Comments on: Your Most Embarrassing Moment – Author Style! http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/ Maw Books - book reviews, book recommendations, book lists, author interviews and more! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Scobberlotcher http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-41195 Scobberlotcher Wed, 27 May 2009 21:10:22 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-41195 I really enjoyed this post! I really enjoyed this post!

]]> By: Callista http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-40829 Callista Fri, 22 May 2009 15:42:32 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-40829 LOL These were great thanks for the smiles. I've only met one author in my life and it was Robert Munsh and I barely remember it because I was a kid so not stories for me. I really should focus on authors more. LOL These were great thanks for the smiles. I’ve only met one author in my life and it was Robert Munsh and I barely remember it because I was a kid so not stories for me. I really should focus on authors more.

]]> By: Charlene Ann Baumbich http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-40819 Charlene Ann Baumbich Fri, 22 May 2009 13:29:29 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-40819 Madeleine L'Engle's book, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith in the Arts, gave me the courage to write. (Books 13 & 14 soon release.) She was making an appearance at a local college, so I grabbed my book and wallowed in her speech. As I stood in the long line waiting for an autograph, I thought carefully about what I would say to her, how I could thank her. When it was my turn, I opened my mouth to speak, but no words came. Instead, I started crying. Sobbing crying--and I could not stop. While I wiped snot off my face with the back of my hand, she reached for my book and wrote the most wonderful words in it, which caused me to cry all the more. I never said a word. Just walked away crying, my heart grateful and full. Madeleine L’Engle’s book, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith in the Arts, gave me the courage to write. (Books 13 & 14 soon release.) She was making an appearance at a local college, so I grabbed my book and wallowed in her speech. As I stood in the long line waiting for an autograph, I thought carefully about what I would say to her, how I could thank her. When it was my turn, I opened my mouth to speak, but no words came. Instead, I started crying. Sobbing crying–and I could not stop. While I wiped snot off my face with the back of my hand, she reached for my book and wrote the most wonderful words in it, which caused me to cry all the more. I never said a word. Just walked away crying, my heart grateful and full.

]]> By: Jennsbookshelf http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-40815 Jennsbookshelf Fri, 22 May 2009 12:20:04 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-40815 I don't have any embarrasing author stories, but these are hilarious! Here's hoping I don't have any embarrasing moments while #BEA! I don’t have any embarrasing author stories, but these are hilarious! Here’s hoping I don’t have any embarrasing moments while #BEA!

]]> By: Amy @ My Friend Amy http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-40789 Amy @ My Friend Amy Fri, 22 May 2009 02:05:07 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-40789 I don't have any!!!! But these stories were really fun to read. Must get some embarrassing author stories in my blogger portfolio..;) I don’t have any!!!! But these stories were really fun to read. Must get some embarrassing author stories in my blogger portfolio..;)

]]> By: aquafortis http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-40783 aquafortis Thu, 21 May 2009 23:02:07 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-40783 This isn't TOO horrible, but here we go: a few years ago I was part of a bloggers' panel at the Los Angeles SCBWI conference. All panelists and presenters are considered "faculty" and are invited to a dinner/meet-and-greet at the beginning of the conference. You get seated sort of randomly, and I was at a table with some truly nice people. But, a bit later in the evening as everyone was mingling, I found myself talking to a lovely and very nice woman who then introduced herself--Kirby Larson. I automatically went on to say, "oh, it's nice to meet you," and then awkwardly went, "I, uh, ummm..." because I realized I had definitely heard of her work, many times, but hadn't read any of it yet. So, what could have been a polite moment to say something kind like, "oh yes, I really enjoyed Hattie Big Sky" or whatever, turned into a sort of mortifying what-do-I-say-now? situation. Punishment for letting my TBR pile get too huge! This isn’t TOO horrible, but here we go: a few years ago I was part of a bloggers’ panel at the Los Angeles SCBWI conference. All panelists and presenters are considered “faculty” and are invited to a dinner/meet-and-greet at the beginning of the conference. You get seated sort of randomly, and I was at a table with some truly nice people. But, a bit later in the evening as everyone was mingling, I found myself talking to a lovely and very nice woman who then introduced herself–Kirby Larson.

