Hi, Chantele! Let's get started. When and why
did you start your blog? I started my blog in the summer of 2009. I wanted to
meet more people like me in the blogging world, since I didn't know any other
writers personally. I'm so glad I did. I've made so many awesome friends, critique
partners, beta readers and fantastic bloggers. Although, my first few posts on
my blog are SO laughable! Ha ha. :)
Argh. Mine are a total embarrassment.
What advice
can you give bloggers who are just starting out? Be yourself. Don't try to be
someone else. Have fun, keep your posts interesting and you'll make so many
friends. The writing community is one of the nicest I've ever been involved in.
If you start commenting on other blogs, they'll comment on yours. You'll make
friends before you know it. :) And I wouldn't worry too much about that darn
follower button. Just be focused on making friends and supporting others and
you've got it made.
Such good advice!
What is your
most memorable blogging experience? Hmmm... I'm not really sure. One thing that
sort of made me think blogging was a bigger deal than I thought it was, was
when I went to LDStorymakers last year and people knew who I was. They knew my
name. People I'd never met in my life. It was crazy! And awesome. :)
I wish I could have been there. (That didn't sound stalkerish at all, did it?)
What are the
top three reasons you continue to blog today?
- To keep my friendships going.
- To share my personal writing experiences. You never know what people are going through and I hope I've helped at least someone through a tough time.
- I love it. I think it's so much fun!
Random Question: If you could
travel anywhere in the world to research a book, where would you go? I've always
loved Greek and Roman mythology. (More Greek.) I'd LOVE to go to Greece and Rome
Can I come? ... No? You're probably right. That would take my crush to an unhealthy level. :-)
Thanks for being here!
My answers are lame, but oh well. Thanks so much for having me!! :)
Okay blogging buddies, what are you waiting for? Go stalk Chantele!
54 comments:
Cool stuff, will check out Chantele's blog! :D
It is so wonderful to have a blog hero to look up to! I have one, but I'm not going to reveal their name just as yet. :) I must say though, to have a hero such as this helps and it encourages the writing and the blogging experience. Great interview! :)
Aww...I have a crush on Chantele after this.
I will have to check out Chantele's blog. Thanks for introducing.
I LOVE Chantele! Thanks so much ladies. Its so cool to see why other writers blog.
I think that the advice, "Be yourself" is something all new bloggers should heed. It's easy to look at other blogs and wonder if you should do the same things. Great interview and nice to meet Chantele!
Thanks so much for having me!! And you can totally come to Rome with me. ;) That's not stalkerish at all. Just two awesome bloggers hitting the town! :D
I just LOVE Chantele :) She has one of my favorite blogs!
I'll visit her blog--and I love how she says to be yourself. Great advice.
Great interview! I LOVE Chantele :) And can I go to Greece with everyone? I also have a special place in my heart for mythology. That's what I took my senior year in high school instead of English. I know, major gasp right? I didn't like English in high school though...that came later.
HA! No Emily, you didn't sound stalkerish at all:)
I would love to go to Greece and Rome too. Makes me want to write a book from over there just so I could have an excuse to go.
Great interview!
Yay! I have a total blog crush on Chantele, too. And I definitely want to come on that Greece and Rome trip! What a fun interview. :)
I love Chantele's blog, too. She rocks! Great interview, Stalker. Err... I mean, Emily :)
And I remember when she used to review books!
Awwwwesome... Chantele, you must REALLY rock if you're Emily's idol--because Emily is pretty rockin' herself ;)
I LOVE Chantele! The ladybug on her blog is the cutest thing ever!!
I love Chantele! I say, Who cares about unhealthy? Lets sneak into her luggage and go to Greece and Rome with her.
Hi, Emily & Chentele,
I've visited Chantele's blog a time or two. Great advice here. I understand being awed by the fact that people you don't know have heard of you through your blog. That's pretty cool!
