Hi, guys! Recently, Audrey nominated me for the Infinity Dreams Award, and it looks like a lot of fun. I love doing tags and awards because – hello – who doesn’t love talking about themselves?! Audrey has some lovely questions, and then I’ll be nominating a few of my favorite blogs with some questions for them!

Rules:

-Thank the person who nominated you (thank you so, so, so much, Audrey!)

-Answer their 11 questions

-Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 questions (I’m going to only nominate three or four people, if that’s okay.)

Now for Audrey’s questions!

1.) You get to meet and spend the day with one of your favorite authors. Who is it?

Rachel Coker. I love Rachel’s blog posts, her books, and her GORGEOUS Instagram feed (her photography is stunning!) In June, I was originally supposed to go the Rachel’s dream factory workshop, and I was STOKED. Unfortunately, it got cancelled, but I would still love to meet her one day. (Hopefully at the next Dream Factory Workshop!) 🙂

2.) What are some of the books on your TBR (to-be-read) list?

Oh, gosh… there are so many. I have 60 or 70 books on my Goodreads want-to-read list, but you’re welcome to check those out here. THESE are the books I own and haven’t read yet…

Hopefully someday I’ll finish them… today (August 8th when I’m writing this), I’ve got about a hundred pages left in Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters, which is a book I’ve had for several months and haven’t read – and I LOVE IT! (As I knew I would!)

3.) How do you like to store/display your book collection?  Why?

I’ve always loved the idea of organizing my books by color, or something more decorative like that, but I really like the way I have them now. All of my books are organized by genre, and then if I have multiple books by an author, they go together. (But not in alphabetical order by an author’s name.) I like it organized by genre so that I can easily find the type of book I’m looking for. You can see my bookshelf tour here. It has changed a bit (the binder and notebooks have been moved underneath my bed – in a neat stack, I promise!), but as far as the genres and what’s on each shelf – it’s pretty much the same.

4.) You get to jump into any fictional story…  What world are you going to join?

Ooh, goodness. (I’m looking at my bookshelf right now trying to decide!) Probably Pumpkin Falls from Heather Vogel Frederick’s Absolutely Truly, or the kingdom of Illea from The Selection world. Pumpkin Falls is just so quaint and cozy, and there’s a cute little bookstore! And Illea… well, I’d probably make a beeline to the castle to tell Miss Snooty-Pants Eadlyn what’s what. 😉

5.) Once upon a time, you did something really stupid a really long time ago, but you still think about it to this day.  What was it?

Ohhhhh lord, there are SO many stupid things! 😀 Lol. I’m the worst at thinking up things I did four or five years ago late and night and regretting them… even though I was only in second or third grade. Let’s see if I can think of one that’s not too embarrassing to share. Alright, I think I’ve come up with one. It IS very, very embarrassing, but it was six years ago… so it’s not too recent!

I was in first or second grade and I remember being in the gym during P.E. SOME how or another, I sort of… wet my pants. I don’t even remember how, or why – maybe I laughed too hard, or didn’t go to the bathroom in time?! I DON’T KNOW. Either way, I was MORTIFIED. My pants were soaked, so I told my teacher that the water fountain splashed me (a lame excuse, because how is the water fountain supposed to soak the backside of your pants?! I’m pretty sure she knew the truth.) I ended up sitting in the front office and the lady at the front desk asked me if I had an accident. I told her no, of course, but again, most likely they knew the truth! I’m just hoping my other classmates didn’t notice. Luckily, my mom came with a clean pair of pants. 😀 I can still feel my face heating up at the thought of it! I don’t think I’ve ever been so embarrassed since then – well, that might not be true, but I’ll share some more recent stories in five or six years when it’s not quite as recent. Ha!

6.) What are some books you love that you wish had larger fandoms?

Well, definitely Rachel Coker’s books (Audrey started a board on Pinterest called the “Rachel Coker Fandom Board” here! 😀 ) But also Ann M. Martin’s books. She doesn’t even have a website! D: I love Miss Martin’s books sooo much, and they’re exactly the kind of books I’d want to write. (Not so much The Babysitter’s Club Books; although I do love them, they’re not my favorite by Ann M. Martin.) I especially love The Main Street series and The Family Tree series. 🙂

7.) Tea or coffee?

Coffee… with lots of creamer!

8.) Cake or ice cream?

Ice cream! (Moose tracks, please! … and in second place, I’d take butter pecan, as well.) 😉

9.) What do you want to do when you ‘grow up?’

Write books… probably within that 12-15ish age group; similarly to Ann M. Martin’s books. (PLEASE go read them! They’re so good!) And it’s also a dream of mine to open a bookstore. I’ve even picked out the little square I’d want to open it – it’s the prettiest place ever with cute little shops, but it DOESN’T HAVE A BOOKSTORE! Those two things I definitely see myself doing… and I always see cute little kids in the picture, too. I want to be a mom, for sure – SOMEDAY! 😉

10.) Do you write?  If so, tell us a little about one of your characters.

Yes, I do! Um… alright, let me pick one. 😉 One of my favorite characters actually isn’t a main character in a story I’m writing; she’s the older sister of my main character. Originally, her name was Faith, but whenever I typed her name, I would accidentally type ‘Fate,’ and auto correct kept wanting to say ‘Fate,’ too. (WHY, I don’t know… auto correct never makes sense!) So I changed it to Fate because I rather liked it, and it was a little different, but still close to the sound of Faith. She’s more reserved and quiet than her sister (Rowan), and she likes to paint – something I envy, because if I could draw, or paint, or anything artsy, I’d love it! Even though she’s quiet, when she does talk, she’s very… eloquent, and knows exactly what to say.

11.) What is your favorite part about blogging?

My favorite part of blogging is talking to everyone in the comments! I love discussing books and bookish things with other girls my age, because it gets lonely not having anyone to talk to about books offline. It’s sort of like a virtual book club. It’s so much fun. I’ve made lots of good friends from book blogging… plus it’s easy to be more outgoing online! Come on, don’t deny it. 😉

Thanks again, Audrey, for nominating me! These questions were a lot of fun. 🙂

Now for my nominees and questions!

I nominate… Ana at Butterflies of the Imagination // Jillian at Jillian’s Books // Bella at Ciao Bella!

Here are my questions:

1.) What are some of your favorite childhood books?

2.) What is your dream career?

3.) Chocolate or fruity candy?

4.) What is one thing you love about being a bookworm?

5.) What’s your favorite type of music?

6.) Who is someone that has inspired you, and what did they inspire? (Author, parent/relative, book character, anyone!) 🙂

7.) What is one item in your room that you value most?

8.) Favorite past time… aside from reading! 🙂

9.) Do you have any pets? What are their names/what are they like? And if you DON’T have pets, what kind of pet would you like to have?

10.) How do you organize your bookshelf?

11.) Sweatpants, jeans, or skirts? 🙂

I hope Ana, Jillian, and Bella can join in the award!

feel free to leave a comment answering some of my or audrey’s questions! tell me a little about yourself!