I automatically went on to say, “oh, it’s nice to meet you,” and then awkwardly went, “I, uh, ummm…” because I realized I had definitely heard of her work, many times, but hadn’t read any of it yet. So, what could have been a polite moment to say something kind like, “oh yes, I really enjoyed Hattie Big Sky” or whatever, turned into a sort of mortifying what-do-I-say-now? situation. Punishment for letting my TBR pile get too huge!

]]> By: Laura http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-40775 Laura Thu, 21 May 2009 20:39:42 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-40775 About a year ago I went to pick up my son from his very first high school semi-formal dance. Attempting not to be an embarrassing and hovering mother (heaven forbid I meet him at the door) I called his cell phone to tell him where in the rather large parking lot I was located. I realized in short order that he couldn't hear me as the DJ was playing the last number. So I decided to text him. I had just gotten one of those phones with a flip up keyboard that made typing easy. However you really should never text in the dark, without your reading glasses on. Holding a phone at arms length is fraught with potential peril. I sent the following text: "Be in the parking lot in 10 minutes. Meet me under the big tree in the back. Hope you had fun." It wouldn't have been a problem if I was texting my son, Stephen. Unfortunately, I texted Stephenie Meyer who was the name under my son in my address book. It was one of those moments when my brain realized my error but my thumb on the send button was two beats ahead of my brain. Mortified at sending what was a combo deep throat meets stalker text I immediately sent another explaining. About a year ago I went to pick up my son from his very first high school semi-formal dance. Attempting not to be an embarrassing and hovering mother (heaven forbid I meet him at the door) I called his cell phone to tell him where in the rather large parking lot I was located. I realized in short order that he couldn’t hear me as the DJ was playing the last number.

So I decided to text him. I had just gotten one of those phones with a flip up keyboard that made typing easy. However you really should never text in the dark, without your reading glasses on. Holding a phone at arms length is fraught with potential peril.

I sent the following text: “Be in the parking lot in 10 minutes. Meet me under the big tree in the back. Hope you had fun.”

It wouldn’t have been a problem if I was texting my son, Stephen. Unfortunately, I texted Stephenie Meyer who was the name under my son in my address book. It was one of those moments when my brain realized my error but my thumb on the send button was two beats ahead of my brain.

Mortified at sending what was a combo deep throat meets stalker text I immediately sent another explaining.

]]> By: philip http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-40773 philip Thu, 21 May 2009 20:26:30 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-40773 I went to a reading with a friend, also a book editor, at KGB last winter. It was spur of the moment; I didn't know Christopher was reading in town. I got very excited because this guy is my favorite author; I'm really gaga for his novel. My friend--his editor--told me to calm down...do not go up to him at the bar and tell him you love him. Of course that's exactly what I did. And what did I get in return at the end of the evening? A kiss :) I went to a reading with a friend, also a book editor, at KGB last winter. It was spur of the moment; I didn’t know Christopher was reading in town. I got very excited because this guy is my favorite author; I’m really gaga for his novel. My friend–his editor–told me to calm down…do not go up to him at the bar and tell him you love him.

Of course that’s exactly what I did. And what did I get in return at the end of the evening? A kiss :)

