The geeky tours continue!

Push up your glasses and read on!

Today I'm visiting with Merissa and Debbie at the Archaeolibrarian.

I'll be giving you tips on how to meet your deadlines and remain sane.

The next host on my Geeky Dice & Debauchery tour is a proud geek girl, L.G. Keltner.

Click over to her blog and learn about gamers' superstitions about their dice. Oh yes, we gamers are a superstitious bunch!

The Beginnings Blogfest

The talented and geeky L.G. Keltner is celebrating her one year blogoversary! Head on over to her site and congratulate her. To mark this milestone, she's hosting the Beginnings Blogfest. What inspired you to start blogging? When did your passion for writing begin? Or, if you don't want to get personal, write about the origins of your favorite book or movie. No strict guidelines. She's cool like that!

This blogfest comes at an excellent time. This is my 500th blog post! Wow.

I started blogging years ago on a different network. It was mostly a personal blog. A way for me to keep my friends updated on my life and to save time by not having to write 20 different emails a day. I didn't have a big following. It was my quiet little corner of the blogosphere.

When I started to get serious about my writing and wanting to build a platform, I moved to LiveJournal. I didn't stay there very long. I didn't find many people to connect with. I had this blog linked to my LJ, and I was getting more responses here. So I made my final move to Blogger, and I met an incredible community.

I wouldn't have made it as far as I have without the advice and encouragement of other writers. The move to Blogger was a fresh beginning. The best move I could've made. I've learned how to properly network, improved my craft, and self-published. All of this because of the great community I met through this blog.

Why did you start blogging?

7x7 Link Award

A huge thank you to L.G. Keltner for not only honoring me with the 7x7 Link Award,

but the Versatile Blogger and Kreativ Blogger awards too.
A big thank you to C.M. Brown as well for passing on the 7x7 Link Award.

I've recently done the other two awards, but the 7x7 one is new.

For this award, I need to choose the post that best fits each category.

This will be a challenge.

Most beautiful piece - Auntie Tara's Short Story Prompt for January

Most helpful piece - Wicked Wednesday - the fast-paced novel

Most popular piece - First Campaign Challenge

Most controversial piece - Wicked Wednesday - taboo? (I don't have anything really controversial, but this is the closest!)

Most surprisingly successful piece -  Wicked Wednesday - paranormal romance cliches

Most underrated piece - Wicked Wednesday - sexual tension

Most pride worthy piece - A to Z Challenge - A is for Abby

I'm suppose to give this away to seven people.

The first seven who comment and want may have it!