chronicles of harriet

My First Nomination Ever!

Well, not really the first nomination in my life, but it is the first one in regard to blogging and I am very excited and proud.

I have been nominated for the Kreativ Blogger Award!  Many thanks to novels from the ground up for the nomination.    Novels From the Ground Up  is a wonderful blog about novel writing from the perspective of a ‘rank amateur’.  Please go check out his work; you will enjoy it.

As per the Kreativ Blogger Award rules I must:

1. Thank my nominator and provide a link to their blog.
2. List seven things that readers might find interesting about me.
3. Nominate seven other bloggers.

Seven things about me that readers might find interesting

1. I train and coach professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighters
2. Although I have written hundreds of short stories, screenplays and poems, it took me twenty-five years to finally commit to writing a novel and finish it because the idea of writing a novel scared the hell out of me.
3. I have eight children – seven daughters and one son – in the age range of 25 – 3.
4. I am a master of indigenous Afrikan martial arts.
5. I usually spell Afrika and Afrikan with a “k” because the letter “c” is non-existent in traditional Afrikan language phonetics.
6. I am an initiated High Priest (“Babalawo”) and Priest of Obatala (“Olorisa”, or “Awo Obatala”) – the Spirit of intelligence, humor, peace and light – in the Yoruba tradition of Ifa.
7. Although I am a martial artist, unlike most of my peers, I am not a fan of Bruce Lee, nor a fan of martial arts movies in general.

And finally here are seven blogs I subscribe to and I am nominating for the Kreativ Blogger Award:

Phenderson Djèlí Clark – A terrific blog by the Afro-Caribbean-American author of speculative fiction.

PANTERIAN TALES – The blog of the brilliant and talented L.M. Davis, author of the Blacktastic novels Interlopers and Posers.

Towrestlewithdarkness – The blog of Alan D. Jones, author of the dynamic and exciting science fiction novel To Wrestle With Darkness.

Beyond Victoriana – Ay-leen The Peacemaker’s  blog about multicultural steampunk and retro-futurism – that is, steampunk outside of a Western-dominant, Eurocentric framework.

Aker: Futuristically Ancient – This powerful blog explores African diasporic cultures and re-examines “popular diasporic cultures” through the afrofuturist and afrosurrealist perspectives.

STEAMED! – A great resource for all things Steampunk!

COLLISION OF WORLDS – The blog of Valjeanne Jeffers, author of the steamy horror / fantasy Immortal series of novels and the Blacknificent Steampunk novel, The Switch.

Please check out these awesome sites.  I regularly read many more blogs than these, however, I could only choose seven. I believe you will find my choices to your liking.