Yesterday

     Yesterday was an awesome day. I found out maybe a month ago that Katie McGarry, Julie Kagawa, And Aimee Carter would be having a book signing about 20 minutes or so from my house. Now, you all know how much I love Katie McGarry's books so when I found out she was having a signing (along those two other awesome authors) I was excited. 

      I met some amazing book bloggers and got a little goody bag for asking a question... which just so happened to b have the sequel to Julie Kagawa's The Lost Prince: The Iron Traitor. I'm so excited to read that (on my long list of TBR). All the authors were just amazing and I'm so happy to have gone. And when Harry Potter was brought up, it turned into a full blown discussion. On the topic of discussions, a person in the crowd asked if they always wanted to be writers. Julie Kagawa actually wanted to be a vet until high school when she found out you needed to know a lot of math for that. I think we can all agree with that. Aimee Carter? Started writing because of FanFiction. So all those people who bash FanFiction and say it's not really writing? Just look at Aimee Carter. She wrote four books (along with short stories) and is onto her third series. Someone asked them what there advice would be for people who want to be writers. They all agreed on keep reading and never listen to anyone who says to give up. But Aimee told us something that happened to her. When she went out sending a different book to people, she got a contract. She sad she was thrilled to have finally gotten an agent. But then she got a call... and they pulled her contract. Aimee stopped writing but then got the idea for The Goddess Test series and sold that book. That's crazy and when I heard her says this my jaw dropped. You hear of rejections but never of an actual company pulling the contract. Katie McGarry told everyone a hilarious story about her in high school that led to her wanting to write for teens. Let's just say she hit her head... a lot. She was absolutely hilarious. 

      

Here are some photos of me with them all. Please ignore how horrible I look in all of them. It was a hot day. 

   

Julie Kagawa is just awesome. I'm so excited to start her vampire series. It's been on my TBR list for so long now. I can't wait. We had a conversation on writing and how people stare at you like your crazy for writing demented scenes or asking the best way to torture a person. She agreed with  me! 

Me and Aimee Carter. The Goddess Test was a great book. And look! The Fifth-Wave right behind us! *Cries*

 Me and Katie McGarry. I was so excited to meet her I was shaking. Pushing the Limits means a lot to me and to finally meet the author behind one of my favorite books... It was honestly the best. I haven't been like this with an author since Sarah Dessen. I will say again: GP READ HER BOOKS! 

     I wish I took more photos but I really wasn't sitting in the best seat and someone really tall was in front of me. It didn't deter the event at all though. I won a prize (the black bag in the photo above), met my favorite author, and also met some great people. This made up for the crappy day I was having. 

~ Lauren