

Actually, I don’t. I stay so busy writing, I don’t keep up with the stars anymore.

Any part(s) in your manuscript(s) you’ve been embarrassed to let your family/friends read?

That’s easy. The love scenes. *blush*

Was there ever a book you just couldn’t finish? Why not?

There have been a few. If I put down a book, it’s either because it didn’t hold my interest (typically a genre-related thing) or the writing is very, very bad. ...like my first attempts at fiction, before I bothered to learn anything about the craft. :P

What is the one thing you would never, ever let your characters do?

Hm. That’s a tough one. So much of it depends on context.

I guess I’d never let them do something heinous without getting punished or at least showing remorse.

What do you think is the most underrated book/movie?

I don’t watch movies much. As for books, there are lots of them. I often venture into the indie realm when shopping. I’ve read some excellent books—many of them better than those written by popular authors and / or published by well-known publishers.

Do you prefer happy endings or tragic ones? Why?

Happy endings, definitely. 

Life has enough downers of its own.

Cathrina Constantine nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award.
Thanks, Cathrina!

I'm supposed to name my favorites.

Color: blue  
Animal: dog
Time of day: morning
Food: Vietnamese egg rolls from Tay Do
Writing time: anytime I'm uninterrupted
Cookie: oatmeal raisin with nuts and spices - and soft, not crunchy
Movie/TV show: MASH
Genre: to read? Western Historical Romance.

Are you a dancer or a watcher? 
Watcher! (unless no one is watching me. LOL)

Are you a day person or a night person?
I'm really a day/morning person deep down, but I get forced into being a night person two nights a week.

Friend and CP Loni Townsend
nominated me for The Versatile Blogger award. Thank you! I think Loni's a way more versatile blogger than I am. If you don't already follow her blog, you should. :)

Because I already answered so many questions for Maggie and Cathrina, I'll kindly spare you more Melissa Maygrove trivia. :P

I'm tripling up today, so I'm gonna bend the rules and skip the nominations.

*collective sigh of relief from the audience*
C'mon. Admit it. You'd rather be writing anyway. :P

Thanks for visiting. :)