JESSICA THERRIEN: Blog Brain Overload (in a good way)

(From here)

I might be a little too excited about this blogging campaign. I've never seen anything like it! In the last 24 hours I've gotten more support from fellow bloggers than I have in the last 6 months I've been blogging. The little monkey in my head is jumping up and down so fast I can hardly keep up with him (don't ask me why the little monkey in my head is a boy, he just is). He's been flying from blog to blog with such enthusiasm I'm forgetting whose what is when and where...

I just have to say thank you to all of the campaigners who have joined my blog, commented on posts, followed me on Twitter, etc. Thank you Rachael Harrie for thinking of this and putting it together. What a brilliant idea. This is awesome!

Since we're all into writing, I thought it might be fun to post a survey. If you have a different or longer answer, feel free to post it in the comments.

Here are the results so far...

Which do you prefer in a novel?

Love Story		15	54%
High Action		12	43%

What is most important to you when building your story?

Characters	18	64%
Plot	8	29%
Theme	2	7%
Setting	0	0%

What is your favorite point of view to read?

First Person		12	43%
Third Person		16	57%

What is your favorite point of view to write?

First Person		14	50%
Third Person		14	50%

Which tense do you prefer to read?

Present Tense		9	32%
Past Tense		18	64%

Which tense do you prefer to write?

Present Tense		7	25%
Past Tense		21	75%

14 comments:

JoannaAugust 31, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Hi Jessica, yes most definitely feeling a wee bit overloaded and unsure what to expect, but just love the kidlit community and the idea of campaigning together.
JessAugust 31, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Oh that's so cool! Loved the survey and thanks for stopping by my blog! (I followed yours too :) )
Jessica TherrienAugust 31, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Thanks Jess! Glad you liked the survey. I'll post the results next week or something. This is so much fun!
AnonymousAugust 31, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Hello there! I'm part of your YA All Genres group. =) Nice to meet you! I know what you mean about the happy monkey in your brain. Mine is going crazy too. I recently moved from an old blog to my current one, so what better way to start amassing readers? (Not to mention meet some seriously awesome people.) There are SO MANY BLOGS to check out! I can hardly keep up! So I've just started keeping a list and visiting 1 or 2 every chance I get, then adding them to my subscription list. I look forward to reading your future posts!
CarrieAugust 31, 2011 at 2:48 PM
Hi Jessica - wow you've had quite a year! Thanks for stopping by my blog. It's nice to meet you and I look forward to reading more :)
David P. KingAugust 31, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Hello, fellow campaigner! I'm not in your group (but I am a YA author), but I still wanted to check out your blog and say, "HI!" :)

I am so filling out that survey! :)
Stacy S. JensenAugust 31, 2011 at 3:17 PM
I'm still working through my campaign list. I added some each day. Later I decided to wait until the lists close today. It's fun to meet new writers via the campaign.
Jessica TherrienAugust 31, 2011 at 6:04 PM
Thanks for all of the love you guys! I should be following all of you...if I'm not, feel free to nag me :)
AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:07 AM
I've just joined up -- but I think the Campaign will be entirely fabulous! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. I hope we can get to know each other better through the Campaign!
Natasha HanovaSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:36 AM
Fun survey. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Looking forward to getting to know each other. I think we're in the same paranormal romance group. :-)
Carrie ButlerSeptember 1, 2011 at 12:53 PM
How fun! What a great idea. :D
Beth StilbornSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:17 AM
Cool survey - fun, but made me think, too. I'm not in your group, I don't think... but your blog looks so delightful that I want to follow you anyway (found the link at Joanna's). Looking forward to getting to know you through the campaign.
Jessica TherrienSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:43 AM
Hey guys! Thanks for taking the survey...I'll post results shortly. Nice to meet you :)
Jocelyn RishSeptember 4, 2011 at 12:37 AM
Hey Jessica, I'm in your YA campaign group and finally returning the favor of your visit to my blog. I completely agree - there has been so much awesome-y blogness (two completely made-up words in a row!) out there that I'm feeling both inspired and overwhelmed. Loved the survey, which made me consciously realize that I prefer to read 3rd person, but write in 1st. Huh, that seems weird.