Lensmaster seedplanter Interview

Squidoo Lens Reviews: What makes you passionate about Squidoo.com?


seedplanter: I love Squidoo for the same reasons I love nature photography. Each day is different, and holds the promise of discovery. It's like waking up to a picture-perfect morning while away on vacation, and heading out to explore a new area. Squidoo scratches my creative itch.


Squidoo Lens Reviews: Is Squidoo perfect already or what could make it better?


seedplanter: Being a multi-tasker at heart (a love-hate relationship, this art of multi-tasking), I would like a way to Squidcast more than one lens at a time. Maybe some sort of form that shows a full list of my lenses, like the one for lensrolling. Simply check the lenses you want to squidcast and a form drops down with the selected lenses all ready to cast. (Maybe this is why I'm a lensmaster and not a programmer. It probably isn't as easy as I make it sound, hmmm?)


Squidoo Lens Reviews: What inspires you to make a new lens?


seedplanter: Dreams, conversations, interests, quotes, childhood, faith, hope for the future, and HUMOR. I don't think we can ever laugh enough, and if I can't learn to laugh at myself (such as my lens, "Help! I've Lost my Hippocampus!"), then I might as well crawl off into the woods and become a hermit.


Life in general keeps tossing new topics at me, and I never know what my next lens will be about. Hey, that's half the fun!


Squidoo Lens Reviews: How many lenses do you have?


seedplanter: I currently have 68 lenses, plus three WIP. [This interview has been waiting in line for a good two months; seedplanter has upped her lens count to 80 as of today. :)]


Squidoo Lens Reviews: What is your most popular lens?


seedplanter: At the top of the heap today is Where Were You in 1987? - a TwitterStorm that seems to have taken on a life of its own.


Squidoo Lens Reviews: What one sentence or one word describes your success?


seedplanter: Persistence!


Squidoo Lens Reviews: What should a newbie do first?


seedplanter: Make a list of interests--topics that make your heart beat faster. Unless you're passionate about a topic, it'll come across like scrambled eggs warmed over. It's a good idea to read-read-READ what other lensmasters have learned through experience, too. Don't be afraid to ask questions.


Here's a lens I made when I'd been Squidooing for just a couple of days. I had stayed up really late one night to read articles from The Answer Deck, visit forums, and check out lenses of Giant Squids. I wanted to shorten the learning curve, and I took notes. Squidoo WHO? Learn from Successful Lensmasters grew out of that marathon.


Squidoo Lens Reviews: Which of your lenses do you want to make sure the whole world knows about?


seedplanter: Quilt Story: Voices from the Great Depression


I have been wanting to tell this story for a long time, but kept putting it off because it was an emotional subject. Squidoo offered the perfect format, and I'm pleased with the results.


Bonnie aka seedplanter