The Blogger Recognition Award

 

I have been fortunate to meet quite a few wonderful and knowledgeable people through blogging. As I am relatively new to having my own blog and am neither as prolific or as adept as other, I find myself humbled by being nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award. I thank Rebecca Deniston of Taking Up Room for the nomination. I have been fortunate enough to work with Rebecca on a couple of Blog-a-Thons and have learned a few things from those experiences. Thank you so much, Rebecca!!

Recieving this award requires sharing of the honor and a bit of yourself with others. So...

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and include a link to their blog.

2. Post the award banner on your blog.

3. Share the reason you started your blog.

4. Share two pieces of advice for new bloggers.

5. Nominate a maximum of 15 other bloggers.

6. Tell your nominees about the award post, so they can participate.

Why I Blog

This is somewhat complicated. I started blogging at someone else's blog. I have been submitting reviews and articles about Horror Movies to Bloody Whisper for about five years. I started doing this when I met Cassie Carnage during my time of Google+. I had not yet experienced the joys of Twitter. 

I had told Cassie that I wanted to write. Being a fan of Horror Movies and having had experience on my high school and college newspapers, I felt confident that I could put some articles together for the site. Cassie has always been in my corner. When I started to write some short fiction for the site, she gave me the encouragement and the guidence that put me on the road to storytelling, my ultimate goal. I still submit articles to Bloody Whisper to this day.

My own blog, Until the Lights Go Up, is my branching out. Not everything I write fits in the horror world. I wanted an outlet for that material. It is also a place where I can try out the stories I want to tell, namely, a Middle Grade/Young Adult fantasy series set in 1879, with adventures concerning children and talking dinosaurs. Obviously, a bit different than the things that go bump in the night.

Advice to Bloggers

I have often found that my "feet of clay" has sometimes held me back for doing what I dream (yes, that is a reference to "The Neverending Story", a personal favorite). Do your best to put your fears into a box and ignore them as best as possible. You will write things that make you cringe later on. I know that from experience. Try not to let that stop you! You will get better. You will find your voice.

Don't limit yourself. As much as I love writing about Horror Movies, I have found that I can write other things. I have written some humorous articles for my blog, several genealogy stories about my findings as a family historian, a couple of photo essays, the list goes on. Being focused on one subject is fine, but remember, there is more to you than you think. You have other stories to tell.

My Nominees 

Now, I am sure that some of these folks listed below have already been nominated for this award. So, if you have already been recognized, I find you just as deserving of this award.

Cassie Carnage at  Bloody Whisper  

Rick at Classic Film and TV Cafe    

Joe Blevins at Dead 2 Rights 

John Harmon at The JHL Collective 

Barry at Cinematic Catharsis 

Gwen Kubberness at Criminal Genealogy 

Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews 

Daniel at Daniel's Genealogy 

Gabriella Buba at G.A. Buba 

Robin at Dark Corners (note: Robin's blogs are all via YouTube)

I wish to thank all these nominees for their continued excellence. These blogs, along with Taking Up Room , should be on your reading list. 

Stay tuned. I think I may have built up the courage to run my own Blog-a-Thon! Details coming soon.