Thank you, Elle Klass from http://thetroubledoyster.blogspot.com for tagging me.
I tag Rhoda D’Ettore who can be found at www.rhodadettore.com
1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?
Nope. I’ve always loved to read in the car since I was a kid. As an adult on long trips with the family I’d often read aloud to keep everyone entertained.
2. Which author’s writing style is completely unique to you and why?
I love Martha Fawcett’s books. She has a unique blend of science fiction, fantasy and New Age and a beautifully descriptive writing style which blends them all together in a symphony of prose.
3. Harry Potter or Twilight Series? Give 3 points to support your answer.
I have to say Harry Potter.
- Rowling created a world within a world which was rich with detail and made it credible.
- Imagery was outstanding.
- Characters were well developed from the git-go.
4. Do you carry a book bag? If so what’s in it besides books…
Not usually unless I’m at an astrology conference where I always spend way too much in the bookstore.
5. Do you smell your books?
Yes, new and old alike. I love Richard Feynman’s story in “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman” of playing a parlor game where guests would go into his library and remove a book from the shelf, handle it a few moments, then put it back after which he would go in and determine which one it was by the smell.
6. Books with or without illustrations?
As a visual person I love illustrations. I’m one who thinks the cover is important to clue in potential readers what they can expect inside.
7. What book did you love reading and later realized it wasn’t quality writing?
“Feelings Buried Alive Never Die” by Karol Kuhn Truman. The information it contained was life-changing but it definitely could have used a good editor.
8. Do you have any funny stories involving books from your childhood? Please share.
Only that my mother read to me a lot and I learned to read before I went to kindergarten. When I was in 1st grade I couldn’t understand why the other kids were having so much trouble.
9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?
“Gift from the Sea” by Anne Morrow Lindburgh
10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?
CRC’s “Handbook of Chemistry and Physics” of course.
11. Do you write as well as read? Do you see yourself in the future as being an author?
Definitely. Been writing stories since I could hold a pencil. I have always wanted to be an author and nothing pleases me more than holding a book I wrote in my hands except maybe a good review from a fan.
12. When did you get into reading?
Preschool. As an only child books were an important part of my life. The broadened my world and gave me vicarious experiences I’d never have otherwise.
13. What is your favorite classic book?
The Narnia series by C. S. Lewis
14. In school was your favorite subject language arts/ English?
No, not at all. I never liked such things as diagraming sentences. However, I remember my Senior Lit class in high school as being very enlightening when I was introduced to reading at a deeper more symbolic level as opposed to simply following the story and characters on a superficial level.
15. If you were given a book as a present that you had read before and hated… what would you do?
Thank the person and then quietly give it to the local thrift shop.
16. What is a lesser known series that you know is similar to Harry Potter and Hunger Games?
“Apocalypsis” by Elle Casey. This is a fascinating dystopia series with vivid, savvy characters surviving in a hostile post-apocalyptic world.
17. What is a bad habit you always do besides rambling while blogging?
Thinking everyone is interested in science or as much of a grammar Nazi as I am.
18. What is your favorite word?
Ephemerides, plural of ephemeris. I love words that break the rules.
19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb or all of the above?
Being a physics major, undoubtedly a nerd. I’m also so much of a nerd I’m not even sure what those other two are by definition.
20. Vampire or Fairies, why?
Fairies because I get sick of all the bloodsuckers out in the world which is probably why vampires are so popular.
21. Shapeshifters or angels, why?
Angels, at least the good ones, because they’re benevolent and can be trusted.
22. Spirits or werewolves, why?
Spirits because they’re more intelligent (usually) and can travel wherever they want in space and probably time as well.
23. Zombies or vampires, why?
Neither.
24. Love triangle or forbidden love?
Forbidden love.
25. And finally: Romance books or action packed with a few love scenes mixed in?
Definitely action packed with a few love scenes mixed in. Either one alone can be boring but the two together result in synergy by combining two of the best parts of life.
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