Our next quiz is a little more tricky. Below is the list of eligible authors participating along with 1 clue for each author. Match each author with their clue. At the end of the week we will let you know the correct matches and move on to the next round.

Eligible Authors
CLeuch
Deadly Chakram
CarrieRene
Thomas MC
Morgana
Terry Leatherwood
Ken J
Cuidadora
Folc4evernaday
Millefeuilles
Mouserocks
NostalgiaKick
Lynn S.M.
Dandello


Author 1 This author loves to sew her own clothes.
Author 2 This author enjoys testing out different recipes in the kitchen.
Author 3 Disney runs in this author’s veins
Author 4 This author has rescued dogs who survived canine parvovirus as pups
Author 5 This author is a major nerd.
Author 6 This author likes to knit
Author 7 This author has studied Emergency Medicine
Author 8 The first food this author ever ate with chopsticks was chips or french fries. (Both terms are being used here so that the choice of vocabulary won't give away the author's locale.)
Author 9 This author is a licensed professional engineer
Author 10 This author gardens.
Author 11 This author loves loves Mozart's music and opera
Author 12 This author is an amateur musician.
Author 13 This author loves Tolkien and Shakespeare
Author 14 This author loves to cook different recipes

I'd like to point out that #5 could apply to just about anyone here, but lemme see...

Author 1 NostalgiaKick, definitely
Author 2 Hmmm...I don't know, but please send directions to their house. I'll bring my own fork.
3 ...Um...Shoot, I feel like this should be obvious...
4-6 Shoot, shoot, shoot...
Author 7 Lynn!!! It's Lynn, right? I think so.
8 - 12 Bah. I need more coffee.
Author 13 I was so set to identify this one as Lara Joelle Kent, who once mentioned her daughter being named Eowyn...except she's not listed here, and she said it was more the other parent's thing anyway. Drat.

I clearly need to spend more time in chat. :p

Hi Queenie. Seven isn't me, but if it makes you feel any better, I wish I had that knowledge.

My guesses:

Author 2: Deadly Chakram?
Author 3 has to be MouseRocks.
Author 5: I agree with Queenie about #5 probably being a good description of most of us (definitely including myself), but I'm going to guess that the person who described themselves that way is Terry Leatherwood.
Author 8: Morgana?
Author 11: Ken J?
Author 13: Dandello? Whoever it is, we share similar tastes.

Incidentally, I may (or may not) be engaging in some misdirection by purposely guessing my hint as describing a different author so that my guesses don't provide clues as to which hint is mine. (Head games, much? )

What a fun game, and I am definitely interested in seeing the answers.

Joy,
Lynn

Really, Lynn? I thought you worked at a hospital or something. Or maybe it was a place near a hospital... Or maybe it was a place near someone who'd been to a hospital once. I may have to work on my retention skills. -_-

Hi Queenie,

I fear that I feel queasy at the sight of blood -- even what I know is fake, made-for-TV pseudo-blood. I'd love to have the knowledge for emergency medicine (information that I would pray I would never actually need), but I don't think my stomach would let me get that training.

But your memory is actually quite good. Once upon a time, I did work in the research area of a hospital. But my post-doc did not involve anything of a medical nature. It was dealing with computer recognition and synthesis of fingerspelling. That post-doc ended nearly two decades ago. I don't recall having mentioned this post-doc on the MB, but I guess I must have done.

Joy,
Lynn

Sorry Lynn, eight is not me.

Ah, well. It was worth a shot. Thanks for letting me know, Morgana.

Joy,
Lynn

My only guess is #6 is Morgana.

Sorry, 2 is not me. I'm not an adventurous eater by any stretch of the imagination, but envy those who are.

Hmmm... I'm oh for two. The only one I was sure of was MouseRocks. If I am proven wrong on that one, I would really like to know the origin of that monicker. Thanks, DC.

Joy,
Lynn

Hi, is Author 6 ("This author likes to knit") Cuidadora?
I give up for the rest of the Quizz! (Cat got my tongue, as we say in my native language!)

Author 2 is Folc4evernaday.
Author 3 is Deadly Chakram

Yeah, Author 2 is definitely me!

#7 is KenJ

Yep, I am, indeed, Number 3!

You're number 3?! Wow, you fooled me. I had been so sure that the name MouseRocks was a paean to Disney's most famous character and was a dead giveaway for #3.

Good on ya!

