Event: Ally Condie apperance and book signing
Location: Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, IL
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Here’s a little recap from the Ally Condie event this past Wednesday!
The majority of the we had Q&A with Ally which was so much fun! She’s incredibly nice and it really felt like we were just having a dialogue. She used to be a high school teacher (before she had her first child) so she felt totally natural being up in front of a crowd and it was so nice.
Um… I didn’t take very good notes on this questions? But I actually got the chance to ask her a question which was how long it usually takes her to write a first draft. I’m still in the wake of being entirely upset with NaNo so I while I was admittedly a little bitter still, I’m trying to actually come up with a better-suited story line for me to actually take my time on so I was entirely curious to talk to an actual author and see how long her first drafts take her! She responded with about 9 months for a fully readable first draft so that also made me feel like PHEW. I think I can actually take my time on a novel and with the right topic, do it right.
Yay, signed copy!
We got to hear how Ally came up with the idea for Matched (based on a Junior Prom she once chaperoned combined with a discussion between her and her husband about marriage) and so the idea was born!
Ally also said that as far as covers go, she has no say in the matter, but she really does love them! I guess the girl on the front cover is actually the photographer. She takes self-portraits and then they get turned into the covers that we see. I thought that was really interesting!
Signed Poster
I always love meeting authors whose books I enjoy, but it’s also great to meet authors whose books I haven’t read yet (or in this case, the middle of the series). I think meeting someone first and then being able to read their work, you really get to see a lot more of their personality in the book so I’m really looking forward to reading Reached!
11 thoughts on “Ally Condie Author Signing Event – November 14, 2012”
Great recap! I couldn’t get out of work that night, but I had totally planned on dragging my husband back up to Anderson’s for this event! I just finished Reached this week, though, and LOVED it!
Good to know! I just started it and I’m having a really hard time getting into it 🙁
It really gets into the science-y aspect of the story, which I’m not much of a science person so that was hard for me. But I enjoyed how every question I had about the series was answered. Stick with it!
Will do!! Thanks for the encouragement 🙂 Are you going to any other events at Anderson’s any time soon? There are going to be seven different authors there on Friday night – I will be there! 🙂
Sounds like a really awesome event! I need to read these books, I’ve heard so much good buzz around them.
I love meeting authors! And it’s always nice to go home with a signed copy of a book 🙂
Me too! I feel like I get a whole new insight when reading their book and its much more personal. Pretty cool 🙂
I just finished Reached last night and I am still thinking about what I really thought about it. I am anxious to see what you think.
I’m interested too! I liked Matched and was upset with Crossed so I’m curious to see how Reached goes, especially with three narrators. I think that’ll be my next read.
I couldn’t go so I ordered my signed copy it should be arriving soon! I’m glad you liked it!
Awesome! I am envious of you getting to go this event!