Awards & Upcoming Events

It's the first Monday of the month, and you know what that means. It's time to get organized!

Awards:

You can always find mine listed here, but I wanted to give a few shout-outs. Here are the awards I've received in the past month or so:

Thanks to Nancy, Cassie, Lisa, and Victoria! You guys are amazing, and I'm so grateful to have been mentioned in your posts. *Hugs* :)

Since there have been so many awards going around, I'm only going to nominate a few who--to the best of my knowledge--haven't received these yet. First, let's check out the requirements:

Great Comments award: Ah, this one is easy. I just have to pass it along to one of my dedicated commenters.

Great Commenter: Iain!

For the Kreativ Blogger and Versatile Blogger awards, I'm supposed to list facts about myself and tag people. I know you guys are busy, so let's go with one fact and three nominees.

Fact: I don't know how to ride a bicycle. ...What? I never learned! I don't suppose anyone is willing to teach me? :D

Kreative Blogger #1: April Plummer!

Kreative Blogger #2: Lindsay Currie!
Versatile Blogger: Joylene Nowell Butler! (No relation, in case you're wondering...)

Last, but not least, we have the information on the Skunk award: 

"The thumbs up from Skunk award' since 'we all feel like stinky, stinky skunks some days' and there are people who 'make us feel (and smell) a lot better'. To pass the award on, name one thing that you love about yourself, then pass on the award to as many bloggers as you want to"

Something I love about myself: Hmm... well, I always tell it like it is. I can be tactful, but don't ask me things unless you really want to know. I value honesty. *grins*

Thumbs up to: Melissa Maygrove!

There you go, guys! Just hop on over to my Awards Page, and grab the appropriate image. Cookies and punch to follow. ;)

Upcoming Events:

• Rach Harrie's Fourth Writers' Platform-Building Campaign starts today! It's always a lot of fun, and you'll "meet" a ton of other writers. Don't forget to sign up! :)
  
• Alex Cavanaugh's second book, Cassafire, comes out this month. There's a huge release party happening on the 28th, so be sure to make blog rounds that day. :D
• Guess what? Jessica Therrien's debut novel, Oppression, comes out on the same day! That means we get to have two parties*. Woohoo! :)
  *Which probably means I'll skip my post on the 27th and post twice on the 28th.
• I'm also participating in the Get Fired Up blogfest this month. Talk about a great way to give back to the blogosphere! Stop by on March 1st to hear about the blogger I worked with. :)

Have anything else to add? Shoot me a comment, and I'll put your event here. :)

Image by David Castillo Dominici.

Have a great week, guys! ♥