Thursday, October 5, 2017

IWSG and Answers to LIES Bloghop!



Today is the first Thursday of the month, which means I missed Wednesday, the day of the IWSG where we writers share our insecurities, hopes and dreams with the world and give support to our fellow IWSGers! Click on The Insecure Writer's Support Group to join us.






This month's theme is Show Your Writer Insecurity Contest. I was so insecure about it that I'm posting a whole day late.  But here it is, a picture of me with the IWSG logo:


Jumping Into Your Insecurities
This picture brings my two loves together, writing and skating and they are both similar in that you do most of your work alone, refining and perfecting and then you have to be brave and show off what you've created to the world. The picture of me skating was taken 3 years ago at an adult competition. :)


2 LIES and a Truth Bloghop!  

Last time I participated in my daughter, Jess McKendry's bloghop called LIES to celebrate the release of her second novel The Inferiors.  Head over to her blog and check it out, in the next couple days she'll be announcing the lucky winner of her book.

I gave you two lies about myself and one truth and you had to pick the truth.  

1. I've lived in Ohio all my life.
2. I don't like heavy metal or rap music.
3. I have an irrational fear of sharks even in fresh water.  

Here's the answers:

1.  LIE, I've moved around over 12 times and lived in eight different states!  Ohio is our home now though.

2. LIE, While rap and heavy metal may not be my absolute favorite genres of music...give me Pantera's Cowboys From Hell or Drake's One Dance and I'll be head banging or rapping right along with everyone else! 

3. TRUTH!!! :)  I'm absolutely terrified of sharks!  Even when I'm in deep, fresh water all that runs through my mind are the scenes from JAWS where the shark comes up behind the person and chomps them in half while skiing or swimming! I know it's totally irrational but I can't help it.  Despite my fear my husband convinced me to go jet skiing in the Gulf of Mexico and kayaking in Monterrey Bay.  Both times, I couldn't wait to get back on shore and later we found out that a great white shark had been spotted the very next week in Monterrey Bay! 

Do you have any irrational fears?


Hope you all are having a great week despite everything in the news. Give everyone in your life a little extra attention and love.  Even in darkness there is beauty all around us.  These dahlias are blooming in my garden right now and they make me smile.





Kathy :)

15 comments:

  1. That's a great shot for you.
    I don't even remember what I guessed. But cool you like Pantera!

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    1. Thanks!! Haha, you didn't think I liked metal! :)

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  2. Hehe, my daughter is fascinated with sharks. I kind of cringe because she surfs. So I bought her those shark bracelets that are supposed to keep sharks away. Hope they work.

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    1. I'm fascinated with them too, but I'd like to study them from afar! :) Ooh I hope those bracelets work too and that she stays safe. I know the numbers of attacks are actually very small, but it still freaks me out!

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  3. I'm also fascinated with sharks. Loved the book 13 Days of Terror, the true story that inspired Jaws. I'm also writing a paranormal romance involving a shark. Yes, you read that right - LOL!

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    1. I had a book as a teen called "Killers of the Deep" that I was totally obsessed with, but it kinda made my imagination go wild! Paranormal sharks! Sounds cool! :)

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  4. I love the connection between writing and skating.
    Great pic!

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    1. Thanks! It is amazing how similar they are in spirit.

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  5. What a beautiful flower! Love the vibrant color!

    Irrational fears? I'm terrified of cockroaches...and where I live, we have some of the big flying ones. *shudder*

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    1. Oh my gosh! Big flying cockroaches?! Sounds like it's part of a horror story!

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  6. I'm scared of bears and sharks. Awesome that your daughter is a writer too.

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    1. Bears scare me too, but on land I at least don't "feel" as disadvantaged as in the water. It's been lots of fun to have Jess write too!

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  7. Sharks are cool...on TV! :)

    Great pics!
    Thanks for participating!
    Heather M. Gardner

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    1. Yes, I agree, that's as close as I want to get to them! Thanks!

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  8. Love your IWSG picture! I have an irrational fear of bugs going into my ears or laying eggs there. I have to sleep with my ears covered because of it, even though I know it's unlikely to happen.

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