So last week started off with my blog’s first news update, and now today marks my first official journal post. Like the news posts, my journal won’t be a regular segment, but it’s where I’ll occasionally be sharing random thoughts that don’t quite fit into the other topics on my blog. Hope you enjoy!
A few weeks ago, talented writer and blogger Jennifer M Zeiger nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award! I was honored to receive the notice, as the award is passed between bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere. It’s wonderful to know I’ve been inspiring readers with my writing; that’s exactly what I hoped to achieve with my creative writing blog!
Now I’m supposed to share a little information about myself. Here goes…
Ten Facts About Me
1) I was born and raised in the United States, but I’ve been living in Brazil for several years now, making me fluent in both English and Portuguese.
2) I’ve been in love with creative writing since the fourth grade, and with reading since before preschool. Although I’ve wanted to be a writer since elementary school, I recently graduated from college with a Bachelor’s in Biology, and I plan to attend grad school soon to get my Master’s in Marine Biology.
3) My favorite literary genres are science fiction/fantasy, because I find it fascinating to imagine worlds that different in key aspects from ours; and romance, because I’ve always been intrigued by the theme of love.
4) Some of my greatest writing influences include the authors Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter series), Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl series) and Marion Zimmer Bradley (The Mists of Avalon saga).
5) Five of my favorite movies are Finding Nemo, West Side Story, Forrest Gump, Beauty and the Beast and Tangled.
(Edit 7/12/13 – Oh yeah, one more favorite that I forgot to add to this list: How To Train Your Dragon!)
6) My greatest role models are my parents. They taught me almost everything I know about life and love, and they’ve been incredibly supportive of me and my writing. I feel so blessed to have been raised by such wonderful and intelligent people.
7) That “best friend” of mine whose been mentioned in a few of my blog posts? He’s also my boyfriend (and we’re in love).
8) Video games have been a major inspiration for my writing over the years, especially my fantasy stories.
9) One of the most common motifs in my writing is birds, possibly reflecting my lifelong desire to be able to fly. At least three of the novels I’m planning have strong bird references, as do a few of my short stories. Other motifs I like to throw into my writing are dragons and wolves.
10) I chose the pen name J.C. Wolfe for its potential catchiness as a unisex science fiction/fantasy author’s name. I hope my readers like it as much as I do!
Paying It Forward: My Ten Nominees
- The Musical Blog of Brent Gnecco (His blog isn’t actually active yet, but I feel he deserves a nomination for his inspirational music.)
- Best Ever Easy Recipes
- Emily Morgan Writes
- Vanessa Writes
- Lilica’s Place
- Writers Challenge 2013
- On Becoming a Writer
- Sonia G Medeiros
- Dragons and Snails
- My Forex Trading Room
For those nominated, this is how it works:
- Use the award logo in this post.
- Link to the person who nominated you.
- Share ten pieces of information about yourself.
- Nominate ten fellow bloggers who “positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere”.
- Leave a comment on the nominees’ blogs to tell them about the award.
Thanks again to Jennifer for the nomination, and to the nominees for continuing to add creativity and inspiration to the blogosphere!
By the way, if you haven’t yet, you should really check out Jennifer’s blog. Her stories are awesome! Thanks for reading!
First, I am so honored to be nominated by you! 🙂 Thank you so much! I appreciate it and will hopefully have a post up within the next week or so.
Also, just wanted to comment that Artemis Fowl is the best and so is Tangled.
You’re welcome! You definitely deserve it! Best of luck with all your writing! 🙂
Yay, another Artemis Fowl fan! That series is great; another good example of one of my book hangovers! And Tangled is probably my favorite Disney Princess movie. Rapunzel is just awesome! 😀
There was a lot of other stuff in this post that I resonated with, but those two the most. 🙂 Because Artemis Fowl is so awesome and the series is sooooo good, & Tangled I will watch over and over! She’s my favorite princess too.
Thanks again!
I second the comment on Tangled. Such a fun movie. Also, if you haven’t played Skyrim (Elder Scrolls) I recommend it. There are loads of ideas you can glean=)
Haha, I love Skyrim! My boyfriend introduced me to it a while back (he knows how much I love dragons and medieval fantasy). I’ve spent a lot of time playing that game, but it’s been a huge inspiration for some of the fantasy stories I want to write in the future! 🙂
Thank you again for the award! I know I’ve already thanked you several times by now, but it means a lot to me. It may be a small gesture of kindness, but it certainly made my day! 😀
Ah, the men in our lives. My husband introduced me to Skyrim=)
Congratulations on a well deserved nomination! I enjoy your writing and your fun posts very much. Keep up the good work. 😉
Thank you so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying my blog! 🙂
Hi JC! Thank you again so much for the nomination. Like I said before, I’m beside myself! 😀 I’ll make sure to get on top of it as soon as I can. You’re amazing! Lily
You’re welcome! You certainly deserve it, and all the other awards you’ve been getting! You can take your time moving it forward, of course; it took me almost three weeks to scrape together enough time to finish this post, so no worries! Best of luck to you in all your writing! 😀
Thank you so much for thinking of us! This is such a cool idea, passing around this nomination. I can’t wait to look through the other blogs you nominated!
Literally seconds before I read this post I was thinking how much I liked your pen name and wishing that I had a cool name lol. Very good choice!
You’re welcome! I thought it was a cool idea too, when I was nominated! You really deserve it; I love your idea of five writers collaborating on one blog, and you’re all very talented! Best of luck to all of you in your writing! 😉
I’m glad you like my pen name! One of the main details I wanted was that it be gender-neutral, especially since I want to write mostly science fiction and fantasy (which is also why I went with initials). I think your name is cool too! Robin is actually one of my favorite names; I’ve even given it to more than one of my characters! 🙂
OMG. Thanks so much for the nomination. My little blog is just getting started so I’m super excited now. It’s truly amazing that people actually read what comes to my mind. More vampire stuff to come. By the way, you have a beautiful blog.
You’re welcome! I thought your blog was pretty cool while I was looking through it, so I feel you deserve the award. Best of luck to you in all your writing! 😉
And thanks! Glad you like my blog too! 🙂