Let's go to the hop!

It's Friday again and time to hop! Our numbers have been dwindling so  decided to use our initial linky to try and get more people hopping by... And quick poll, how many of you have noticed I messed up the type on our logo and never pointed it out? Or have you all, like me, stared right past it? I left it on my own page to see if you can find the problem, but it is fixed on all of the coding.

There has been a lot of talk among some of my writer friends about the things that make us feel like a writer. For me the moment of validation was the first time someone read my work and told me, "This is really good." I was ten and the story was "The Mystery of the Dark and Twisted Lane", a mystery that any adult had figured out in about two pages. Of course the fact that there were only three characters, and one was a corpse and the other the cop investigating might have given something away. But despite the lack of mystery, I had characters people could relate to, settings people could see, and a plot that while predictable kept you reading anyway. Sadly I no longer have this travesty of a story, not by any determined destruction, but by the careless attitude inherent with my age. From that moment on I knew I was a writer. It's just taken the rest of the world a little bit of time to catch. With this in mind, I have selected this weeks question.
What moment has validated you and made you feel like a writer? If it hasn't happened yet, what do you think it will be?
Please join me in welcoming VK Tremain with this weeks answer.

There were a few things that combined made me feel like a writer; however, it all started when I sat down at the computer and wrote the first words of GIFT OF BLOOD. The act in itself was so fulfilling and addictive that I began to identify as a writer. As my story continued to develop, my character's world followed suit, and their voices in my head urged me to write on.My addiction grew with each word I typed. The nail in the coffin was when I started my VK Tremain Facebook page, blog, and Twitter account. By that point I already acknowledged myself as a writer, but through social media I put myself out there. The public would see me as a writer, and I risked rejection and disinterest. To my delight, the opposite happened. I was encouraged! For that, I have to thank the members in the HP Writers Group, who are awesome and wonderfully supportive, as well as the incredible feedback through blog comments and my Twitter and Facebook friends. After so many years of searching, I had finally found my path in my life.I am content even if I never reach celebrity status or get offered a publishing deal. I am a writer because, quite simply, I write. Some of my earliest memories consist of me curled up, lost in a paperback. My dream is that one-day I will have the honor to pay it forward and give that feeling to other readers. Whether I ever get paid or not doesn’t matter. I write for the love of my characters and for the world that I have created. I write for self-expression, and I write to entertain. Hopefully, one day, I will get that big paycheck that everyone thinks writers receive. I will live in luxury, sipping martinis in my beachfront property as I tap away on my laptop. Hey a girl can dream, right? But in the mean time all I want is to share my love, passion and creativity.I can't imagine not writing now; it’s a part of who I am.

And now for how you can join:

The rules

1. Follow me, Elizabeth Sharp, the originator of this hop
2. Follow the featured author of the week, VK Tremain.
3. Copy the image code found below and paste it in your blog. Add your name to the link at the bottom of this post while you are here.
4. Copy and paste the rules in your blog, as well as this week’s question.
5. Answer the question
6. Follow, follow, follow. This is about networking, people, making connections with people in your community. So talk to us. We don't bite!
7. If someone stops by, says hi and follows you, the polite thing to do is follow back.
8. Comment here and introduce yourself and you just might find a new follower or two. 

Breaking it down, copy the code in the box below and paste in on your blog under the "edit HTML" tab.

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I have customized the rules for you blog, so grab them here and add them to your own page!

The rules

1. Follow this blog.
2. Follow Elizabeth Sharp, the originator of this hop
3. Follow the featured author of the week, VK Tremain.
4. Go to Sharp words and copy the image code found there and paste it in your blog. Add your name to the link at the bottom of the post while you are there.
5. Copy and paste the rules in your blog, as well as this week’s question.
6. Answer the question
7. Follow, follow, follow. This is about networking, people, making connections with people in your community. So talk to us. We don't bite!
8. If someone stops by, says hi and follows you, the polite thing to do is follow back.
9. Comment here and introduce yourself and you just might find a new follower or two.

And finally add yourself to the Linky list below. I have decided to go back to the original list, so we have an ongoing list of hoppers... 

This last part is optional. Some people like to have the list on their own pages, if you do, here's a link to get the code....

Follow Friday Linky code

That's all their is to it. Happy hopping everyone!