I've received the Inspiring Blogger Award!

Inspiring Blogger Award

 

 I have the honour of accepting the Very Inspiring Blogger Award from Heather Gray 

 

I have been instructed to post seven random things about myself and then pass the award on to two other people who I find inspiring.  So here I go!

 

Random facts about me, although I think there aren't that many about me anymore. Apologies if you already know :-)

 

1. Although I write romance, when it comes to movies I like a good action flick. Along the line James Bond and Die Hard.

 

2. English is NOT my native tongue and I sucked at it at school.

 

3. I do a German Radio Program every Wednesday and loving it.

 

4. I love working with numbers!

 

5. My favourite dinner would be Fajitas or Spaghettis. But I have to admit, I miss my mum's German cooking :-)

 

6. I'm terribly afraid of heights. 

 

7. Oregon is the place to visit AGAIN!

 

I am now passing this award on to two bloggers who inspire me. Just click on their names to see their blogs. (They may not have their inspired posts up yet, but their blogs are still worth checking out.) They are Kristen Vayden and Lisa Orchard.

 

Have a fantastic day! Be ... Inspiring!

I received "The Versatile Blogger Award" ... Yeah!

Today Meg Mims of Double Crossing Website awarded me with

“The Versatile Blogger Award.”

Thank you so very much. I very much appreciate the "Trophy", especially as I consider myself a rather lazy blogger. So thanks, Meg!!!!!!

Here are the Versatile Blogger Award rules:

1. Thank the person who gave it to you and link back to them.
2. Share seven things about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to other, recently discovered blogs and let them know about it.

So .... Seven ??? .... Seriously ??? You want to know SEVEN things about me? Yikes!

1. I was born in Germany and came to Australia quite a few years back. Loving my life here!
2. I've got two beautiful, beautiful girls who make me complete! Yes I know I do whinge sometimes, but hey, c'est la vie! ... They're two little cuties!
3. Interesting Fact: Had to leave school after Year 10, as my grades in English and French weren't good enough .... Fancy that, twenty years later I write books in English.
4. I selfpublished my first book "Sweet Dreams, Miss England". Feedback and reviews have been great, yet I sometimes wish I knew then what I know now about publishing.
5. My second book "Journey to Her Dreams" will be published with Astraea Press soon .... Can't wait. AP has been a great help, guide and all of the wonderful things you can say about a publisher. I'm really proud being part of their team!
6. My favourite food is probably Spaghetti's or Fajitas. If I could choose I would probably prefer European Food over anything else.
7. I will never admit I said it, but yes I'm a "Coca Cola" addict :-(  ......  AND I DO NOT LIKE EATING LAMB!

Now, here are some of the best blogs I’ve discovered this year and I’m awarding each the

Versatile Blogger Award. Before you ask, no, they’re in no particular order:


Lynette Sofras, at Manic Scribbler

Antje, at Cresting the Words

Sheilagh, at Well Read

Lindsay, at Murders & Mysteries


Congratulations! Hope you're enjoying forwarding this "Trophy" as much as I did :-)

I got a Blog Award thanks to .....

I have received my first blog award from Deidra at A Story Bookworld. Thank you sooooo much :-)

Deutsche Welle Blog Awards -The BOBs start today

The BOBs round seven starts February 23


For the seventh year in a row, the annual Deutsche Welle Blog Awards - a.k.a. the BOBs - will begin searching for the diamonds that are hidden in the rough of the World Wide Web. And we're going to need your help.
Starting on February 23, we'll be accepting your suggestions for the best blogs and websites. We're looking for the people and projects that aren't getting the praise they deserve for informing all of us about events happening around the world - sometimes under the most difficult of circumstances. In light of events around the world, this year's contest will be putting a special emphasis on human rights and freedom of expression.

This year there are some important changes to the contest:

Before you can submit your favorite spots on the Web to the BOBs, you’ll need to log in via either Facebook or Twitter. After we're sure you’re not a bot intent on submitting blogs to the BOBs on your path to world domination, you can suggest sites in 17 categories and 11 languages (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish).

Please remember, it doesn’t matter how many times a blog is suggested to the BOBs - once it’s in, it’s in. Unlike other awards, the number of times a site is suggested does not play a role in whether it advances to the next round.

After looking through all your suggestions, our international jury of bloggers and media experts will choose the 11 best blogs and websites in each category and subject them to public scrutiny via online voting. The jury will also meet at Deutsche Welle HQ in April to decide the winners of the Jury Award in each category.

But it's not all just jury members locked in a conference room. The BOBs also have a User Prize decided by the online public!

When the time for voting comes, you’ll need to login again with one of the networks before casting your ballot for the User Prize in each category. We’re sorry for the hassle, but it’s how we’re trying to keep the contest’s voting results honest.

There are also a few changes to the categories this year. Anyone who’s seen the BOBs over the past seven years knows we’re especially taken with blogs that promote freedom of expression, but this year we want to put that policy on the record: We’re particularly interested in projects that bang the drum for freedom of the press, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and other human rights.

Oh yeah, the BOBs site is getting a redesign this year, too.
Here are the dates to mark in your calendar:
February 23 to March 11: Submit your candidates for the 2011 BOBs in 17 categories and 11 languages.
March 12 to March 21: Take a break while the jury sorts your suggestions and comes up with 11 finalists in each category.
March 22 to April 11: Vote for the nominees that impress you most and help decide the winners of the User Prize.
April 11: The BOBs jury members gather in Bonn, Germany, to decide the Jury Award winners.
April 12: Come back to thebobs.com (where you are now) to find out who won in each category.
June 20: Follow the winners’ ceremony at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn

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