Last week...in pictures
It all started Wednesday night with the RWA literacy signing. There were over 520 authors in one room. Craziness!
But the really good news is that the signing raised something like $60,000 to help promote reading programs in the Bay Area.
Following the signing, my fabulous agent, Kristin Nelson, took all of her clients (who were at the conference) out to the kind of restaurant that mere mortals don't usually get to frequent.
You know, the kind where the food looks like this...
The next day my ultra cool roommate, Maggie Marr, and I hopped in a cab and went to Menlo Park for my signing at Kepler's. (Remember, if you're in the market for an autographed book Kepler's can help you out.)
The next day, we went to a lot of sessions and caught up with fellow Nelson Literacy Agency clients.
Like Maggie Marr and Rita finalist Simone Elkeles.
And double Rita finalist Kelly Parra.
And a bunch of other amazingly cool authors from all over the world! Here I am with Kelly Parra, Sara Hantz and Amanda Ashby (who are from New Zealand!) and Teri Brown.
Then came Saturday night and The Ritas ceremony (which is kind of like "the Oscars". But with fewer real diamonds--Nora Roberts notwithstanding--and eating disorders) where we got all dolled up and waited to see if any of my agency sisters won (NLA had SIX nominees).
Sadly, none of the NLA nominees won.
But Melissa Marr did!
Here she is accepting the Rita for Best Young Adult Novel for WICKED LOVELY.
And after the Ritas there was chocolate, so we all managed to drown our sorrows quite nicely.
That's pretty much last week, gang.
Wish you all could have been there!
-Ally
But the really good news is that the signing raised something like $60,000 to help promote reading programs in the Bay Area.
Following the signing, my fabulous agent, Kristin Nelson, took all of her clients (who were at the conference) out to the kind of restaurant that mere mortals don't usually get to frequent.
You know, the kind where the food looks like this...
The next day my ultra cool roommate, Maggie Marr, and I hopped in a cab and went to Menlo Park for my signing at Kepler's. (Remember, if you're in the market for an autographed book Kepler's can help you out.)
The next day, we went to a lot of sessions and caught up with fellow Nelson Literacy Agency clients.
Like Maggie Marr and Rita finalist Simone Elkeles.
And double Rita finalist Kelly Parra.
And a bunch of other amazingly cool authors from all over the world! Here I am with Kelly Parra, Sara Hantz and Amanda Ashby (who are from New Zealand!) and Teri Brown.
Then came Saturday night and The Ritas ceremony (which is kind of like "the Oscars". But with fewer real diamonds--Nora Roberts notwithstanding--and eating disorders) where we got all dolled up and waited to see if any of my agency sisters won (NLA had SIX nominees).
Sadly, none of the NLA nominees won.
But Melissa Marr did!
Here she is accepting the Rita for Best Young Adult Novel for WICKED LOVELY.
And after the Ritas there was chocolate, so we all managed to drown our sorrows quite nicely.
That's pretty much last week, gang.
Wish you all could have been there!
-Ally
Book Progress
posted by Ally Carter at Monday, August 04, 2008
20 Comments:
Looks really fun!!!
Yay! 70 percent!!!!!! Go Ally!
When I saw the 70% I had did a happiness jig!!! and then again when I saw that these books are going to be made into a movie!! and looking back on it all.....there's another jig!!!
Cool!! I hope you had fun! I soooo whish I could have been there. See my dad lives in the San Fran. area and this year I didn't go to his house for the summer. And I missed EVERYTHING!! I wish I could have been there!!
Go Ally 70%!! YES!!
i love the pics! Looks like fun.
70%!!!!!!!!!!! thats awesome!
Luv ya,
Lins <3
Wow! Sounds awesome! That would definitely been a sweet mini-vacation. Congratulations on the 70%!
-Lisa
That's cool. It looks like you had a lot of fun. And, you deserve it too. Just look at how far you have written! Keep it up! :)
YAY!!! 70%!!!! Oh, and the chocolate makes everything better
70%!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hloy Shoes Ally!!!!!!! Yay
Jex
Love the pics!
<3 Renee
Looks like it was amazing!
Hope you had fun!
70%!!! And that's minimum for a novel right Alls? Eeeka! I'm loving Kat/Heist/"Or Otherwise Classified" right now.
Chocolate = unexplainable. =]
Ally, it was sooooo great to meet you at the RWA conference (I'm so going to another one. I think it's a fever!). Anyway, I'm off to buy my post it notes right now to start my plotting board!!!!!!
Looks like such a fun time. I hope to go to next year's RWA.
That looked like a lot of fun. Hope you enjoyed it! And oh my gosh! 70%!!!
--Nadia
I love your first pic! You look soo goood in it!
wow, i really wish i could have been there to meet you and get a signed copy but the videos will do for now.
i got really excited hearing that sometime in the course of the (maybe) six books there might be another chance to have zach back and involved in the story again! good luck, and i hear you--but dont forget--on the bad hygiene, chocolate donut, day for tissues sort of days--we support you and can't wait to read more!
thanks for bringing keplers to us!
molly
XOX
I had an awesome time..... and so totally cool to meet you. Definitely going to another RWA conference, so hope to see you there!!!
You look so pretty in those pics, my friend. But you left out the most crucial part of the story- how did the new shoes work out?
Looks like you had fun :]]. I wish that I could have been there though...
-Devin
OMG!!!!!!! 70% I CANNOT BELIEVE IT.
I cannot wait to find out what happens. So suspensful. I bet you did that on purpose just so we would wonder what would happen. I can't wait. I need to read the 3rd book. I bet it is going to totally rock!!
I LLOVE GG!!!!!!<3
you rock!
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