Hello!
Yesterday was JJ from the now defunct Writers Block NZ.
I've recently returned to Romance after a foray
I'm using BLOGGERS WERE CHILDREN TOO! for my theme this year. I hope you're enjoying reading about bloggers, some you know and some you may not yet know, as they respond to some prompts I sent out. I've been so grateful for their responses as it helped me to get to know them better, admire their stunning cuteness as babes, and delighted me with random facts.
Yesterday was JJ from the now defunct Writers Block NZ.
Today I couldn't arrange an interview with Xena as Roland Yeomans had snaffled her for his X post. But I did manage to convince a sweet blogger friend to be my X!:
X marks the spot where you'll find Deniz Bevan, (The Girdle of Median)
| Deniz as a child with her great uncle |
I WAS BORN IN: Istanbul, Turkey
I GREW UP IN: Well, my parents came over to Canada
when I was a baby. We lived in London, Ontario and then
moved to Montreal Quebec
MY FAVOURITE HOME WAS IN: Istanbul! My husband
and I lived there for a year together, ten years ago. It was
fun being a Canadian expat in the country I'd been born in
MY BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY IS: Not exactly
childhood, but I love looking back on my first visit to
London when I was 17, with my father and sister. We were
there for a week and we walked everywhere!
MY WORST CHILDHOOD MEMORY IS: Taking care of a
kitten all summer at my grandmother's and then having to
leave him behind in autumn, when I had to come home.
That, or breaking my sister's baby teeth (by accident!)
when I was much younger...
TODAY I LIVE IN: Montreal, in reality, and Wales, in my dreams!
into Young Adult and Middle Grade novels. I'm
currently querying my latest romance,
Out of the Water, set in Spain and
Turkey in 1492 and editing a second
romance set in the same time frame,
Rome, Rhymes and Risk.
My non-fiction work, including
both travel articles and book
reviews, has most recently
appeared in the trilingual newspaper
Bizim Anadolu. Visit me at
I hope you've enjoyed meeting
with Deniz. Tomorrow my guest
is double whammy! You're going
to be amazed as I couldn't resist
interviewing two mighty bloggers -
Lynda Young and the mysterious
Lakota, Roland Yeomans. Will
we see a childhood pic of our
mystery man? Tune in tomorrow
and all will be revealed...
with Deniz. Tomorrow my guest
is double whammy! You're going
to be amazed as I couldn't resist
interviewing two mighty bloggers -
Lynda Young and the mysterious
Lakota, Roland Yeomans. Will
we see a childhood pic of our
mystery man? Tune in tomorrow
and all will be revealed...
19 comments:
You were born in Istanbul? Wow! I've visited that place once. My stay wasn't nearly long enough. I'd love to return on day.
X marks the spot--a new twist on X!
Glad to see Deniz here. I've never been to Wales, but would love to visit.
Well Teresa I don't know any bloggers or blogs that start with X, do you?
Denise
Really cool. I didn't know she lived in Canada.
Yay! Deniz is wonderful and was one of my first buddies at Book and Writers Forum. She held my hand while I cut my teeth blogging, and she's a whiz at critiques. You couldn't come up with a better X, Denise. By the way, I found your blog through Deniz. ; )
Hello, Denise! Clever idea for an X post! Deniz is a world traveler and she must have lots of amazing things to write about. Thanks for sharing!
Have a lovely week and happy A to Z!!
It's always so nice to find out more about other writers. I lift my hat to Deniz for writing a love story set that far back and in another culture too. Well done.
I enjoyed getting to know Deniz better. I'd love to visit Montreal and Wales some day. :) Interesting that you left YA and MG to return to romance. It seems like everyone is headed the other way.
Hello Deniz.
Nice to meet you. WoW! You're one busy lady. Good luck with everything. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Denise for another feature. I couldn't see the photo of Deniz with her great uncle...message said the webpage not available.
I hadn't realized you were born in Istanbul, Deniz. That's so cool!! :)
Montreal sounds like a pretty nice reality :)
I want to visit Istanbul someday. It sounds like an amazing place! And so do Montreal and Wales, actually.
The Eagle's Aerial Perspective
Me too! I haven't yet visited Turkey, but Montreal is on the list, hopefully next year. I've NEARLY been to Wales but didn't quite get to the border.
Denise
Hi Andy. No one else has complained so I hope they are visible. I don't know why you can't read them. So annoying. D.
I'm definitely going to see if I can twist Deniz' arm for a critique after learning this Zan. I wanted to get Deniz in here somewhere! Cool that I met you through Deniz. The blogosphere is wonderful. D.
Thanks Laura. Nice to see you! D.
Aww, thanks so much for all the kind words everyone! It' been lovely to meet you all through blogging. Having a great time visiting the UK at the moment but I didn't bring my laptop and I'm suffering from blogging withdrawal! Can't wait to get back into commenting and keeping up with everyone's posts.
Hi Denise and Deniz .. how wonderful to spend a year in Istanbul - must be so much fun .. with great memories.
Then London with your Dad and your sister .. yea it's easy to walk isn't it .. or hop a bus - I love those.
And Wales in your dreams .. Dragons and Fairies .. happy dreaming .. cheers Hilary
Thanks for your lovely words, Hilary! Dragons and fairies indeed :-)
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