Very Inspiring Blogger Award and Too Much About Me

Barbara at March House Books awarded me and a few other lucky bloggers The Very Inspiring Blogger Award and though she didn't say I had to pass it on, I know that a good blogger will try to pay it forward when they have a chance. Right now, I have so many things on my proverbial plate that it only made sense to spread the love. After all, it is a Very Inspiring Blogger Award and lately I've been very inspired by many  incredible online blogger friends who are changing the world one book at a time!

I’m supposed to start by mentioning seven things—hopefully inspiring things—about myself.

I’m supposed to nominate other bloggers, link to them and notify them and that’s it. Simple.

So here are seven things about me.

1. I love Frito's.  Especially the ones shaped like scoops. This is not that inspiring but after checking out the ingredients, I was truly impressed. They only contain corn, corn oil and salt while other chips have a huge paragraph describing the contents and preservatives.

2. Of course, I love Nutella right on the end of an ice-tea spoon.

The length of the spoon helps me get down into the bottom of the jar easier. I think they need to make a macadamia nut Nutella too. I mean hazelnut is great, but if we’re going for fatty nuts, might as well go for the Grail. Plus I could promote it with my new book about Hawaii.

3. Recently released my first full-length novel on Kindle. It’s called Penniless Hearts and if you love reading adventures that take place on tropical islands, you might love my book. If you like writing reviews, well who knows, maybe you’ll inspire others to read it too! The paperback is coming to Amazon soon.

4. My first professional, writing assignment was in my twenties and it involved writing restaurant reviews. I had my own column and everything until a new publisher read my resume and found out I had a background in sales too. Guess where I ended up for over 25 years? Yup, the advertising department.

5. So of course, I stuck to short poems. Who has time to write with a full time job full of deadlines and demanding customers? [Sorry customers. You were kind of demanding.] Here’s an example of something short written in 1980. I called this poem “Father Sun.”

“Spring…the birth of the year dawns green leaves into blossoms--

  Screaming color to the approaching summer.”

6. I have a story coming out in Anything Prose and PoetryToo on March 1^st. Watch for it because I think you’ll love the stories. They sound fascinating and truly creative. My story is titled The Escape and I hope you get a chance to read it!

7.My dog is insane. Incredibly cute but certifiable. Right now she's licking the spilled shampoo in the shower. I think she'll be farting bubbles soon.

There you have it. Seven things about me.

Now I’d like to nominate the incredible Shelly Arkon who just released her novel Secondhand Shoes.Check her blog here. She’s quite an inspiration. I think she’s already started her third novel and trust me when I say she has her hands full of loving grand-kids, her job, her sweet husband, adorable doggies and more! I don’t know how she does it!

I also want to nominate Parsnip for having a cute blog that gets our mind off the stress of publishing. She's mom to two of the cutest Scotties ever and she makes far off places sound very inviting.

Read her enjoyable and inspirational blog by clicking here.

The funny Diane Carlisle at Are We There Yet? has followed me for a long while and she inspires me with writing exercises and humor. Find her here. There's something very real and  entertaining about her posts. She also has a lot of published stories.

I also want to nominate Carla White from The Water's Edge. Carla is like the young woman Julia in that movie about Julia Child. She cooks, bakes and writes delicious stories on her blog that are good enough to eat. Very inspiring because of all the effort she puts forth in homemade goodies that are sure to make you drool.

Thanks again Barbara for giving me this opportunity to pass the award to other deserving blogs.
Tell me about your favorites. Which blog do think is VERY INSPIRING?