Oh, man, this is overwhelming. There are so many awesome blogs out there. But as part of receiving my own sweet award, I had to pick 15.
Ah, just the research has my head spinning. Seriously, the web is just buzzing with a gazillion conversations going on at once. Which mostly I think is wonderful. (And maybe just a little bit insane).
But here we go, in no particular order, I hereby bestow the Versatile Award on the following blogs. When you receive it the award, the rules are — a) you blog about it and you include this lovely badge: 
b) you share some cool tidbits about your life with your readers and c) you nominate another 15 blogs for versatile awesomeness.
In picking out the versatile blogs, I chose only the ones that post frequently enough — at least once a month. And, none of the winning blogs are brand new (as in, less than a month old). These last two are my own rules, dear winners, feel free to adopt or discard them when passing the honors along.
A book review blog, where a teen librarian from my area reviews all sorts of YA literature. I picked this blog not only for the nice quality of the reviews, but for the diversity of the genres.
Reviews, again, but this time they come from a passionate teen reader with a very different point of view. Having developed a nice following, she gets plenty of ARCs from authors and editors. So if you want to keep an eye on the new stuff, hang out in Bree’s Magic Attic. Some of my readers may remember I did an interview with Bree here last year.
Here is a blog that is super-versatile, from a writer, a mom with quite traditional values and a high school English teacher with a passion for her subject. Each time you open this blog you are just never going to know what you’ll get. Ballet, Russia, Hamlet, her family — those are just some of the many subjects she covered. I “met” Cresta through a Writers Digest contest in which we both were finalists. I thought my story was pretty good, but hers rocked, and I told her so! 😉
4. Shevi Arnold
A “self-proclaimed Geek goddess,” and self-published writer of YA and children’s e-books, Shevi blogs about writing from a unique point of view. And in this age of change and versatility, unique perspectives should be celebrated!
If you haven’t yet won this award, Sarah Pearson, you totally should, because your blog so deserves it. It’s something new every time: from music, to fiction excerpts you’re brave enough to share, I always look forward to what you have to say.
This author of a contemporary YA book, “The Bestest. Ramadan. Ever.” keeps a blog where she reviews books, hosts awesome giveaways and talks about her writing progress, among many other things.
7. The three R’s — Reading, Ritin’ and Research
Isn’t this title cute — and very appropriate for the blog of my good friend and talented author of historical fiction Joyce Moyer Hostetter. When Joyce does an interview, it is incredibly in-depth and shows a perspective you won’t see anywhere. She blogs about things deep and unexpected, and fills her posts with great information.
My friend and bookseller Joanne Fritz might not appreciate this award right now, as she is spending time on her revision beach (she doesn’t like caves). And accepting this award takes a bit of time. But no worries Joanne, just take care of this when you get to it. Your in-depth book reviews are fun and thorough, your perspective as a bookseller is invaluable and your occasional more personal posts on your own writing journey are always a wonderful surprise.
9. The Sirenz
Here is a cool idea from a unique author team: Natalie Zaman and Charlotte Bennardo, two YA authors who teamed up to write a crazy romp of a fantasy, “Sirenz,” in which Hades, the Greek God of the underworld grants two bickering frenemies a wish in exchange for their service. This blog is told from the point of view of the story’s characters: the two girls, Shar and Meg, and sometimes even Hades himself!
10. Write Up My Life
Writer Julie Hedlund’s blog was one of the first ones I have discovered when I first started my blogging adventure. The thing I love the most about her posts is her positive and adventurous spirit as she talks about writing and life.
A totally unpredictable array of posts from a talented young just-out-of-college writer with an awesome voice and unexpected insights. I just have one wish: that she would post more often 🙂 As it is, the posts arrive roughly once a month.
12. Terribleminds
Novelist, screenwriter, game designer and author of e-books for writers Chuck Wendig gives butt-kicking advice on how best to live this crazy life we have chosen. One word of warning: this is for adults only. The dude curses. A lot. Still, I find his posts brilliant. In a terrible sort of way.
13. Project Mayhem
Okay, usually I am a YA girl. But for these guys, I make an exception. I read them pretty regularly — this bunch of awesome middle-grade authors who blog about publishing, writing and you know, this fabulous writing life.
This very versatile blog is run by one of my favorite authors: Gae Polisner, who wrote “The Pull of Gravity,” one of those YA books that turn me into a gushing, stuttering fan. Gae is fun and honest when she talks about her various moods, her publishing ups and downs, her strange habit of swimming in the cold ocean off of Long Island, her love of board games and many other fun things.
15. Write To Done
Do you have an urge to run to Facebook in the middle of a writing session? Go to this blog instead, where you’ll find posts that are helpful and inspiring — and short enough for you to read quickly and get right back to your writing.
Katiaesque 
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