tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post5960459125300364461..comments2024-03-23T02:57:31.362-07:00Comments on Authors, Kai Strand & LA Dragoni: Authors Meeting Authors (Fangirling Involved)Kai Strand, Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10012304963642303041noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-91202504799817898502016-11-30T12:54:02.540-08:002016-11-30T12:54:02.540-08:00You got that right. Fun and awkward. =)You got that right. Fun and awkward. =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-49309025599404469612016-11-23T17:24:01.456-08:002016-11-23T17:24:01.456-08:00Oh my gosh, I can't even imagine! How cool for...Oh my gosh, I can't even imagine! How cool for you. :)Kai Strand, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012304963642303041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-47582192905221590842016-11-23T14:43:05.096-08:002016-11-23T14:43:05.096-08:00Meeting you would be awesome.
Meeting you would be awesome.<br />Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-28559112174190752992016-11-23T10:09:34.409-08:002016-11-23T10:09:34.409-08:00When I met Laurie Halse Anderson, I totally fangir...When I met Laurie Halse Anderson, I totally fangirled and said, "May I please shake your hand?" She spoke at a conference I attended and came to my table where I was selling my books. I was in awe that she was checking out my work. I had to shake her hand to prove to myself that she was really there. ;)Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-51614269017663126032016-11-22T17:22:22.454-08:002016-11-22T17:22:22.454-08:00Lol. I'd love to meet you in person. That woul...Lol. I'd love to meet you in person. That would make me so very happy. I would've been mute around Jane Yolen too. She's a super star!Kai Strand, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012304963642303041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-51852886371290443492016-11-22T17:19:42.287-08:002016-11-22T17:19:42.287-08:00I'm the exact same way. Isn't that funny? ...I'm the exact same way. Isn't that funny? Shy in the more personal setting, especially if I need to start the conversation, but LOVE public speaking. Must be a thing! Weird.Kai Strand, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012304963642303041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-82502848281791999422016-11-21T17:47:19.440-08:002016-11-21T17:47:19.440-08:00Fun stories. I met Jane Yolen years ago at a write...Fun stories. I met Jane Yolen years ago at a writers conference in Dallas. I couldn't think of a thing to say, just shook her hand and gawked, I think. Haven't met any celebrities, either, but I'm in awe over my writer friends I've met on the Internet. If I ever see you in person, I'll go all stuttering and can't think of a thing to say.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-12477583381651795052016-11-21T12:09:50.322-08:002016-11-21T12:09:50.322-08:00Great stories, Kai. I have a hard time going up to...Great stories, Kai. I have a hard time going up to people and talking to them, even when I want a book signed. I guess I'm shy with people, but when I'm in front of a group I don't seem to be that way. It must be the years of teaching I've done. I think of every group as students there to learn something. :-)cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-43363720667890968862016-11-21T11:43:37.708-08:002016-11-21T11:43:37.708-08:00Funny. I don't celebrity crush either. Maybe t...Funny. I don't celebrity crush either. Maybe the difference is I can truly RESPECT the craft of another author. How fun (and awkward) for you to be fangirled. :)Kai Strand, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012304963642303041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-88162661299896954662016-11-21T11:42:20.163-08:002016-11-21T11:42:20.163-08:00I know, right?! Besides fangirling is fun!I know, right?! Besides fangirling is fun!Kai Strand, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012304963642303041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-11651857361658653842016-11-21T10:13:30.423-08:002016-11-21T10:13:30.423-08:00LOL. I actually don't fan girl. I know that...LOL. I actually don't fan girl. I know that's weird, but it's true. I also don't develop crushes on celebrities, so there you go...which made my celebrity moment totally bizarre. A fan--didn't know she was an UBER fan, just one of my husband's old co-workers--invited us to her wedding, and she totally freaked out when she saw me. Totally. In a good way. I have a new and healthy appreciation for being on the other side of the fan girl. It's amazing to make someone's day even more epic because you're present. Nothing more.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779997262227613456.post-4892065273584557902016-11-21T09:52:45.616-08:002016-11-21T09:52:45.616-08:00Love these stories! I'd be a total puddle on t...Love these stories! I'd be a total puddle on the ground meeting Maggie :) There are a few authors like that who I just definitely fan girl over!Meradeth Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741790047121063893noreply@blogger.com