Who Said This? Guess The Character!

I love this idea, but, sadly, I can't take credit for it. The idea came from from Krystal Wade, author of Wilde's Fire. So, the game goes like this: I post some quotes from memorable characters in memorable books, and you see if you can guess who said them!

So how's your knowledge of Harry Potter? The Lord of the Rings? Twilight? Technically, you could get some of these right if you just watched the movie ;-)

Alrighty, so in case you hadn't noticed, the game isn't happening here. It's happening over at Annalisa Crawford's blog, Wake up, eat, write, sleep (<--- just add in 'teach' and that's my day!) Please go and 'play'! There are even little voting widgets for you to click on!

Outer Space Scares Me... and Other Random Facts

Thank you, Kathleen, for tagging me to answer 11 random questions about myself! It's good timing, too, what with all the new campaign members coming around and not having a clue who I am. I'm sure once they know about my weird habits (questions 2) and my hoarding tendencies (question 6) they'll definitely come by to visit again...

Um...

Wait! Stop! Where are you going?!

Okay, so here's the deal: I answer 11 questions from Kathleen, then I tag 11 people and ask them my own 11 questions. Here we go...

1. On average, how often do you look in a mirror (practicing faces for your writing does count!)?
Wait, so when I'm putting cream/makeup on my face, every time I look away and then back in the mirror, does that count as a separate occasion? How about checking out my hair in the ancient blank computer screen that sits on my desk at school?
Answer: no freakin' idea!

2. What is your weirdest/strangest/most interesting habit? Be honest!
Um... When I'm thinking I often hook the underside of my tongue ring over my bottom teeth. I try not to do that when standing in front of a class full of students, though!

3. If you could go anywhere in the UNIVERSE, where would it be and why? (Fictional places are totally part of the universe.)
There is one thing I want to see before I die and that is the Northern Lights. Sorry, I know that's still on this planet, but outer space kinda scares me!

4. What fictional character do you hate with a passion?
Hmm... President Snow from The Hunger Games books.

5. Upon landing on a deserted tropical island, you realize you have only one thing to help you survive! What is it?
My Kindle! And it would have a magical everlasting battery.

6. What do you hoard collect?
I don't think I technically hoard anything, but the closest thing would be books. There's nothing else I have in such vast quantities!

7. You’ve just landed on a brand new, never-before-discovered planet. What do you name it?
Rachel's Planet of Awesomeness?
No?
Okay... The One With The Purple Rings.

8. Fill in the blank: I am proud of myself for _______________.
... reaching the final word on that 120 000 word novel! (which I have yet to inflict upon the reading world)

9. You have half an hour to cook a meal for your family/friends/people. What do you make?
Half an hour? Seriously?! Probably pasta mixed in with whatever bottled pasta sauce I can find in the cupboard! Plus fresh herbs from the garden.

10. You’ve just been asked to give an impromptu speech on any subject. What do you talk about?
Um... social media? High school mathematics? I feel I know quite a lot about those two subjects at the moment!

11. Is there life beyond our planet?
Like I said before, outer space (and in particular, aliens) kinda scares me. So I'm sort of hoping there's no other life out there!

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All right, I shall be tagging 11 people I have recently followed through the Writers' Platform-Building Campagin:

Kaylie Austen

Melissa Maygrove

Yelena Casale

Morgan Shamy

Julia King

Vicki Orians

Tina Moss

Melanie Stanford

Melissa Dean

Samantha Drane

Jocelyn Rish

And here are your 11 questions:

1. Describe yourself in one word.
2. What was your favourite book as a child?
3. eBooks or paper books?
4. If you could go back in time and change one thing in your life, what would it be?
5. What song is currently stuck in your head?
6. What fictional character do you most resemble?
7. If you could have any super power, what would you choose?
8. What is your favourite quote?
9. Are you a full-time writer or do you have some other day job?
10. Which book would you pick up first: awesome cover or super cool title?
11. Cream or ice-cream?

Looking forward to seeing your answers!

A Game of Tag

I have been tagged by fellow SA writer/blogger Misha from My First Book to answer the following questions:


If you could go back in time and relive a moment, what would it be?
That exact moment when I opened the newspaper on the day my Matric results came out and FINALLY discovered what I'd got... And it wasn't just the results themselves, but the entire terrifying world of possibility that lay before me at that point.

If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would it be?
I'd go back to my first year at Cape Town University and HAVE MORE FUN! (I was so darned responsible and boring!)

What movie/TV character do you most resemble in personality?
Ok, this isn't a movie/TV show, it's a book. The reason being because the whole way through reading it I was thinking THIS IS ME! The character was a neat freak, complete germ-o-phobe, scared of getting into trouble for missing classes, and quite happy to stay home and read a book instead of going out and partying. ANNA from Stephanie Perkins' ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS.

If you could push one person off a cliff and get away with it, who would it be?
Go see Misha's answer. We live in the same country with the same unfortunate politicians, and I feel the same way she does about this bloody agent (<--- if you've seen the interview you'll know who I'm talking about!) guy.

Name one habit that you want to change in yourself?
Biting my lip.

Describe yourself in one word.
Busy
(All the time!)

Describe the person who named you in this meme in one word.
Helpful
(She's doing a blog series (here and here) on tips to improve your and your audience's blogging experience)

Why do you blog? Answer in one sentence.
To amass adoring fans To chat with other readers and writers about stories, writing, publishing, rubbish and basically all things book-related.

Name at least three people to send this meme to, and inform them.
These are all people I've met recently:
Carla
Luana
Sammy



AND AND AND!! Don't go yet!

Sarah is hosting a blog hop (and competition!) to build links between and get to know other awesome writers :-)
(And I'm on her 20 Awesome People list! Eeeeee!)

Tag, You're It!

So, a fun game of tag has been circulating the blogosphere.

IF YOU'RE READING THIS, CONSIDER YOURSELF TAGGED!

That means you gotta answer these questions too!

1. If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Why?

Ooh, so many options... Telekinesis is 

pretty cool (see Quinn's theory), but I think I'd go for something to do with FIRE, ie. pyrokinesis. Fire is beautiful, mesmerising, powerful...

2. Who is your style icon?

My sister. She always looks awesome!

3. What is your favourite quote?

"A room without books is like a body without a soul." ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero

I NEED books like I NEED air!

4. What is the best compliment you've ever received?

Hmm... Well, since it's all about writing on this blog, I'd have to go with the Commonwealth short story judges highly commending a story of mine :-)

5. What playlist/cd is in you ipod/cd player right now?

I only use my ipod at gym and my current gym playlist includes:

Locnville

David Guetta

Ke$ha

VNV Nation

The Veronicas

30 Seconds to Mars

6. Are you a night owl or a morning person?

When I was little and not allowed to stay up late, I was a night owl. Now that I can do whatever I want whenever I want I can't make it past 11... I know. Bad planning on my part.

7. Do you prefer dogs or cats?

Dogs. A source of unconditional love :-)

8. What is the meaning behind your blog name?

Rachel is my first name, Morgan is my second, and writing is what I love best.

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If you want to see how other people have answered, go visit...

seeing, dreaming... writing

Renae Mercado

Coffey. Tea. And Literary

A No. 2 pencil stat!

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And my follower count has reached the lovely round figure of 50 :-)

Yay! Thank you, thank you, thank you, fabulous followers!