I have lots of fun treats for you today! First things first, though – a mash-up of some fabulous blog links.
My Top 5 Favorite Villainesses of All Time by Karen Rought: This is a fun list of some of the best female baddies in fiction. Did the women you love to hate make Karen’s list?
Worst Valentine’s Day Gift Ever by Lisa Hall-Wilson: This is an incredibly sweet story about how sometimes the best gifts are the ones that may seem like the worst. It truly is the heart of the giving that means the most.
You’re Worth Every Penny by Emma Burcart: This is a wonderful post about something that makes all of us break out in hives of anxiety: our finances.
Urban Word Wednesday: Ding-a-ling bling by Natalie Hartford: Natalie’s Urban Word Wednesday series is something that I look forward to every week. I once told her that I always shared them with my gay best friend…except for the one on Vajazzling because I thought it would scare him. I told her he would be more interested in one on the ding-a-ling bing her hubby mentioned and here it is!!
I am also excited to tell you that the very talented Karen Rought (who is listed in my mash-up) asked me to write a guest post for her today. She asked me to make a list of 5 women in fiction who kick some serious ass to go along with the piece she wrote on female villains. Who do you think I put on my list? Head on over to her blog to find out!
And my final treat for you today is the news that I have joined a group vlog called Around the World (ATW) Chat. There are five of us who are a part of the group and we each post on a different day of the week – my day is Thursday. Be sure to go check it out on YouTube!
Thanks for the mention! Really appreciate it. Great list – I’ll have to check everything out. Interesting video
I’ve only done one of those things – super intimidating.
No problem! I loved your post. Thanks for watching the video – it was intimidating! But fun, too.
Love the VLOG!! Rockin’!! And thanks for the FAB shout out for the digs. I was hoping you’d catch the ding-a-ling bling post. LOL!!
Hahaha, oh I have been keeping my eyes peeled for that one!! So funny! And thanks for watching the vlog.
Nice!!! Your VLOG was great. It was fun to put a voice behind your pixels!
Thanks!! It’s funny for someone to say they were putting a voice with the face – most people who had watched it are listeners of my podcasts, so they were putting a face with the voice.
Caught your guest post as it posted. Loved your picks. Great links here as well. Your voice is just as I thought it would be!
Loved watching the vlog.
Thanks, Debra – I saw your comment on the guest post.
Hahaha, glad you enjoyed the vlog and that my voice lived up to expectations. LOL
Congratulations on your first Video Blog, Jessica
*a little haiku*
Jessica O’Neal
archer, writer, VBlogger
all round superstar
Hahahaha, YAY! I love it, Martin! Thank you
“Beating it into submission, aka revising” LOL Perfect line.
I enjoyed the vlog. You’re a natural, Jessica.
Hahahaha, thanks Fabio. I figured my fellow writer friends would appreciate that line.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job on the video
You looked so calm and collected. I’m absolutely fine teaching a class or talking to people one-on-one, but for some reason when you tape me . . . it’s not pretty. Definitely a weak point I need to work on.
Haha, thanks!! I am sure you are not as bad as you think, Marcy. I get nervous too, ya know.
Thanks for the linky love! The other posts in the list look great and I’m excited to check them out. I have to say I loved the vlog, but I think you should own the title Sexy Little Nerd. You probably are the sexiest nerd most people will ever meet, so you should make it your own and work it. That’s what I think.
Hahaha, thanks!
I just can’t seem to get used to the idea that people think I’m sexy…it’s very new, and very bizarre. But hey, I certainly don’t mind it either. 
Great stuff, Jessica!
Thanks, August!
Thanks for linking me AND guest posting for me, Jess! Love it.
The vlog (like I said on YT) was great. I loved the line about beating your novel into submission, too. Actually LOLed on that one. I SO know how that feels.
Thanks, Karen! And you are so very welcome.
Jess, wonderful video blog, I LOVE your earrings and your style sense. And you are NOT old. Looking forward to your next post!
Thank you!! Hahaha, I may not be old, but I am certainly the oldest of the bunch I do all the podcasts and now vlogs with.
Cool Jessica. Most times I’m on camera I use the word “er” as a punctuation mark to seperate my every word! I’m going to stick with writing.
Cheers
LOL! We all have words we say with a bit too much frequency. I’m pretty bad with “um”.