{"id":1442,"date":"2016-06-15T14:48:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T14:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2016-06-15T14:48:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T14:48:48","slug":"the-liebster-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/15\/the-liebster-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The Liebster Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey everyone! I&#8217;ve got some good news! I have been nominated for the <strong>The Liebster Award<\/strong> by the amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/readerinterrupted.wordpress.com\/\">Reader Interrupted<\/a>. Thank you so much for nominating me! It means a lot that my\u00a0work is being liked and appreciated.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/wordingwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/liebster2.png?45d1d5\" alt=\"liebster2\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Liebster Award is a way to support and bring recognition to each other&#8217;s blogs.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<strong>Here are the rules\u00a0of the Liebster Award:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog in your post.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Display the award on your blog \u2014 by including it in your post and\/or displaying it using a \u201cwidget\u201d or a \u201cgadget\u201d (the best way to do this is to save the image to your own computer and then upload it to your blog post).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Answer 11 questions about yourself, which will be provided to you by the person who nominated you.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide 11 random facts about yourself.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nominate 5 \u2013 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a less than 1000 followers. (you can always ask the blog owner this since not all blogs display a count that lets the readers know this information)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a new list of questions for the nominees\u00a0to answer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>List these rules in your post (copy and paste from here). Once you have written and published it, you then have to:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inform the people\/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster Award and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;color:#800000;\"><strong>Questions from Reader Interrupted<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>1. What is your favorite\u00a0series of all time and why?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The Harry Potter series and the Twilight series &#8211; Mainly because these are the two series that I always come back to. Even though my \u00a0opinions might have changed about Twilight, it will always be one of my favorite series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>2. If you could meet one book character over dinner, who would it be?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Sherlock Holmes!! I would love to see what he\u00a0deduces\u00a0about me \ud83d\ude00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>3. What is your biggest pet peeve? \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>If I don&#8217;t like the writing of a book, it annoys me so much that I simply cant continue reading it even if I&#8217;m liking the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>4. What book has made you cry the hardest?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell! That book made me cry like I&#8217;ve never cried before for fictional characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>5. Who inspires you?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>I don&#8217;t mean to sound conceited at all but I&#8217;ve just never known someone who I idolize or who really inspires me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>6. Do you believe in ghosts?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Nope<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>7. If you had to only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Any of the huge Harry Potter books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>8. What is your scariest nightmare?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Not having a career that I&#8217;m satisfied\u00a0\u00a0with<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>9. Describe a book to me without mentioning anything specific about the characters.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>This book\u00a0will make you feel scared for the characters. It will touch your heart and thrill you. The color blue comes to my mind when I think about it. There are two main characters in the book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>10. What\u2019s your most bizarre talent?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>None. No weird or bizarre talents for me \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#003366;\"><em><strong>11. What book has really changed the way you once thought about something?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky really changed the way I looked at people and life in general.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;text-decoration:underline;\">Random Facts About Me<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I&#8217;m a Taylor Swift fan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I will be 16 in less than a month.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I want to have a dog someday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I recently watched Friends and How I Met Your Mother and now I&#8217;m obsessed with both.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I write everything down and make a lot of lists. I feel calm when my mind is organized \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I make really good tea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I&#8217;m about to start watching the Star Wars movies for the first time ever!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I hope to work in writing or publishing someday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I really like cucumber sandwiches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I really hope to read all my physical books this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">I want to spend more time blogging.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;text-decoration:underline;\">My Nominations<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/thelaurenest.com\/\">The Laurenest<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/thegoldjournal.wordpress.com\/\">The Gold Journal<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/pitchblacksky.net\/\">Pitch Black Sky<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/paperbackbrii.wordpress.com\/\">Paperback Bri<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/readinaflash.wordpress.com\/\">Read In a Flash<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/thisislitblog.wordpress.com\/\">This is Lit<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/dreambookreviews.wordpress.com\/\">Dream Book Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/wonderlessreviews.wordpress.com\/\">Wonderless Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/allthecrannies.wordpress.com\/\">All The Crannies<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><a style=\"color:#000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/lostinsweetwords.wordpress.com\/\">Lost In Sweet Words<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><span style=\"color:#800000;text-decoration:underline;\">My Questions<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">What do you love the most about books?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">Name a\u00a0book character you would like to be.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">What is your biggest bookish pet peeve?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">What is your favorite stand-alone book ?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">What is your favorite movie of all time?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">Name a book you hate the most.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">Name a book that influenced you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">Name a genre that you never read from.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">What is your dream job?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">Name a book that you hate to love.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color:#000080;\">Why did you start a blog?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s it from me. I&#8217;m glad I got to participate in this award\/meme. It helped me discover new blogs and I hope it was the same for others too \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey everyone! I&#8217;ve got some good news! I have been nominated for the The Liebster Award by the amazing Reader Interrupted. Thank you so much for nominating me! It means a lot that my\u00a0work is being liked and appreciated. The&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/15\/the-liebster-award\/#more-1442\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Liebster Award<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[76,99,187,450],"class_list":["post-1442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-book-meme","tag-books","tag-fiction","tag-the-liebster-award"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7914,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/28\/real-neat-blogger-and-liebster-award\/","url_meta":{"origin":1442,"position":0},"title":"Real Neat Blogger and Liebster Award","date":"June 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A huge thanks to A Tepid Wary for nominating me for these awards! 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