Good morning! Its going to be one of those days… I first typed “goo morning” and then corrected it to say “goof morning”… hopefully this post is not a miss typed mess. 😛
So I shared a little bit on my Day 5 BEA recap about the two Power Readers I met in the elevator of my hotel while I was in New York. (Power Readers…. I love that.. it brings up images of super powers and awesome capes… two things I want 😀 ) There were two ladies I met in the elevator I gave my card to, chatted with, was excited for them and encouraged them to start a blog and come back to BEA next year as bloggers. Now I don’t know if they will do that, but I was super excited yesterday to see I had a comment from them:
My twin and I are the Power Readers from your Day 5: Getting Your Potter on BEA update. We were not disappointed with BEA! Got to meet great authors, got some great reads and met lots and lots of other Power Readers. Already have the date saved for BEA 2014 (thank goodness it’s in NYC again).
I love love love that they contacted me and that they had a great time! 😀 That is so cool!
What I did not share with you is that this was not my only Power Reader encounter. Later that last day of the expo I was in the shipping area trying to decide what to do with my half full box of books. If you have been to the expo you know the shipping is a bit spooky and UPS is $39 before they ever even weigh the box, that’s just for the honor of them being there (Thank you thank you UPS *bows low*). So needless to say, I did not want to ship a half empty box home.
Next to me was a girl who I learned her name was Hannah. It was her first year at the expo as a Power Reader and she was gushing about her experience. We started talking about my half empty box and I told her it was fine as I had sent other books home already. Some how we got on the subject of blogging ( go figure!) and I gave her my card and told her she should start a blog and come back next year as a blogger. I told her that if she emailed me, I would help her get going. Shortly after I returned home she emailed me.
Hannah has started a blog that she has coolly called Indiereadergirl0329. Cool right? She has posted a couple of reviews and joined the Monday meme yesterday. She is doing great and we have continued to email and I have encouraged her to start commenting and building a reader base. I would love it if you would take a moment and pop on over to her blog and welcome her. How fun that she has taken this next step! 😀
Tonight is book club and I am uber excited! This is the review of The Fate Of Mercy Alban and we do our secret book exchange for July! I don’t even know what book I am going to bring yet! 😀
Book Journey 
You really *are* the friend of Power Readers!!! How cool that you made new friends.
LOL, I just like talking books everywhere I go – its amazing where that takes me 😀
I checked out the blog…thanks for the link! Hopefully she will soon be a regular at your Monday meme….
Thanks Laurel 😀
Thanks Laurel for stopping by. I definitely plan on continuing with It’s Monday meme. Look forward to seeing you next week.
I hope she sticks with it – as we know it is not for the faint of heart…. 😀
You are an evangelist for blogging! I actually met someone I encouraged to start a blog at BEA this year – it’s a cool feeling.
It is – they are so excited to be there and they are already book lovers… 😀
WOW! BEA… I hope I can attend it soon! :DD
Mark it on your calendar – dates are posted for next year 😀
I get the biggest kick out of you, Sheila! Kathy nailed it — you’re definitely an evangelist for blogging!
LOL…. when you put me in my element (surrounded by books) and then give me other readers to talk too… I cant stop 😛
So proud of you being a mentor to a new blogger, Sheila! Her blog is cute, isn’t it! I’ve been feeling a bit burned out lately and it’s nice to see someone so excited about books and reviewing! Kinda reminds me of a girl from Brainerd I know! 🙂
Aw, thank you Sharon for your kind words. 🙂
I think I am just coming over the hill of a burn out period… BEA I am sure helped – I enjoy this too much to give it up and feeds into so many other areas of my life 😀
So much fun. You made me smile–and it’s not yet noon!
Then my work here is accomplished 😀
Thank you so much for the shout out! I am definitely glad I decided to try out blog. There are so many great people here.
Sure! There are great people out there and I get to see many of them each year at BEA! (You now possibly being one of them!) Makes it even better 😀