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Thursday 21 July 2011

Follow Friday #2 (FEATURED!)

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Now, guess what? 'A Novella's Tale' is the featured blog for this week! I'd love to thank Rachel (Parajunkee's View) and Alison (Alison Can Read) for giving me this terrific opportunity to be featured. So, thank you! Also, if you've visited this blog, please leave a comment and a link to your blog URL below. I will follow you once you do :)


Let's get to the main point now...

Name 3 authors that you would love to sit down and spend an hour or a meal with just talking about either their books or get advice on writing from?

The first author I would choose would be J.K. Rowling. Haha, I'm sure everyone expected that. But the reason why I'd love to talk to her would be because she's created a phenomenon book series. She's a fantastic example of rags to riches. What is her secret to being so successful? I'd like to know.












The second author would have to be Hans Christian Anderson. I absolutely LOVE his fairytales (and yes, I do believe that you're never too old for them!) and it's incredible that his stories have been passed from generation to generation, almost without getting a scratch or dent. By that, I mean that the stories we are told are pretty much the same as the ones our grandparents heard of when they were young.






Finally, I would love to have a chat with Anne Frank. I understand that she's not really an author, but I find her very inspirational. Barely any of us can relate to her, but yet, she is someone we could easily have a conversation with on the street. Thinking of her shifts my mood from depressed to hopeful. If she believed that she could survive the Holocaust, I can definitely get over my bad hair day.


Which three authors would YOU pick? I'm interested to know!!! 



Posted by Lauren

59 comments:

  1. JessiM21 July 2011 at 7:16 pm

    Congrats on being featured! JKR would be pretty awesome to meet...but then she'd learn that I never finished HP so I guess I should wait on that!

    New follower :-)

    Jessi @ Reading in the Corner

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  2. Megan @ Book Brats21 July 2011 at 7:18 pm

    Congrats on the feature! I'm a new follower here and liking everything so far. I'd love to meet J.K. Rowling, but I think I might have at her for the epilogue. It read like fanfiction to me, and not even good fanfic.

    Have a great Friday!
    Megan @ Book Brats!

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  3. The Scarf Princess21 July 2011 at 7:28 pm

    Congrats on being featured this week! I'm your newest follower and would love for you to visit me when you get a chance.

    http://wowfromthescarfprincess.blogspot.com/2011/07/follow-friday_21.html

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  4. Jennifer @ BookShelfery21 July 2011 at 7:28 pm

    Way to go on the feature! New follower hopping through. :)

    Jennifer @ The Bawdy Book Blog

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  5. Marla21 July 2011 at 7:34 pm

    Congrats on being featured! I really like your answers. It's been ages since I read Anne Frank, but I agree. She is very inspiring.

    New Follower!

    Marla @ Starting the Next Chapter

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  6. RFTC Blog21 July 2011 at 7:47 pm

    Congrats on being one of the featured blogs. I love the look of yours. New follower just hopping through.

    Danielle @Ramblings From This Chick

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  7. Rebecca21 July 2011 at 7:49 pm

    Congratulations on being featured. New Follower through FF. It was A tough question this week. loved your answer.
    ~Rebecca
    www.bendingthespine.blogspot.com

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  8. Richard21 July 2011 at 7:51 pm

    woo hoo! congrats for being this week's pick!

    anne frank would be so interesting to talk to! great choice!

    new follower :)

    my ff post

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  9. Mimi Valentine21 July 2011 at 7:59 pm

    Congrats on being one of this week's features! :) I love your blog -- the design is so pretty! I'm a new follower for sure!

    Aww, the story of Anne Frank is so sad. She is definitely an inspirational person, and I'm so glad that you chose her as one of the three people you really want to meet. Puts my list to shame, that's for sure! ;)

    Hope you have an awesome weekend!

    http://diminutivemimi.blogspot.com/2011/07/follow-friday-8.html

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  10. Alyssa Nelson21 July 2011 at 8:05 pm

    New follower hopping by! I picked JK Rowling too. Hans Christian Anderson was a childhood favorite of mine -- I made my mom read me his stories every night before bed. :P

    Hope you have a good weekend!

