Friday, September 9, 2011

UPDATED: Paradoxy Wins Two Bloggy Awards!

Thanks to generous fellow blogger and writer Cortney Pearson, who was kind enough to recognize my new blog, just under a month old, with a Versatile and a Sweet award. By accepting these awards I agree to:

1. Thank and link to the person who nominated me. Check
2. Share 7 random facts about myself. -- I've previously posted 10, click here to see them
3. Pass the award to 5 blogger friends. Will do Done.
4. Contact and congratulate the nominated blogs. Will do Done.


I'm formatting a scintillating interview with sci-fi author Louis Lowy today, and hope to have it posted soon. And I'm thinking about a post on self-publishing: pros, cons, and the changing consensus (or lack of it) on the topic. There's a tremendous amount of buzz on the net about self-publishing lately, including from respected agents. Anybody who's had experience with self-publishing, please email me or comment, because I'd love to pick your brain. 


Check back tomorrow to see who I passed these lovely awards to! 


And The Award Winners Are:


But Lo: I seem to have squeezed in an hour to pay forward these blog awards, to writers I GENUINELY admire. The blogs below are absolute founts of info: they are wise, they are witty, they have tons of links, and I learn something every time I click over to them: 

I don't know who the bluestocking is, she appears to maintain her anonymity. But lawd, she is smart. 

2) Laura Barnes http://laurabwriter.blogspot.com/, Laura is a marketing maven and writer, and her tips and tricks for social networking have been invaluable to me.

3) Lynda R. Young http://lyndaryoung.blogspot.com/ W.I.P It. Not least because I love the name of her blog, but also because she's a deep thinker on craft.

4) Susan Kaye Quinn http://www.susankayequinn.com/, Conjuring Tales for Young Minds. She's a former rocket scientist. 'Nuff said?

5) Sommer Leigh, http://sommerleigh.com/, Tell Great Stories. Because she does.  


Thanks to all you peeps for increasing my net-pleasure.
Posted by Gail Shepherd at 8:14 AM
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15 comments:

  1. BluestockingSeptember 9, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    Thanks for the award! I'll post about it later today when I get to my flash fiction post for the first campaign challenge!

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  2. Susan Kaye QuinnSeptember 9, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    Thanks for the award and sweet words! And I'll have to click over and check out these awesome ladies...

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  3. Laura PaulingSeptember 9, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Congrats on all the awards! nice blog design and welcome to the blogosphere! :)

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  4. Sommer LeighSeptember 9, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    Thank you for the award! I'm glad you enjoy the blog. I have enjoyed yours as well!

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  5. Laura BarnesSeptember 10, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    Thank you so much for the awards!! You totally made my day! And congrats to all the other winners. You've given me some new places to check out :) I will post about this on Sunday since I already have tomorrow assigned as a guest blog :) Thanks again!!

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  6. Angela AckermanSeptember 10, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Congrats on the awards and yes, these are all awesome blogs! Have a great weekend!

    Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse

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  7. Gail ShepherdSeptember 10, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Thanks back at you all*. And Laura, didn't I see that you got bumped up for some mega critique prize in a contest for your middle grade book? Please share the news, if so.

    *this reminds me, in Deborah Sharp's book Mama Sees Stars, the main character, Mace says "back at ya" when her boyfriend tells her he loves her for the first time. I died laughing at this. It tells so much about her character. Needless to say, the boyfriend isn't impressed.

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  8. Becca PuglisiSeptember 10, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Congrats, Gail. You deserve them!

    Becca @ The Bookshelf Muse

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  9. Carol RiggsSeptember 11, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Congrats on your award, and it's nice to meet you! Happy writing, and rah for my CP Lynda Young! :)

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  10. Lynda R Young as Elle CardySeptember 11, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Congrats for receiving the awards and thanks so much for passing it on to me. I really appreciate your kind words too.

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  11. StinaSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    I know two of these blogs (and they're great). Now to check out the others.

    Congrats on your award. :)

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  12. L.A SpeedwingSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    What an amazing background design! How did you do it?

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  13. Gail ShepherdSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    @L.A. Speedwing: I wish I could take credit, but this is a free background by the incredible artist "Itkupilli." Go to http://blo64rt.blogspot.com/, he has many backgrounds to choose from and they are pretty easy to install. If you have a problem installing, let me know and I'll walk you through.

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  14. Laura BarnesSeptember 14, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Ha, ha, Gail, thanks for telling me about the bump up, I had missed that blog for some reason! And I am linked up to you today about my fabulous award. Thanks again!!

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