Last weekend, I had the privilege to attend an exciting YA event at my local indie, Changing Hands. HarperTeen hosted The Pitch Dark Days Tour and one of the stops was in Phoenix. So I wrote it on my hand, calendar, etc because I SINCERELY wanted to meet both Tahereh Mafi and Veronica Rossi.
*The quality of these quotes I took ARE NOT AWESOME. I was way in the back and using my iPhone to zoom.
The three lovely ladies started the panel off by talking a bit about their books. Then, the floor was open to questions--and there were TONS of good ones.
For example, someone asked about titles. Veronica stated that there was never a question about hers--that it was always going to be UNDER THE NEVER SKY. Tahereh, however, stated that she had a bit more trouble deciding hers and that it took her entire publishing team to help. "It was first called TOUCHING JULIETTE," she'd said. But then, with laughter from the audience, said that she realized that sounded a bit . . . dirty. And very awkward for her character, Juliette.
Veronica also said her most challenging character to write was Cinder, while Tahereh's was Warner.
Tahereh said that after finishing college, she went on a crazy reading spree and fell in love with books she'd once loved before and the YA genre all over again. That's when she decided to try her hand at writing. Veronica, on the other hand, said that she discovered writing through her love for painting. Art, in any form, is truly inspirational.
I hope I didn't completely butcher all that! I'm recalling Saturday from memory. In any case! You should definitely check out their tour dates to see if the Pitch Dark Tour is coming to a city near you.
I also got acquainted and met the lovely Valia while at Changing Hands, who is very sweet and super cool! You should definitely follow her on Twitter.
After, I got a chance to meet both Veronica and Tahereh at their signing. You guys. They are both beyond sweet. I mean, SUPER kind and amazing people. You could tell they're both genuinely happy with what they're doing, and that's pretty darn awesome.
*On a squee-worthy note, Tahereh mentioned she'd read about me signing with Suzie and congratulated me. So that? Made my night.*
Also, le pictures:
*BOTH OF THEM ARE SO GORGEOUS. it's intimidating.
So that's about it! This is me saying GO TO THIS TOUR. If you like good books and good people, you'll be in excellent company<3
*The quality of these quotes I took ARE NOT AWESOME. I was way in the back and using my iPhone to zoom.
The three lovely ladies started the panel off by talking a bit about their books. Then, the floor was open to questions--and there were TONS of good ones.
For example, someone asked about titles. Veronica stated that there was never a question about hers--that it was always going to be UNDER THE NEVER SKY. Tahereh, however, stated that she had a bit more trouble deciding hers and that it took her entire publishing team to help. "It was first called TOUCHING JULIETTE," she'd said. But then, with laughter from the audience, said that she realized that sounded a bit . . . dirty. And very awkward for her character, Juliette.
Veronica also said her most challenging character to write was Cinder, while Tahereh's was Warner.
Tahereh said that after finishing college, she went on a crazy reading spree and fell in love with books she'd once loved before and the YA genre all over again. That's when she decided to try her hand at writing. Veronica, on the other hand, said that she discovered writing through her love for painting. Art, in any form, is truly inspirational.
I hope I didn't completely butcher all that! I'm recalling Saturday from memory. In any case! You should definitely check out their tour dates to see if the Pitch Dark Tour is coming to a city near you.
I also got acquainted and met the lovely Valia while at Changing Hands, who is very sweet and super cool! You should definitely follow her on Twitter.
After, I got a chance to meet both Veronica and Tahereh at their signing. You guys. They are both beyond sweet. I mean, SUPER kind and amazing people. You could tell they're both genuinely happy with what they're doing, and that's pretty darn awesome.
*On a squee-worthy note, Tahereh mentioned she'd read about me signing with Suzie and congratulated me. So that? Made my night.*
Also, le pictures:
*BOTH OF THEM ARE SO GORGEOUS. it's intimidating.
So that's about it! This is me saying GO TO THIS TOUR. If you like good books and good people, you'll be in excellent company<3
Sounds like a blast. And you look just as great next to them. I can't wait until it's your book signing. :)
ReplyDeleteMindy! You're so sweet<333 And HELLO wait til it's you with The Nightmare Affair (I am still stoked to read it.) :D
DeleteI had so much fun at the event too! And every time I see a copy of Shatter Me now, I think of when she said it was going to be called Touching Juliet. The thought also always makes me smile. I cannot wait to hear the name of the next book in the series!
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http://thebookaddictnet.blogspot.com/2012/01/book-addict-attends-dark-days-of.html
Same here! I'm excited for the announcement!
DeleteLooks like it was a really fun event! I'm currently reading Shatter Me and it's SO amazing, OMG!
ReplyDeleteOMG ISN'T IT?! I loved it. :)
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