*We’ve been in the process of readying our novel to be published and beginning on the second installment, The Damask Persuasion. We hope you’ll forgive our tardiness.*
Let the dancing commence, y’all. We’ve been nominated for The Reality Award! The lights dim, and the crowd hushes as the intro to Robin Thicke’s “When I Get You Alone” begins. Mathair and I, decked out in our lucky pj’s and a little tipsy from red wine, got down!
Oh, yeah. We’ve got to answer some questions. Sorry, got caught up in the funky beats. The gracious, Sheri de Grom has nominated us and we have to say what an honor it truly is. Thank you, Sheri, and God bless.
Make sure to stop by and visit her site http://sheridegrom.wordpress.com
And, here are the rules:
Go to the blog of the person that nominated you and give a nod on your post. Answer the questions, then nominate up to twenty bloggers, stopping by their sites and letting them know.
Love the questions, guys. Very unique.
If you could change one thing, what would it be?
Mathair:
The balance in my checking account!
Inion:
I think everything happens for a reason, good, bad, the unexpected, it’s all there to help form us into the person we eventually become. So, in hindsight, there’s not much I would change, merely because everything that’s happened in my life has led me here; in a job I love with the best coworker, and with a family that I love more than life itself. Though we’ve suffered greatly, I’d like to think that it wasn’t for nothing.
But, if I must, then I would like to change the fact that my little brother had to deal with the many hardships we’ve went through, from the many deaths to our mother’s car accident and, possibly the most painful for him, the loss of our baby brother, Franklin. If there had been a way to protect him from all of that, I would’ve given anything to slip him into a little bubble, so he could stay untarnished by the suffering.
If you could repeat an age, what would it be?
Mathair:
That’s easy, 28. After I had Inion, I didn’t lose my weight right away, which was a huge mistake. Like anything we put off, it continually got worse, and I held that weight for almost nine years. When I got tired of seeing that sad image of myself looking back in the mirror, I got mad enough to drop 128 pounds. I was also smart enough with my next two children to lose the weight and hold it off.
Inion:
Twenty-six has been pretty good so far. I’ve just recently lost over a hundred pounds and Mathair and I have really found our niche in our writing, finishing three of our books this year and in the process of publishing our beloved Perfect 7. So, I would have to pick 26.
What one thing really scares you?
Mathair:
That our books won’t be received like I hope they will. I always pray that the readers will love them as much as we do. We’re not what society would call, “normal” and because of that we attract eccentric characters. It’s hard to determine if they will be welcomed into the mainstream, but when you’re a writer, you must be true to the voice of your characters, or as Inion and I call them, “Our babies.”. And, so we pray that they will be understood and loved. I guess all writers feel like that, though.
Inion:
Failure, but I guess that’s pretty standard for a perfectionist. My mother has always taught me that success isn’t possible without hard work and ambition. And, because I’ve never had anything handed to me, hard work’s been a constant in my life. Therefore, if I fail at anything, it’s a direct reflection of my work ethic and abilities. Failure is not an option, and I don’t tolerate it.
If you could be someone else for a day, who would it be?
Mathair:
Most of the time, I wish I could be the best me, the woman my family see that I just can’t. But, if I had this kind of choice, I would be Tom Hardy and never leave the mirror.
Inion:
I would be our MC from The Perfect 7, Kevin Yager. It’s pretty sick when you idolize your own character, but given he’s a mesh of my mother and younger brother, (both I consider to be complete cool, bad asses) I’d say I’m validated.
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Congratulations you two! It’s so cool to hear you’re finishing up your novel! I look forward to meeting these eccentric characters of yours.
Thanks so much sweety! We are in the editing process now, working with a fantastic editor, (Emily Moore) notice the shameless plug! (lol). This being our first published book, everything is just so new and exciting. And hopefully, when we are finished, we’ll have a lot more great people like you who will embrace these crazy five teenage boys! Thx for stopping by and can’t wait to read your answers for your award!
Always late to the party, that’s me LOL
Congrats though~I think this is awesome
and definitely deserved! 🙂
Thx CeeLee, & don’t worry bout it girl, better to show up late than not come to the party at all! Thanks for dropping by & for the kind words. Have a great week!
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Congratulations on your award, ladies. 🙂
I know you mentioned being a little tipsy – 😀 – when you sat down to answer the questions, but I have to say your responses didn’t read as tipsy – well, maybe except for the “bank account” response. 😉 Oh, but wait… I have a dear friend for whom wine is the equivalent of truth serum. *light dawns*
It’s so true Ellen. Although we try not to abuse or overdo it too much. Wait…are we talking about alcohol or truth? lol. Thx for commenting and have a great Sunday!
Afternoon ladies=) Congrats on the award. You definitely deserve it. I was going to check out those you nominated for the reality award but can’t seem to find the links. Where might I find them?
Yeah, you know Jen we thought they should be listed as well. It makes it hard when your trying not to nominate those who might have already been nominated. But the lady that nominated us, gave us the steps and didn’t include listing those that you nominated, so we were worried we would be doing it wrong. If you’ll give us a bit we will give them to you. Thx!
Congrats on this cool blogger award! Thanks so much for nominating me. 🙂
Your very welcome Kourtney! Have a great weekend.
Congratulations on your award and thank you so much for nominating me!
Don’t worry about not being normal – I’ve not yet met an interesting or fun person who is normal in every way.
No problem, Patsy. It was well deserved, we love your site! Can’t wait to read your responses.
I finally got around to posting up my answers!
I love your answers, girls! Very honest and open, but then that’s why everyone adores you both! Thank you so much for passing this award on to me. I’ll post my answers and pass the torch in the next couple of weeks, hopefully. Sorry I haven’t been by in quite some time, as I’ve been quite under the weather the past several weeks. You really brightened my day. Thanks!
Thank you, Marcia. And, you were one of our first picks. We love your site and it brightens our day as well. So sorry to hear you’ve been sick, but we’re glad you are feeling better. 🙂
How phenominal that you both had the will-power to lose that much weight. I would venure to predict that two ladies with that much determination will achieve whatever they decide to do.
Thank you, Diana. It was by far one of the hardest things that both of us undertook, but the rewards were worth it. We like to think that we’re bullheaded and determined, and that will only help us in the future. Most of the time it just grates on the others’ nerves. LOL
Congrats on the award and Perfect 7. Dancing with you! :0)
Thanks, Catherine. We’re so excited for everyone to read it, almost giddy. It’s been quite the labor of love and just so happens to be our favorite of the three books we’ve written this past year. 🙂
Congrats on your award! Great answers. You are both so forthcoming in your responses. I really can’t wait to get a peek at The Perfect 7 and the others! 🙂
Thanks, Arlene. We can’t wait for everyone to read The Perfect 7. It’s our favorite out of the three books we’ve written. We’ve just begun the second installment and already have the first three chapters done! 🙂
Congrats on the award. That’s a fun one!
Thank you! We were completely honored and surprised by the nomination. It was truly humbling. 🙂 Definitely had fun with the questions. Our favorite so far. We’ve been having some trouble getting onto your site, was wondering if you were having problems. We’ve had similar with ours. We’ve missed your posts and are hoping it’s just technical matters.
Congrats on your award ladies!! Your posts are always heart felt and inspiring. 🙂
Thank you, Coleen! That means so much to us. And, your posts always bring a smile to our faces and warmth to our hearts. 🙂