Great stuff! I love how blogging has opened up a new world of friends. I didn't go to the recent LTUE (did I do that right?) but looking at pictures on Peggy Eddelman's blog from it I was like, wait, I know her...and her...and her! Yay blogging and bloggy friends!! :D Emily and Chantele, you guys rock!!
Love this interview! Thanks, Emily, and thanks to Chantele for participating!
Keeping friendships going is why I continue to blog!
Your secret is out Emily! I like Chantelle too. Her blog is very fresh.
I like it when we can admit our girl crushes. :P
I've been really lucky to have met so many great people through my blog. Never saw that coming when I started blogging. Makes it worthwhile.
A blogging crush! How awesome is that? Chantele really is phenomenal. She has helped me more than anyone knows, but I won't go into details on my stupidity right now! Thanks for having Chan over to share!
I totally agree with everything Chantele has said. I've met so many great people through blogging and even better some of those people have now become critique partners when my real writer's group declined.
Yay, Chantele! I'm already stalking her. Oh, I hope that wasn't too strong a word there.
Seriously though. Great posts and love the random things shared.
I would . . . but I already stalk her. ;)
Great interview!
Blogging crushes are so fun! Great interview, ladies! :D
She sounds like a great blogger. I'm following her now.
Thanks for the intro, Emily. I'm off to check out her blog.
Look at all the love for Chantele! I knew you guys would like her. : )
So who's in for the trip to Greece? Pack your bags!
I would love to go to Greece and Rome too. And your reasons for sticking with blogging are the same as mine.
Going to pop over. Yay, another new friend.
Woot! Yay for Greece! :D Anyone have an extra thousand dollars I could borrow? lol ;)
Hi Emily!
Chantele really sounds so cool! And all her advice is so good.
Thanks!
Chantelle's is one of my favorite blogs. Thanks for hosting her here!
Wouldn't it be cool if we could visit a world where those Greek and Roman gods and goddesses actually existed?
I like how Chantele emphasized the friendships that can be made through blogging. I think that that's definitely true. Except for approaching writers at booksignings for autographs and questions, I never really knew a lot of other writers. But blogging changed that for me.
Thanks. I've been to both Greece and Rome and they are beautiful.
Ladonna, say what? JEALOUS!
Great interview... loved your answers Chantele - I'm also a huge mythology buff... if only I could step back in time and see it all...
great interview :)
Chantele is full of awesome. I love her! And Emily, yours is one of my blog crushes. Just putting that out there. :)
I'm on my way to Chantelle's! What a sweetie. (Is there a Stalker's Anonymous?)
Emily, my dear, you've been *tagged* over at my blog (ironically, I am trying to figure out just how I fit in among such prolific writers).
If you want to play, please do stop in! I'd love to know your answers to nonsensical questions. Perhaps I could have borrowed your troll pic for my first question!
Chantele your answers aren't lame! They are down to earth and from your heart. My favorite part is for bloggers to not pay attention the follower button. It's about the relationships, not the numbers.
I love to hitch a ride with you ladies and go to Greece or Rome.
Thanks ladies!
Great interview. All great reasons to blog and Chantele is a great example of just being yourself.
Chantele is my sister- so I think I'm the luckiest of all! :D Yay Chan, you are famous! And you're right- you are pretty freakin' awesome sister!
Making my way to stalk her now!
Nice, I enjoyed hearing about Chantele's blogging experiences.
What a fun interview. I'm going to check out her blog (How did I miss it?)
Emily, you have the best guests on your blog :-)
I love Chantele! We can stalk her together.
*creeps behind the bushes*
Okay Emily, now you go ring the doorbell and we'll book it inside when she opens the door.
So this settles it. The next big writer's conference should be in Greece or Rome. We're all going, right guys? Right? :D
Thanks for all your comments! It's wonderful how you all showed Chantele some love!
Emily, I love that your interviews aren't too long. But they are informative, and funny.
Chantele is pretty cool too though.
Ahh, I love you both! And I'm all in for Greece and Rome.
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