]]> By: Melissa http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-40771 Melissa Thu, 21 May 2009 20:07:06 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-40771 I have two (one minor, one somewhat major). #1. Right after Jeffrey Eugenides won the Pulitzer for "Middlesex" he had a reading/signing for Live at Prairie Lights at the UI (where I pretty much live because I (still) work there). I was all happy because I loved the book and nattered away while he signed and then I said "But I don't understand why you named Cal's brother Chapter 11." Eugenides gave me a really, really long look and told me to think about it. Boy did I feel silly (I'm trying not to spoil Middlesex if you've not read it). #2. I was cleaning up the kids' dept at the bookstore when a very nice lady asked me for a certain title. I found it for her and recommended another (might have been Caddie but I don't remember now), and she asked for a few more and off we went for quite some time. I was looking up some book information for her when I realized we were due for an author reading/signing for Sarah Prineas's first book in about 5 minutes and hadn't seen hide nor hair of the author yet. I snagged the manager and asked if she'd seen Sarah Prineas yet. The nice lady I was helping burst out laughing - it was Sarah Prineas! (eeek, embarassing) And we even had a big sign with her picture on it right at the entrance to the kids' section. She was really nice about it and said she was having too much fun just being a customer to tell me exactly why she was there. Which was really nice of her, but I was about three shades of red/purple by then. (Sarah's back in our store for another signing May 30 for her new book - yay!) I have two (one minor, one somewhat major).

#1. Right after Jeffrey Eugenides won the Pulitzer for “Middlesex” he had a reading/signing for Live at Prairie Lights at the UI (where I pretty much live because I (still) work there). I was all happy because I loved the book and nattered away while he signed and then I said “But I don’t understand why you named Cal’s brother Chapter 11.” Eugenides gave me a really, really long look and told me to think about it. Boy did I feel silly (I’m trying not to spoil Middlesex if you’ve not read it).

#2. I was cleaning up the kids’ dept at the bookstore when a very nice lady asked me for a certain title. I found it for her and recommended another (might have been Caddie but I don’t remember now), and she asked for a few more and off we went for quite some time. I was looking up some book information for her when I realized we were due for an author reading/signing for Sarah Prineas’s first book in about 5 minutes and hadn’t seen hide nor hair of the author yet. I snagged the manager and asked if she’d seen Sarah Prineas yet. The nice lady I was helping burst out laughing – it was Sarah Prineas! (eeek, embarassing) And we even had a big sign with her picture on it right at the entrance to the kids’ section. She was really nice about it and said she was having too much fun just being a customer to tell me exactly why she was there. Which was really nice of her, but I was about three shades of red/purple by then.

(Sarah’s back in our store for another signing May 30 for her new book – yay!)

]]> By: Deena @ My Bookshelf http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/05/21/your-most-embarrassing-moment-author-style/#comment-40765 Deena @ My Bookshelf Thu, 21 May 2009 18:40:17 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3065#comment-40765 I had scheduled a time to meet with an author I was hosting on my blog, and was racing back into town in order to be at the book signing. Turned out, she wasn't feeling well, so I was on the verge of not getting to meet one of my most favorite people in the publishing world:-( I took a chance and stepped out of my comfort zone, went up to her and asked, "Are you Sharon Hinck?", author of The Sword of Lyric series among other novels I adore. She gave me a blank look and said "Yes, I am, but I'm not staying. I'm not feeling my best so I'm going back to the room." In a panic, I blurted out, "I'm Deena Peterson from A Peek At My Bookshelf!" Fortunately, her eyes lit up with recognition, and we had THE BEST time talking together and praying. But I felt totally out of my zone and surreal. Are these good, clean authors you're blogging about that my daughter can enjoy? She's like me...doesn't like books with 'ick' in them...and we LOVED the Twilight series, if that helps:-) I had scheduled a time to meet with an author I was hosting on my blog, and was racing back into town in order to be at the book signing. Turned out, she wasn’t feeling well, so I was on the verge of not getting to meet one of my most favorite people in the publishing world:-(

I took a chance and stepped out of my comfort zone, went up to her and asked, “Are you Sharon Hinck?”, author of The Sword of Lyric series among other novels I adore.

She gave me a blank look and said “Yes, I am, but I’m not staying. I’m not feeling my best so I’m going back to the room.”

In a panic, I blurted out, “I’m Deena Peterson from A Peek At My Bookshelf!”

Fortunately, her eyes lit up with recognition, and we had THE BEST time talking together and praying. But I felt totally out of my zone and surreal.

Are these good, clean authors you’re blogging about that my daughter can enjoy? She’s like me…doesn’t like books with ‘ick’ in them…and we LOVED the Twilight series, if that helps:-)

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