Joy,
Lynn

So far there have been correct guesses for the following:

Author 1
Author 2
Author 3
Author 7

Haha, yes the sewing was a dead giveaway for me

Yeo, Disney is life! Although my stories are definitely on the opposite side of the spectrum from Disney!

Number 6 is Morgana

Yes, indeed, number 7 is me.

Still the same on the correct guesses.

Nine more to go.

List has been updated to include an addition.

Just a friendly reminder that Round 1 of Guess the Author is closing tomorrow!

Hahaha, I love that you guys thought #3 was me. Thanks for the misdirect, DC! (And yes, Lynn, that is the moniker's origin... I do love Disney but that's not my phrasing.)

This is harder than I thought! Going to take some wild stabs...

Author 11- is mozartmaid not on the list?? Hmm.
Author 13- guessing Morgana but I have a feeling all these are gonna be wrong...
Author 14- Lynn?

Geez. This is waaaay harder than I thought.

Author 10 - Morgana
Author 12 - Millefeuilles
Author 9 - Dandello

Hi MouseRocks,

Although I do like playing with recipes, I am not author #14.

Let's try some more guesses:

Terry Leatherwood - author #13
Mouserocks - author #5

Joy,
Lynn

This has been guessed before but folc has never said it is not. I am pretty positive Morgana is Author 6 and I probably have e-mails to prove it...

Mike

Though Morgana does knit that wasn't the clue she provided for this round.

Thanks everyone for playing this round. The next round will be up this afternoon. Remember we are still looking for volunteers to present during the ceremony. We have 22 categories this year. (We promise no one that is nominated in a category will have to present for that category.... unless you're part of the KCOM ) Just email us at kcom@kerthawards.com to sign up or ask questions.

So we had a lot of interesting guesses. Some were close and some were all over the place which is what makes this fun.

Correctly guessed were the following:
NostalgiaKick
Deadly Chakram
Mouserocks
Ken J
Folc4evernaday

A lot of people did guess Morgana for knitting but she wasn't the only one that knits. Pay attention to the phrasing as that is your biggest clue.

Guess the Author Round 1 Answers
CLeuch-Author 9 This author is a licensed professional engineer
Deadly Chakram - Author 3 Disney runs in this author’s veins
CarrieRene - Author 6 This author likes to knit
Thomas MC-Author 13 This author loves Tolkien and Shakespeare
Morgana-Author 14 This author loves to cook different recipes
Terry Leatherwood-Author 12 This author is an amateur musician.
Ken J-Author 7 This author has studied Emergency Medicine
Cuidadora-Author 4 This author has rescued dogs who survived canine parvovirus as pups
Folc4evernaday-Author 2 This author enjoys testing out different recipes in the kitchen.
Millefeuilles-Author 11 This author loves Mozart's music and opera
Mouserocks - Author 5 This author is a major nerd.
NostalgiaKick-Author 1 This author loves to sew her own clothes.
Lynn S.M.-Author 8 The first food this author ever ate with chopsticks was chips or french fries. (Both terms are being used here so that the choice of vocabulary won't give away the author's locale.)
Dandello-Author 10 This author gardens

Thanks again for this fun contest. It's wonderful to learn something about the different authors.

As for the phrasing, it might or might not have helped with my clue. On the one hand, those who know me know how much I delight in the different varieties of English, but on the other hand, that hint was almost longer than most of my stories.

Looking forward to round two.

Joy,
Lynn

I kept on wanting to scream that Morgana is not the only one that knits. I knit something new almost every week because it helps calm my nerves. Plus I taught myself and I know to loom knit and use the needles; I just tend to use the looms more because they are faster, bigger, and I don't drop stitches.

I absolutely agree! Even though the only one I knew was me for this round, it was a fun learning experience! It's nice to learn new things about other authors and be surprised with who has similar interests.

Yes! I do love to cook different recipes. This weekend is going to be spent baking loaves of Tuscan bread. Next weekend perfecting my Chili for Super Bowl Sunday. Got my work cut out for me because the guy whose bringing chicken wings is a genuine chef!

Pressure!

Oh wow! That sounds awesome. I love trying out new recipes. I discovered some new things to try out this week that went over successfully with all picky members of my family if you'd like the recipes.

Hi Folc4evernaday,

Care to share the recipes in the Off Topic section?

Joy,
Lynn

Absolutely! Please send the recipes there!

Done!