This
year I was able to attend the Teen Texas Book Festival, formally
known as the Austin Teen Book Festival. I went alone so I expected to
remain quiet and shy for most of the day. However, I found myself
talking with quiet a few people. I was able to open up to readers and
writers about all things bookish. Being in a room with people who
love what I love was a breath of fresh air.
I
must be honest... that my main goal of the day was to meet James
Dashner. For those of you who know me or read my blog posts you know
that I am a HUGE DashNERD!!! I showed up early to buy his book, The
Rule of Thoughts, and too
hear him speak and sign my books. It went better than I could have
hoped. I saw at one point at the start of the day that many Dashner
fans were asking him for pictures. I'm not the type to go up to
strangers and ask for things, but I took a deep breath and asked for
a picture. He, of course, was very kind about it and I got my
picture. Taking the opportunity, I told him how much I enjoyed his
writing. He was beaming, especially since I talked about a book of
his other than the famous The Maze Runner.
Fast
forward eight hours, I made it to the front of the extremely long
line for him to sign my books and he looked at me and said, “I met
you already, right?”
You
can imagine how thrilled I was that he remembered me. ME! Out of
4,000 plus people. I walked away from that place with my head held
high, trying not to grin like a mad woman. He pretty much made my
entire LIFE!
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