#WW Attending Book Cons

Attending Book Cons

Whew! I’m back from Atlanta. (Although, to be perfectly honest, I’m writing this right before I leave for Atlanta…I’m basically in a mind-blowing matrix of messed up time right now.) And as promised, I wanted to share how Penned Con in St. Louis went.

First off, I went as a reader. I didn’t have an author booth, and I most definitely wasn’t there to sell novels. In fact, I didn’t even have my hands on them yet. I went simply because I wanted to go meet some awesome Indie authors I love (and a few bloggers along the way).

Excitedly enough, I met Tish Thawer—one of my favorites—and she was kind enough to take a photo with me. I love her Women of Purgatory series about female Grim Reapers, and I cannot wait to get my hands on The Witches of BlackBrook. I also had the pleasure of meeting Stacy Marie Brown (Darkness Series), Amy A. Bartol (The Kricket Series), and B. Kristin McMichael (The Blue Eyes Trilogy). I also had the utmost pleasure of meeting Ethan Gregory from One Guy’s Guide to Good Reads (basically one of the best book blogs of all-time.) I highly recommend checking all of these awesome people out. (And if you do, tell them I sent you ::wink wink::)

I am making a REAL effort to come out to these events and meet you guys! So, if there is any upcoming event you want me to come to in 2015 or 2016, please let me know about it, and I’ll start researching right away! I love to travel. I feel most at home when I’m on the road (blame my parents who forcibly moved me every two years), and being able to hug and laugh and talk about books with you all is some of my happiness memories. I cannot wait to meet more of you! (Maybe I’ll even have an author booth one day.)

On a side note, since I was in St. Louis, I thought I’d share some of my fun photos (if you haven’t already seen them splattered all across the wonderful web). My favorite place—possibly one of my favorite places in the world now—we went to was the Missouri Botanical Garden. It’s 14 acres of Japanese beauty. (Not to mention the fact that there’s also a Victorian district with the original home of Henry Shaw, the creator of the gardens. 85% of the furniture was original too. It was unbelievable.) Personally, I liked it A LOT more during the day than at night during the lantern festival. Definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area!

Until next time,

~SAT

Now for the upcoming events. ;]

Seconds Before Sunrise, book 2 of The Timely Death Trilogy, releases in 13 days! (13!) You can pre-order via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and pretty much everywhere, so get out there and find the Dark.

And, SURPRISE, you can win a copy via this Goodreads Giveaway. Clean Teen Publishing is also accepting bloggers for the upcoming blog tour, so please check it out or share it with someone you know. That being said, the Minutes Before Sunset blog tour is underway, and you can win a $15 Amazon gift card, CTP ebook, and bookmark swag pack during the Minutes Before Sunset blog tour; here’s where you can currently enter: Juniper Grove interview, How to Make Your Paranormal Novel Stand Out (A guest post on One Guy’s Guide to Good Reads).

If you haven’t caught up on the first book yet, Minutes Before Sunset, book 1, is also available everywhere, but here is Amazon, Barnes & Noble. I know some of you are feisty, so Death Before Daylight, the LAST novel, is available here: Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Can you believe it?

I’m also giving away more prizes myself! (You thought I was done, didn’t you? Silly. I love you.) So be sure to sign up for my newsletter for a chance to win. (Your information will never be given away, and you’ll only receive one letter a month maximum.)

Stay Dark and lovely,

~SAT