The Get To Know Me Tag / Writers Edition

 

So I semi-stole this tag from Mary at Sunshine and Scribblings.  She tagged anyone who was wearing socks and wanted to do this tag.  I’m not wearing socks, but I DO want to do this tag, so let’s just call it legit, shall we?

 

Be warned – I got really, really giphy in this post.


:: The Rules ::
// link back to the person who created the tag (done deal)
// thank the person who tagged you (Thanks, Mary for letting me cheat!)
// share the tag graphic (Ignore this rule – I did and I give you permission to do the same)
 // tag eleven bloggers (This rule is open to interpretation)

 

:: Vital Stats And Appearance ::

 

(pen)Name: 
Allison Tebo.  Are you SURPRISED?

 

Nicknames: 
Alli.  Al.  Grease Monkey.  Twiddle Pie.  Jungle Girl.  Hummer.  Miss Fashion.  Miss Hollywood. Little Ewok.  Flaubert.  Pumpkin Pudding Cup.  Chum-Chum.  Gif Master.  Gif Queen.
I’m one of those people that just produce nicknames. But just so you know – the only ones you are allowed to use is Alli, Al, or Gif Master/Queen.  Only my brother gets away with calling me Pumpkin Pudding Cup, okay?  I’m serious now.
 

 

 

Birthday: 

 

 

That’s classified information, my friends.

 

 

Hair color and length:  
It’s a sort of coppery-gold brown?  A smidge past my chin.

 

Eye color:  
I have cat’s eyes.  Green with a ring of gold around the iris.

 

Braces/piercings/tattoos: 
1. Got em and don’t miss ’em.  2. NO WAY.  *clutches ears and winces*  3.  NOT IN THIS LIFETIME.

 

You get virtual cookies if you recognize this movie ^^^ and call it out!

 

Righty or lefty: 
Righty!

 

Ethnicity: 

 

 

And that’s good enough for me!
But I assume you want more.
Let’s see – I’ve got some Irish (doesn’t everyone?) plus German, French (hence the last name), English….

 

 

 

:: FIRSTS ::

 

First novel written: 
Well now, let’s see.  *strains brain to remember*  I believe the first novel I completed was a monstronsity called The Four Warriors.  You guessed it, it was about four warriors (four twelve year olds, to be exact), two boys and two girls.  Some evil pirate king was attacking their country and they had to embark on a perilous quest to retrieve four swords.  For some reason, these swords were the key to defeating the pirate king and after a hair-raising battle with an eel / snake sword guardian that was the length of the Empire State Building, they discovered the swords in an old quarry.  The Four Warriors then returned to the castle location and called on their allies to defeat the nasty pirate king and rescue their families.  It was very ala Redwall and it did include talking animals.  
 

 

First novel completed: 
Same as above, I believe.

 

 

Award for writing: 
Er . . . my writing group (The Second Inklings Club) held a vote to determine which of my novels they were most anticipating . . . and I don’t even remember which one they nominated now.  So . . . does that count?

 

 

First publication: 
The Reluctant Godfather!
 

 

Conference: 
Sadly none.  I’d like to try for one next year, but that’s a long way off – things change.  We shall see!
 
Querying/Pitch:
Eh – none.  But that’s the top thing I want to do when I attend a writers conference.  Will I be nervous?  Mmm . . . yeah.  But I work in sales and I do dozens of nerve-wracking pitches to people every single day.  I’ve got some good pitching under my belt already, so I think I’d be fairly well prepared.

 

 

:: FAVORITES ::

 

Novel (that you wrote): 
Hmmm – I like a lot of my novels – if I didn’t like them, I wouldn’t be writing them now, would I?