Authors of Awesome Signing Recap (Debra Driza, S.J. Kincaid, & More!) & Giveaway

This book signing wasn’t officially called Authors of Awesome, but that’s what I’m calling it because all the authors are awesome!

I have Twitter to thank for this event. I was just browsing around until I saw Shelley (@SJKincaidBooks) tweet saying:

Whoops, CA people. I mean I’ll be at Keplers in Menlo Park at 7, not 6!

— SJ Kincaid (@SJKincaidBooks) June 6, 2013

So, naturally, I was like OMGOMGOMG WHAAAAAT??? YOU’LL BE AT KEPLER’S??? TODAY??? Cue much freaking out and all that jazz.

Meeting the Authors of Awesome!

I arrived there super early and snagged a seat in the front row! The authors started by introducing themselves and their books, and then we played two truths and a lie! Each author said three things about themselves: two true facts and one lie. It was our job to guess the lie! All of the authors had some hilarious facts which turned into great stories! Apparently Kirsten Hubbard has slid down a volcano, and she had a machine gun pointed at her face!

Then the authors discussed things like their most difficult scene to write (the one I remember best: Shannon’s chapter 10 in Let the Sky Fall), what the drafting process was like, querying for agents, etc. Shannon had like over 10 drafts of her MG book Keeper of the Lost Cities, but S.J. Kincaid only had about two of Insignia!

An author I’ve met before

I met Shelley, author of Insignia last year at a signing in Huntington Beach. However, I had only spent like half a second with her since the Huntington Beach signing had a huuuge crowd. So, I was thrilled to meet her again! This setting at Kepler’s was much smaller and more intimate! It allowed me to have some one-on-one time with Shelley! We chatted about books, England, and even had time for a quick photo!

And the one I was dying to meet..

I read MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza a few months ago and LOVED it! It was everything I hoped it would be! I was so upset when I found out I would miss her spring tour, so now I was thrilled to be able to finally meet her! She’s so sweet and I got a chance to fan girl over MILA, and we talked a bit about the TV show (and how they should totally HBO/GoT that show.. lolol!).

I already had a signed copy of MILA 2.0 but I had her sign it again (because I’m cool like that) and she signed my ARC!

Woah, Shannon Messenger is so cool!

Have you ever wanted to read a book because you loved an author’s personality? That has so happened to me! I always wanted to read Let the Sky Fall but suddenly it’s the #1 book on my list! Shannon was so hilarious! If she has put even a fraction of that personality into her story and her characters, then I know Let the Sky Fall is going to be amazing! She was hilarious, constantly cracking jokes, and overall so much fun!

And some new faces!

I also met Stephanie Kuehn, author of Charm & Strange and Kirsten Hubbard, author of Wanderlove. I haven’t read either of those ladies’ books, but they were both SO sweet and I loved hearing what they had to say! Kirstin had so many awesome stories about her travels throughout central America, and I loved listening to Stephanie’s answers about why she writes YA!

And… meeting new bloggers!

One of the best things about signings is meeting new people! I met a fellow blogger, Cynthia from Read is the New Black! Pop on over and say hello to her—she’s super nice! 🙂

Giveaway

I really wish I could give away signed copies of each of these ladies’ wonderful books, but alas… books are expensive, and all that jazz. So, I’m giving away my ARC (which is now signed!) of MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza! It breaks my heart a little to part with it, but I also have a lovely finished copy of MILA 2.0, so it’s time to part with the ARC.

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