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I met Jeff Shaara at the Gettysburg Battle Field where he does periodic author signings. Seemed like a nice person.
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I met Wes Moore at a book signing just a few months ago and I also met Linda Przybyszewski. She attended our book club which was really interesting.
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k8gladstone wrote:I met Wes Moore at a book signing just a few months ago and I also met Linda Przybyszewski. She attended our book club which was really interesting.
So, do the authors attend the online book club virtually, or is there a face-2-face component for members that live near one another? Of course I imagine it is all virtual for an online book club, but I can be a slow learner at times. :techie-reference:
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This was an in person book club I did through my library. Not sure how the online ones do it. This is my first online book club
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I have never met an author, but I have won a contest by getting chosen by one of them. Michael Buckley sent me a signed book insert. Also I had Marissa Meyer sign a book for me, and I now have it stashed away.
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I met John R. Erickson the author of the Hank the Cowdog series at Baylor University. He was very nice and very approachable.
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I believe I met one author in high school, but I can't remember at all who it was. I know he wrote a biography of sorts.
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Jeffery Deaver. Took a half day off of work to drive all the way to Highlands Ranch in the Denver CO area so I could get his Bond Thriller Carte Blanche. Almost got to see him again two weeks ago but alas, I had tickets for Riverdance.
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I was able to meet Colleen Hoover years ago. She is one of my favorite authors ever. It was disappointing. I drove a couple hours to go to her book signing and she seemed really distracted and not completely there. I still adore her books and I'll forever buy them, but it made me lose any desire to meet any other authors.
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Diana Gabaldon
She made broken look beautiful
and strong look invincible.
She walked with the Universe
on her shoulders and made it
look like a pair of wings.
Ariana Dancu
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victoria48 wrote:Diana Gabaldon
Wow! She is one of my favorite authors. Where did you meet her?
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Frola002 wrote:
victoria48 wrote:Diana Gabaldon
Wow! She is one of my favorite authors. Where did you meet her?
She had come to our Pointe Claire Chapters bookstore for a signing,a few years back. :)
She made broken look beautiful
and strong look invincible.
She walked with the Universe
on her shoulders and made it
look like a pair of wings.
Ariana Dancu
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That's awesome! Have you read her books? I'm on the third Outlander novel. I'm trying to stay ahead of the show. Haha
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Frola002 wrote:That's awesome! Have you read her books? I'm on the third Outlander novel. I'm trying to stay ahead of the show. Haha
Hahha yes!

I really loved Lord John ones too :)
She made broken look beautiful
and strong look invincible.
She walked with the Universe
on her shoulders and made it
look like a pair of wings.
Ariana Dancu
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No, but I'd love to!
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