Monday, February 21, 2011

One secret, one lie, one quirk, one habit, one trait, and one love

Cute now, but what happens when you merge them?
The first Crusade Challenge...

· one secret: I love to read, but I don't love to read what many consider the classics. The way some of the characters bloviate tends to make me put many an old book down before getting into the story.

· one quirk: When someone says, does or writes something over and over again which irritates me I actually get a physical sensation of discomfort in the pit of my stomach. Examples are, a too frequently used word (I read a book once where all the characters referred to other males as 'boyo', but it only started halfway through the book) or a blade scraping on a blackboard.

· one annoying habit: I have a fuliguline laugh. People jump in fright when I find something funny because it sounds like a cross between a donkey and a duck.

· one of your best character traits: I was born in the year of the rabbit, which must be a good thing because rabbits are fluffy and cute with button noses.

· one of your favourite things: I only get to choose one? Well in that case I choose my boyfriend, Ollie. Because of him I get to go back to university to do my graduate diploma in editing & publishing, and spend long hours writing. Otherwise I'd probably still be working in a bank.


Can you guess which is the lie?

25 comments:

  1. Hello, fellow crusader! Hmmmmmmm ... I can't find the lie. My choices are the annoying habit or your best character traits. Maybe. Nice job. :)

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  2. I'm not a big classic fan either, I have a few I like but for the most part I avoid them.
    Hello to a fellow Crusader. :)

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  3. Nope, I can't spot the lie....maybe your laugh? Good one.

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  4. Hi there :) I was thinking maybe the laugh too, but I'm going to guess you weren't born in the year of the rabbit..? Congrats on going back to uni - that's so cool!

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  5. Can't spot the lie maybe the boyfriend's name.

    I've enjoyed reading your blog so I've awarded you the Stylish Blogger Award. I've posted it on my blog and you can go there for the details.

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  6. Hmmmm, maybe you really do love classics. Nice challenge post!

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  7. My guess, you weren't born in the year of the rabbit. :)

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  8. Tough one! I say your weren't really born in the year of the rabbit. Happy crusading!

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  9. Your lie is deeply hidden. Well done! My guess is the laugh.

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  10. A difficult one...I assume you don't lie about your boyfriend. All the rest are possibilities. I'll guess the laugh :)

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  11. Well... I think I too will go with the year of the rabbit. Seems a bit convenient... Cheers!

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  12. Hello fellow Crusader! I'm in group 10 with you!

    I'm going with being born in the year of the rabbit. I agree that it seems too convenient.

    Happy Crusading!

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  13. I agree with Danette on this one.

    :-)

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  14. Ha! Cute!!! Is your donkey/duck laugh the fib?

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  15. Hi there fellow Group 10er! I'm going to guess you weren't born in the year of the rabbit.

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  16. Sabelle, the game is up... no body would ever believe you sound like a donkey-duck! I didnt think that Trilogy annoyed you THAT much though... I thought the 'boyo' thing was cute...

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  17. Maybe the laugh is a cross between two different animals?

    Your picture caption is too funny!

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  18. Hi, crusader,

    I'm guessing you don't have an annoying laugh.

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  19. No I actually loved the trilogy, but I would have loved it a lot more if it weren't for the 'boyos'.

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  20. Thanks Shelley :). I'll check it out.

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  21. Thanks Jolene. I'm starting on Monday. Getting a bit nervous now!

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  22. Hello fellow crusader! I am a tad bit late, the whole house has been sick all week. So, I just thought I would pop in and just say Hi! :D

    I'd have to go with the secret being a lie...we all know as authors, we LOVE to read! :D

    seems as though I'm logged in as my Twitter account...but my blog is here: http://snippettsfrommymind.blogspot.com

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  23. I'd say your laugh, because its more like a laughing hyena? Love your work (and your laugh). Abbasolutely fantastic. I've got alot of catching up to do, I can see.
    Printing off the draft tomorrow - sorree it's taken so long! Can't wait to dig into it.
    Keep up the good work - your covers are awesome BTW.

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  24. I'm guessing you weren't actually born in the year of the rabbit.
    I'd love to hear that laugh!

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