Honest Scrap

I received the Honest Scrap Award from the brilliant writer Jamieson Wolf

Below are the guidelines when winning the Honest Scrap award:

1. List 10 honest things about yourself (try to make it interesting, even if you have to dig deep!)2. Pass the award on to 10 bloggers

Okay, so here’s ten things about myself:

1- I actually find writing to be quite difficult though I keep on doing it because the urge is overwhelming...except at the moment when I am struggling with writer's block. The urge is still there but I just can't satisfy it...*Grump*

2- I can speak a teensy bit of Japanese.

3- I spent an afternoon shopping with some members of the Japanese triad.

4- I am becoming afraid of heights as I get older which is odd because I used to frequently hide way up in an Alder tree as a child.

5- I am a bit of a Heinz 57 mix of ethnicity. I apparently have some Sioux Indian, French Canadian, Black, Scottish, Gypsy and English in me

6- Both of my great grandmothers are alleged to have had more than one extra marital affair. That could explain number 5.

7- I really dislike speaking on the phone, especially answering it. I will go to great lengths to avoid it although I am happy to text or email.

8- I do not like clocks and will hide mine under the bed when I do not have to work. I don't know why I have a clock in the room anyway as I tend to wake long before I have to get up for work

9- When I was 14, by Crown Court Order, I was made to see a child psychologist on a regular basis. During the time that I was being 'child psychologisted', I had a story published in an anthology called 'Am I the only one?'. 25 years later I had a (different) story published in an anthology called 'You're not the only one'. I find the symmetry of this particularly pleasing.

10- I am able to crow like a rooster. No I don't know why I learnt to do this either, spent too much time on my own with them I suppose. And no, I will not post a recording. However, I may show off this extra 'special' talent for those who come to my book launch but only if we sell at least 60 tickets.

Here comes the most challenging part. 10 blogs (in no particular order) that I believe deserve this award...actually I want to give it to everyone on my blogroll but the spoilsport rules won't let me :(

So Troy, Captain Corky, Tom Foolery, Lady in Red, Carol, The Purple Coo-ers, Sue G, Jenny, Tim, Leigh collect your award and write up your blog posts. Hope to see everyone back here for the first wordless Wednesday of the year. xo

P.S. click here to go to my publisher's blog if you want to read more about our book launch