I love reading posts like these, wherein I get to learn more about the blogger, and though I’ve done a few Liebster Award posts (as you can tell from the title) before… I still enjoy writing them! (Check out my other awards here and here.) It’s been about a year since my last Liebster awards, so it might be interesting to have a peek at those.

Miss Katie Grace at A Writer’s Faith was sweet enough to nominate me, so thank you, Katie!

Alrighty, now, first up are the rules.

1. Thank the person who nominated you and link back to their blog. (Check)
2. Answer the 11 questions from the blog who nominated you.
3. Nominate 11 bloggers to receive this award.
4. Come up with 11 questions for your nominees!

Let’s get into Katie’s questions!

1.) Why do you write?
Why do I write? That’s a question? Well, okay, then. I write so… I won’t go insane. I write because I get bored. Because it’s the only thing I’m 59.89% sure I’m good at. Because it’s fun making up characters. Because- I shouldn’t have to go on. I love it. There. That’s why.

2.) If any fictional character could be your best friend, who would it be?
Ella of Frell (from Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted), or America Singer (oops wrong last name), (from Kiera Cass’ The Selection series.) They’re both headstrong and determined, and that’s something I could use more of sometimes. Plus their books are awesome, and both fairy-tale/love story/kingdom/type books (which I love live for.)

3.) What’s one really weird dream you’ve had?
Hahaha. ONE?! Really?? Well, I remember two years ago dreaming my great-grandma was wearing star-shaped sunglasses, and so I took the sunglasses off of her and all of a sudden she turned into some sort of a monster with sharp teeth. No, SERIOUSLY! I thought I was going to die. I just about had an accident in my sleep! Anyway, that’s not really a weird dream. That’s just freaky. But it’s the only one I can think of, so.

4.) If you found a portal that could transport you to any fictional world of your choice, where would you go?
Concord, Massachusetts (which ISN’T fictional), where the Mother/Daughter Book Club is (which IS fictional, much to my dismay.) I love Heather Vogel Frederick’s books and can’t wait to read the upcoming seventh book. (Or eighth? I can’t remember.) I’ve grown up on the books the past three or four years, and it’s just… aggh. They’re like my second home. I definitely wouldn’t mind living in that fictional world!

5.) Paperback or Kindle? Why?
Paperback: so I can smell the pages and flip them and feel the book in my hands and really see better how far in I am. And I don’t have to worry about the battery dying. Kindle: because I can read anywhere, even in the dark, it turns off for me, I can highlight and look up words by tapping on them, and if my hands are damp, I don’t have to worry about that weird texture feeling when I flip a page with shriveled-up fingers. (I’m a very tactile person. One reason I don’t eat grapes, or peaches.) I’ve got a post about this coming up. Keep your eyes peeled for that!

6.) What’s one post you’ve written that you’re most proud of?
One post. That’s tough. Probably my bookish pet peeves, part one and two. (And several upcoming posts I’m excited for.)

7.) What’s an interesting quirk that you have?
Well, you already know about my tactile thing, so there’s that. Um… my hair can often times look like I put my finger in an electric socket. Now that I’ve cut it short, it’s a lot curlier than it was long, but you do not need, or want, to see my hair on the weekends when I’m at home with my family. I don’t bother it, and it doesn’t bother me. (Again, scratch that, because it bothers the heck out of me.) It’s a sight for sore eyes.

8.) Can you share a picture of your bookshelf? (More commonly known as: a #shelfie.)
Yes! Here it is! All my BFF’s. I just love doin’ life with my besties. (hahahaha.) I wanted to get the whole thing in there, so you also get a peek into my bedroom. (Oh – and when you spot the American Girl dolls…) (and the Animator’s Collection Anna doll…) 😉

9.) What are three things on your bucketlist? Or do you even have a bucketlist?

Of COURSE I have a bucket list. And the same thing’s on them as it was a year ago: visit Bath, England. (And also Germany, because my ancestors’ castles are still there from the 1500’s), graduate high school a year early (maybe? possibly? we’ll see. I do have high school math credits right now, soooo. Let’s see if I can get through geometry.) But more or less, that one isn’t my biggest priority. (My biggest priority right now is to make it out of algebra alive. Good thing I’m home-schooled, so I can go at my own pace!) I want to open a bookstore one day. Yeah. As much as I want to be an author, if that were to never happen (and I reallyreallyreally hope it does), I’d want to have my own bookstore, and do something concerning books. They’re my life, and I’d like to make them my career, too. 😉

10.) How old were you when you started writing?
Six or seven. It all started with a story about talking cars. I never wrote another story about talking objects (or machines, or vehicles), but it made me realize I was good at writing, and I loved it. After that came fairy-tale stories (including a Sleeping Beauty re-telling about a girl who gets stuck on a piece of gum when she turns ten) and now… mostly contemporary and fairy-tales.

11.) Share the last sentence of your WIP with us!
(By the way, WIP stands for Work-In-Progress.) Here I go…

“I want that.”

Yep. My character’s a go-getter. Okay, I’ll pick another one.

I nodded, trying to lose my own sarcastic tone of voice. “I’ll see you around.”

There’s that. I’m a little private about my writing, but maybe I’ll share some more stories with you sometime!

Thanks so much, Katie, for those awesome questions! Nominees: are you ready for your questions? (Oh, wait, you don’t who the nominees are yet! Oh well. I like keeping you in the dark.)

1. When did you start your blog?
2. Do you have a favorite quote?
3. Think fast: your house is burning down and you can only save one book from you shelf. Which one?
4. Chocolate or sweet/fruity candy?
5. Do you have any pets, or do you want any? (Pictures, please!)
6. What does your handwriting look like? (Pictures again.)
7. What do you like to do in your free time, aside from reading and blogging?
8. Do you tell people in real life about your blog? Their reactions? 😉
9. What is your main source for books? (Library, book store, Kindle?)
10. Guesstimate – how many books do you own? (Unless answering this question would take hours!)
11. Where do you see yourself in ten years?

And the nominees are… (cue the drum roll…)

Samantha // Bella // Trisha // Daisy // Jillian // Audrey // Christina // Ana // Lindsey // Hayden // Hayden Beth

This was so much fun to write! I hope that all of you nominees can participate, but of course it’s up to you. 🙂

Just to give you all a heads-up, I’ll be going to summer camp Monday, and then straight after, headed to Rachel Coker’s Dream Factory Workshop. (!!!!!) So, that means I won’t be back until the 21st, so no posts until the 22nd. Don’t worry, though – I’ll be back and better than ever, with lots of pictures for you on the 24th!