The Sunshine Blogger Tag

Before I get into the tag, I’d like to thank Susan from Life in Poetry for the tag. I love these tags – the questions are always so much fun and it’s always nice to share a few random facts about me with my readers.

The Rules

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you.

2. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you.

3. Nominate 11 new bloggers to receive the award and write them 11 new questions.

4. List the rules and display the sunshine blogger graphic in your post.

5. Notify nominees about it by commenting on one of their blog posts.

The Questions I Was Asked and My Answers

1 Between spring, summer, autumn and winter, you prefer…? Why ?

I prefer summer as I love the sun. I always feel happier when the sun is shining, even if I know I’m going to be stuck indoors. It’s strange because for all summer is my favourite season, Christmas is still my favourite time of the year.

2 You like to write: Where? When? Alone? With a Workshop?

I like to write at home. I’m far too nosey to go to a coffee shop or something and try to write – I’d get nothing done for people watching haha. I’ve never tried a writing workshop. In theory, I think they’re a good idea, but then I always think the time it takes getting there and back is time I could have spent writing instead.

3 What is your favourite sound?

I don’t think I have one. I quite like the sound of the sea but who doesn’t?

4 You can choose to go anywhere in the world. Where would you go?

It’s got to be New York hasn’t it?

5 Who would you like to interview (a person from the past or present or future)? What questions would you ask?

I’d love to interview a real life exorcist. I’d ask them:

• Do you really believe in possession or do you think it’s a delusional and the exorcism works because the person believes it will?
• Has anything you have seen challenged that belief?
• Have you ever been genuinely afraid during an exorcism and if so, can you describe the experience?
• How do you prepare for an exorcism?
• Is there anything special you do after the exorcism?
• What’s the most challenging exorcism you’ve ever been a part of and how did you make it a success?
• Have you ever been part of a failed exorcism, and if so, what happened next?

6 Your favourite clothes/outfit?

A pair of comfortable jeans and a t-shirt of some description. I love high heels, but they don’t love me haha.

7 Your favourite author?

I get asked this question all the time and I hate it because choosing just one is so hard, so I’m going to cheat and list a few haha. Stephen King, John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, Adele Parks, Steve Cavanagh and Michael Grant come to mind as those authors who I look forward to hearing of a new release from.

8 Your favourite music?

I don’t mind a bit of cheesy pop, but I mostly like rock music.

9 Your favourite painter?

I don’t have one. I don’t know the first thing about art.

10 Your favourite film director?

I’d probably have to go with Eli Roth. I don’t particularly follow any director’s career and go out of my way to see all of their movies, but I’m a horror fan and I think I have seen most of Eli Roth’s movies.

11 Your favourite poem? If you can, include it.

This is probably a bit morbid, but Mary Elizabth Frye’s Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

My Eleven Questions and Nominations

Well this is the part where I break the rules – I won’t be tagging eleven people, so if you want to answer my questions (or be a rebel and answer Susan’s questions) then consider yourself tagged.

1 What’s your happiest memory?

2 What are your top five favourite books?

3 If you could spend the day with any fictional character, who would you choose and why?

4 If every job paid the same salary, which job would you choose?

5 If you could only ever watch one movie genre, which one would you choose?

6 Would you rather be a vampire or a werewolf? Why?

7 Beach or poolside?

8 What is your favourite social media site and why?

9 What is your least favourite social media site and why?

10 Do you prefer to read blog posts or watch YouTube videos?

11 If you could be anyone other than yourself for the day, who would you choose and why?

Will you be answering the questions? Let me know in the comments 🙂

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