Therefore, I participate to the best of my abilities.

Here’s what I have to do:

1) Copy the Kreativ Blogger Badge onto my blog.
2) Thank the person who gave it to me and link to their blog.
3) Write 7 things about myself that my blog readers don’t know.
4) Choose 7 other bloggers to pass the award to.
5) Link to those 7 other bloggers.
6) Notify my 7 bloggers.

Sooo…without further ado:

1)

2) Thank you to Jemi Fraser and Cate Woods. I appreciate you both thinking of my blog. I’m flattered, to tell you the truth.

3) Seven things you don’t know about me:

I still have baby teeth (in my mouth). My favourite colour is blue. In my years as a volunteer at the Humane Society, I used to let all the cats loose in the back room. Freedom! They all got along remarkably well, believe it or not. My favourite board game as a kid was Trouble. I hate shopping for clothes. My favourite flower would be daisies because they are unassuming and beautiful, as well as cheery. And finally, I’d rather have a few really good, true friends than many false friends.

4 & 5) Seven great writing blogs for you to discover. Some have been around a long time, some are new:

Amy Sue Nathan –A chick lit and women’s fiction.

J. Lea Lopez — A commercial fiction writer.

Matt Sinclair — A writer, editor and freelancer with several blogs.

TK Richardson — YA author.

Rhonda Stapleton — YA author and one of AgentQuery’s first chat guests.

Robert K. Lewis — I think this badge will look lovely on his gritty, noir blog.

Prairie Chicks Write Romance — I have no clue how they will handle part 3 of this as it is a communal blog–and a cool one at that.

Enjoy!

But I was curious about this award. Who created it? Where did it come from? How long has it been around? Etc, etc. So, I did what I do when I get curious. I Googled.

What did Google tell me about the Kreativ Blogger Award (other than the fact that the award’s name makes my internal speller turn herself inside out)? Well, that others have gotten it too. And that’s about it. I found out very little in my three, 30 second searches, so I did what I do when I don’t get quick results. I gave up and went away to think about it.

So what is this award? I still don’t know. Who created it? I don’t know. Is there a headquarters? What are the criterion for awarding the little badge? I dunno. Can it be awarded to men? (It looks a little girly.) Will eight of my best friends be struck down if I don’t pass it on within seven days? I’m not really sure, but the award does sort of smell like a chain letter. (Part of the deal is that you share 7 facts about yourself and then award the badge to 7 blogs.) But you know how I really know that this thing must be a chain letter? Because all my blog buddies have already had it and I’m at a loss on who to send it on to. It happens to me every time.