Welcome to this year’s fun spotlight introduction of Blog Battlers!
Every month we’re shining the light on a participant.
Welcome, Melanie A. Peters!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blog/Website: | www.intentergy.com |
| How long have you been a writer? | 5 years |
| 3 random facts about you! | I love college basketball. I live on a turkey farm. Gary is one of my first blogging friends. |
| What genre(s) do you write? | Lifestyle/Positivity Blogging |
| What is your favorite BB story/entry you’ve written? What is the URL? | https://intentergy.com/2018/08/10/to-the-moon-and-back/ |
| Have you published any books? Self/Indie published? Traditional? Hybrid? | Not yet |
| If you have published books, where can people go to buy your books? | Not yet |
| Do you plan to publish? If so, self/indie, traditional or both/hybrid? | Yes, both |
| Who or what inspired you to start a blog and share your writing? | I was coping with the decision to walk away from teaching fulltime so as to be able to meet the growing needs of my family and our farming operation. My blog has provided me with a terrific outlet for sharing my insights and experiences. |
| Any advice you could share with your fellow BBers? | Participate whenever you can. There is tremendous support here in the BB community and awesome inspiration in the writing. |
| If you could write from anywhere in the world, where would it be? Why? | Wherever I find inspiration 🙂 |
| In your own reading, who has been your favorite protagonist? Why? What makes them stand out? | Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird. He is honest, slow to render judgement, and has a way of explaining things in a digestible manner. |
| Where are you strongest as a writer and feel like you could offer help and advice to fellow BBers? | I can find the positive in most any situation and at finding concise ways to describe things. |
| Where are you weakest as a writer and would like to get more feedback and help with? | I guess headline writing and engaging readers to comment or provide feedback. |
| Share any social media links you have where you’d like to connect with fellow BBers and readers. | Twitter @Intentergy24_7 Facebook @intentergynow |
| How did you discover BB? (If you’d care to share!) | Gary’s blog |
Thanks so much for sharing, Melanie!
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And keep your eyes peeled for the next Prompt Word coming Friday, July 2nd!
Q&A Time
Please take a moment to ask Melanie some questions in the comments section.
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I think we considered having turkeys at one point, but decided not to. Our neighbours a half mile down the hill have a half dozen free-range wandering around the garden, which can be a bit startling.
I liked the bit of video in the shed with the chicks heading to the camera. We have a handful of hens and I ended up blogging about the “green welly effect” – once chicks are mobile they quickly learn that the thing wearing the green boots brings food and rush over.
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Gary was one of my first blogging buddies, too! 🙂 What’s life like on a turkey farm, for someone who is clueless about both? Hard work, I imagine!
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Reblogged this on Intentergy and commented:
I am so excited and honored to be in the Spotlight for the June #BlogBattle! There are some seriously talented writers on this forum. It’s a treat to be in their community.
– Melanie A. Peters
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A new blog for me to check out. How exciting!
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Proof what a small world it is when you got me started in the BB community, and now I also consider Gary one of my blogging buddies. 🙂 About the writing you plan for the future, do you imagine yourself always sharing how to see the positive, or does that outlook also provide roots you might work into a fictional story?
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You are such a terrific supporter and inspiration! I do see myself continuing with positivity non-fiction, but eventually I would love to get some of my fiction out there.
– Melanie
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