Thursday, July 21, 2011

Follow Friday 7-22-11



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Q. Name 3 authors that you would love to sit down and spend an hour or a meal with just talking about either their books or get advice on writing from?

 

So you want to know who I would want to spend an hour with? Hmm. I'd have to start with Cassandra Claire (The Mortal Instruments).  I absolutely love her books and would love to spend time talking to her about her inspiration and her characters.  Hopefully, I wouldn't go all fan-girl and embarrass myself. =)


After that obvious choice, it gets a lot harder to choose.  The last two would be a tie between three.  So I know I'm not following the rules here but when have I ever?  I follow all three of these women on twitter and know a little bit about their personalities.  It would be fun to get all three of them together to talk books.  I would choose Julie Kagawa (The Iron Fey series), Josephine Angelini (Starcrossed) and Jennifer L. Armentrout (Half-Blood). 


My three choices, turned four are:

Cassandra Clare

Julie Kagawa

Josephine Angelini 

Jennifer L. Armentrout


What about you?  Which authors would you want to spend an hour with?

 

 

Posted by at 8:08:00 PM
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37 comments:

  1. melannie (:July 21, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Julie Kagawa is a good one! and Josephine too! she's a sweetheart!

    new follower! :)

    My follow friday

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  2. UnknownJuly 21, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    I'm worried about fangirling around my favorite authors, too. I'd want to make a good impression, but I'd also want to let them know how much their work enthuses me! It's a fine line to walk. :-)

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  3. LanJuly 21, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Hey Valerie! Happy FF. Can't believe it's been another week. Great choices this week. So many authors to chose from.

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  4. Sniffly KittyJuly 21, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    OOh did you attend the Jennifer L. Armentrout chat a couple days ago?

    Thanks for stopping by!

    Old Follower!

    Sniffly Kitty
    Sniffly Kitty's Mostly Books

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  5. AnonymousJuly 21, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Julie would be one of mine too!

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  6. UnknownJuly 21, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    What exciting choices! I can totally relate to the whole fan-girl antics. If I met the three authors I chose, I probably wouldn't even be conscious!

    New follower. (:

    My Follow Friday Post.

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  7. Alison Can ReadJuly 21, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Hopping through. I hadn't thought of Cassandra Clare. You're absolutely right about her. A must have.
    My Hop

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  8. TristanJuly 21, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    I love Cassandra Clare and her books, especially the boys in them. I am hoplessly in book love with Will from Clockwork Angel. I haven't read books by the other three but I definitely plan to. Great choices and Happy FF ;)

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  9. Bookish BrunetteJuly 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Oooh The Iron Fey & Mortal Instruments are two of my FAV series! GREAT choices!
    My FF Post!

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  10. Kristin AragonJuly 21, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Oh yes, I adore all of these Authors! Got my hands on the Iron Knight from NetGalley! Cannot wait to start it!

    Happy Follow Friday!
    Just stopping by to say hi! I am new to this Follow Friday Fun but am looking forward to finding a bunch of new exciting blogs.

    New Follower

    www.angelsdemonsandvampires.com
    @BReadThanDead

    ~Kristin

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  11. Pedantic PhookaJuly 21, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Hi there, new follower hopping through.
    Have a great weekend!

    Holjo @ Pedantic Phooka
    www.pedanticphooka.com

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  12. Alyssa NelsonJuly 21, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    Old follower hopping through. You can definitely come with me to meet Meg Cabot! That is, as long as I can come with you to meet Cassandra Clare. ;)

    Have a good weekend! :)

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  13. Alexis @ Reflections of a BookaholicJuly 21, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    I recognize Cassandra Clare but not the others.

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  14. BLHmistressJuly 22, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    Hoping thru I would love to meet any of those author's great picks!

    My Follow Friday

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  15. Obsession with BooksJuly 22, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    Hi and happy Friday!

    Great author choices..

    My FF, http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com

    Have a nice weekend :)

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  16. Rie ConleyJuly 22, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    I love your picks! The good thing is that they are all (barring Clare) very active on twitter and converse freely! I love authors like that!

