Award!

This past Wednesday, fellow aspiring author and blogger Lora Palmer awarded me the Versatile Blogger Award! What better way to start the Blogging from A to Z challenge than with an Award? Agent representation? Well… okay perhaps… but the award will be good enough for now. First, a plug for Lora’s blog. You can find it here:

http://lorarpfictionblog.blogspot.com/

Take a moment to visit Lora’s blog and find out more about what she’s up to! Thanks, Lora. 🙂

Now, seven random things about me (not necessarily new, especially if you’ve been reading this blog for a while):

1. The first book I finished writing was a historical account of the kings and queens of a fictional country. It was about fifty pages long, hand-written with illustrations. I was about ten years old when I completed it.
2. Although I’m originally from England, my mother is Scots-Irish, and my father was at least partly of Welsh descent. So I’m truly British.
3. I became an American citizen in 2005. At my citizenship interview, the interviewer asked me, “If the US and the UK went to war, would you be willing to fight against the British?” Caught me off guard, but I think I gave the right answer…
4. I am vegetarian, and have been since 1990. My rule of thumb is, if an animal had to die for me to eat something, then I would rather not. So eggs, cheese, milk, and chocolate are perfectly acceptable. Fish and chicken are not.
5. I still pronounce tomato with a long “a” (as in the English way: tomahhto). For some reason I just cannot say tomayto. I also still eat using my knife and fork simultaneously. If you’ve never noticed, Americans tend to cut their food, then transfer the fork to the right hand (assuming a right-handed person) to eat. Brits will cut and eat as they go, keeping the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right. That’s one way you can spot a Brit in a restaurant.
6. The first group I was a fan of was Buggles (of “Video Killed the Radio Star” fame). In fact, I still love their music, even though their last album came out in 1981. (Check out this Lego version of “Video Killed the Radio Star”!)
7. I’m a huge fan of the British sci-fi series Doctor Who, and have been since I was a child. In fact, I don’t remember a time when I didn’t know what Doctor Who is. I was raised on the “classic” series, and I’m thoroughly enjoying the re-boot.

I’m now supposed to select a bunch of people to pass the award on to… but instead, why don’t you tell me something about yourself? Especially if you’re a first-time visitor to the blog, use the comments to share something interesting. Thanks!