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Are you a photographer, writer, or artist? I want to talk about you! Please answer as many of the following questions as you can and send me your answers in an email to RebeccaBurgener@gmail.com with Pond Ripples Spotlight in the subject line. If I choose to spotlight you, I will create an article about you using your answers and let you preview and approve it before scheduling it’s publication. I am planning four spotlights a month: one for an artist, one for a poet, one for a photographer, and one for a fiction writer.

Suggestions for more questions are welcome!

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.’” – Erma Bombeck

1. What is your craft?
2. When did you first begin practicing your craft?
3. Do you make a living from your craft? If not, what is your bread and butter job? If yes, please share your steps to success.

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Donald Kendall

1. What is your basic schedule for practicing your craft?
2. Are you still tweaking your schedule?

“There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.” – Ursula K. LeGuin

1. Describe a car wreck you have been in.
2. What is your most interesting scar story?
3. Tell me about a childhood pet.

“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” – Oscar Wilde

1. Name a person you dream about meeting. What would you discuss with that person?
2. What is on your bucket list?
3. If you received a windfall of cash, such as by winning the lottery, what would you do with it?
4. Describe your ideal job.
5. What is your dream vacation?

“Families are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts.” – Author Unknown

1. Are you married?
2. Do you have children?
3. Do you have siblings?
4. Do you have a close knit extended family, or do you barely know them?
5. Are you blessed to still have the guidance of your parents?

“It is completely unimportant. That’s why it is so interesting!” – Agatha Christie

1. What is your favorite color?
2. If you were a tree or an animal, what would you be?
3. What is the last book you read? Are you reading anything now?
4. What is your favorite movie?
5. Favorite book?
6. Favorite superhero?
7. What is your pet peeve?
8. Can you describe an atom?
9. Ask a child you know what they believe makes you happy.
10. How do you start your day?
11. What group or clique did you hang out with in high school?
12. Do you have any favorite quotes?

There you have it. Share as much as you want using these questions as a starting point, and I will build a short article about you to share your craft with my readers. I’m looking forward to learning more about you!