    New follower!

    Rie @ Mission to Read

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  17. It's a Book ThingJuly 22, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    I would love to meet Roald Dahl!

    Great blog! Hope you can hop past our blog to say hi!

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  18. KristinaJuly 22, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Julie and Cassadandra are awesome choices! I would love to pick their brains about the awesome worlds they created.

    Old follower!

    Kristina
    http://ladybugstorytime.blogspot.com/

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  19. MarlaJuly 22, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Thanks for stopping by. You've made some awesome choices! I've read books by all four and can definitely see the reasoning behind your decision. Have a great weekend!

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  20. caffeinejunkieJuly 22, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    New follower! Cool picks.

    My FF http://booksarefabulous.blogspot.com/2011/07/follow-friday_22.html

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  21. KarenJuly 22, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    I got to meet Julie Kagawa at BEA this year. I haven't read her books yet but she was very nice.
    Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier and have a great weekend!

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  22. Lucia (iLive, iLaugh, iLove Books)July 22, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    All four of those are great choices! Definitely Cassandra Clare. Her characters are so funny, she must be great in person! Julie Kagawa was one of my choices, too. And Josephine Angelini is super sweet! I would love to meet her. And, of course, Jen, so we can squee about Aiden! Hahaha.

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  23. AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Old follower wandering back to your blog! Josephine Angelini and Cassandra Clare would be so awesome! Great choices!

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  24. KristenJuly 22, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! Great choices, would love to meet all of those authors!

    Kristen @suchateenagebookworm.blogspot.com

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  25. Megan @ Book BratsJuly 22, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    Just hopping by to say thanks for the stop! I honestly haven't read any of those books, but maybe one day soon, hehehe.

    Happy Friday!

    Book Brats!

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  26. AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Happy Follow Friday! :) Newest follower here hopping through.

    Our follow friday is at www.bookstothesky.com

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  27. KatJuly 22, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Cassandra Clare is one I would like to meet, too, even though I've always been uneasy about the similarities between her (very good) Harry Potter fanfiction and her published novels. She's a brilliant writer, either way. Haven't read books by your other authors, but Half-Blood sounds intriguing.

    Thanks for stopping by my hop earlier, and I hope you have a great weekend! :)

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  28. Christy @ TheReaderBeeJuly 22, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    Julie Kagawa is a another one I would have added to my list! She's such an amazing author! So is Josephine Angelini! Great list!

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  29. UnknownJuly 22, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend. Love the blog. :)

    Lari @ Lari Is Writing

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  30. Madigan MirzaJuly 22, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    I really must read Starcrossed. Everyone is raving about it!

    I would love to meet Brenna Yovanoff, the author of The Replacement. If you liked The Iron Fey, you would really enjoy that one also... about a teen boy who knows he's a fairy changeling. I loved it.

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  31. Lisa MandinaJuly 22, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    I think I'd love to meet Cassandra Clare as well. Haven't read the other authors you've listed.

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  32. Kyanara_BJDJuly 23, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    HI,
    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog!
    Hopping back to wish you a wonderfull weekend!
    Kyanara

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  33. testJuly 23, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    I love to meet Julie Kagawa and Cassandra Claire too!

    Thanks for dropping by @ We Fancy Books *waves*

    Following you now :)

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  34. Daniel A KaineJuly 23, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Hi. Happy Belated FF from a new follower. Interesting choices.

    http://shikiharu.blogspot.com

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  35. Confuzzled ShannonJuly 24, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    I have to read the Iron Fae Series!!

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  36. Read.Breathe.Relax.July 24, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    I JUST finished Starcrossed, so I 100 percent agree with your pick of Josephine Angelini! I really enjoyed her book and would love to discuss what it's like to be a first-time author!

    I also picked a debut author- Veronica Roth! I loved Divergent and would DIE to meet this author in real life!

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  37. AnnaJuly 24, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Great answer! Here's mine:


    http://theburstingbookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-blogger-hop-and-follow-my-book.html

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