I’d like to thank Cassandra Griffin and Keely Hutton for
nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I could go on about how much I enjoy reading
their blogs and about how they're both a bit obsessed with Dr. Who, but
instead I’m going to suggest you check out their blogs yourself—and take a
moment to say hi while you're there.
I’m honored that they find my blog inspiring and
both nominated me for this award. I’m
looking forward to passing it on. To begin with, here are 7 things you may not
know about me:
1. My mother’s name is Anne Rice. If I’d kept my maiden name, I’d be Patricia
Rice--who is also writer. Actually, in
real life I’ve never use the name Pat. It’s Patty all the way. There, that’s a ream of pretty useless
information J
2. The summer before my freshman year in high
school I wrote a book titled: How to
Satisfy Your Satyr It was about harvesting, cooking and preserving edible wild
plants. Okay, it was more like a few photocopied sheets of paper stapled
together with hand colored drawings, but I did sell them in my parents store
for like fifty cents each. Sold quite a
few, too.
3. The
summer before my sophomore year, I was in the YCC (youth conversation
corps). We lived in tents and did all kinds of projects in the Green Mountains around Mount Tabor, Vermont. I did the polka with a guy who has inspired romantic scenes in my manuscripts. Yes, I said polka.
4. In the Fall of 2012, I returned to Mount Tabor
for a writing retreat with my long time writing friends: Ginger Churchill,
Laura Andersen and Becca Fitzpatrick. That town has a special place in my heart.
5. I went to the University of Vermont and majored
in Plant and Soils Science. However, one
of my fondest memories is of the brief period when I was mentored by poet Wendell Berry . I
doubt he even remembers me—I was a bit untamed at the time—but his kindness and
advice has stayed with me.
6. I was
lucky enough to attended Orson Scott Card’s Boot Camp a few years ago. My roommate was Aliette de Bodard. If you aren’t familiar with her, check out Aliette’s
website. Since boot camp, she’s become one of fantasy and science fictions most
up and coming authors.
7. Earlier
this week a Tweet reminded me of a critique I received after making it into Writers
of the Future’s semifinals. The main comment was about the lack of exclamation
points in my story. Kind of proves that rules of
thumb taken to an extreme can do as much damage as good.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My
Nominations (in no particular order): Drum roll please…
Joan Reginaldo
Ginger Churchill
Anabel Gonzalez
Sarah Guillory
Shannon Grogan
Award
Rules:
. Display logo in your blog to show you’ve
been nominated!
. Link back to your nominator.
. Share 7 things about yourself.
. Nominate 15 (that seems like a lot
and I’m feeling a bit rebellious) 5 other bloggers for the award.
. Notify your nominees.
Great job, Pat! Think you should contact Rick Riordan about your plant book idea. I can see it as a supplemental book for the Percy Jackson books. "Grover's How to Satisfy your Saytr". ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat would be cool wouldn't it.
ReplyDeleteGreat facts about you, Patty. I am loving learning more about fellow writer friends! By the names, you were born to be a writer! (Exclamation points included.)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I've been feeling a bit exclamation point obsessed lately ;)
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