    Reader's Refuge

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  11. Alison Can Read21 July 2011 at 8:08 pm

    Congrats on being the featured follow! And my first feature as host! Thanks. Anne Frank's a great pick. Especially because that would mean she's alive.
    New follower.

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  12. Jessica L. Tate21 July 2011 at 8:18 pm

    Hello! New follower! Congrats on the feature. ^_^ I noticed your post on books to movies that are coming up. I have been wanting somebody to talk about it. Here's my FF: http://thoughtsatoneinthemorning.blogspot.com/2011/07/follow-friday-13.html

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  13. Sniffly Kitty21 July 2011 at 8:24 pm

    Ooh I totally forgot about JKR, she'd be awesome to meet ^.^

    New Follower!

    Sniffly Kitty
    Sniffly Kitty's Mostly Books

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  14. Christin21 July 2011 at 8:25 pm

    Congrats on the feature! I'm a new follower :) J.K. Rowling made my list as well. I love your other choices as well!

    Hope you have a great weekend!

    My FF Post

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  15. Kristy21 July 2011 at 8:27 pm

    Hi, Congrats of being featured this week!
    J.K. Rowling sounds like a great author to meet. I heard from my old Latin professor she is a very intelligent woman in regards to Classical culture and language.

    New follower

    Kristy
    http://rantsofaucg.blogspot.com/

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  16. Pedantic Phooka21 July 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Congrats on the feature! I'm a new follower.

    Have a great weekend!

    Holjo @ Pedantic Phooka
    www.pedanticphooka.com

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  17. Jenni Elyse21 July 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Congratulations on being featured! Your blog is really cute. I'm a new follower.

    Wondering author choices. I didn't even think of choosing a dead author, although I think it would be fun to have a chat with Dr. Seuss.

    My Hop and Follow Friday Post

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  18. BLHmistress21 July 2011 at 9:15 pm

    Congrats on the Feature, I would love to be able to chat with Anne Frank too what an interesting chat that would be.

    New Follower here

    My Follow Friday

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  19. MeikkiBeibi21 July 2011 at 9:31 pm

    Congrats on getting Featured! :)
    Hans Christian Andersen, good pick! It's would be interesting get to know the father of failytales. ;)
    New Follower from: Niina's 2nd FF

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  20. Jennifer_After_Dark21 July 2011 at 9:43 pm

    New Follower,,J.K. Rowling,,seems to be pretty popular,,
    Happy Friday
    Jennifer

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  21. Anonymous21 July 2011 at 9:44 pm

    Congrats on being featured.

    I think JKR would definitely be an interesting person to meet.

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  22. Kristina21 July 2011 at 9:58 pm

    Hi! It's nice to meet you! I loved that you choose Anne Frank. She is inspirational. At least her diary will live on forever.

    New follower!

    Kristina
    http://ladybugstorytime.blogspot.com/

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  23. Shana21 July 2011 at 10:21 pm

    Congrats on your feature! Talking to Anne Frank would be fantastic and inspirational. Hi! Just stopping by. Following you from Feature and Follow Book Blog Hop. Would love a visit and a follow back on my blog: http://blog.writerslairbooks.com.  Thanks! By the way, we are GIVING AWAY an IPAD 2 and would love for you to enter if you haven’t already!  Nice to meet you!

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  24. grace21 July 2011 at 10:42 pm

    Congrats on being featured. I picked J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer.

    I'm a new follower.

    Grace @ Books Like Breathing

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  25. Obsession with Books21 July 2011 at 11:10 pm

    Congratulations on being this weeks feature :)

    I am a new follower.

    My FF, http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com

    Have a nice weekend.

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  26. CHE21 July 2011 at 11:51 pm

    Hi, I'm a new follower. Congratulations on being featured.
    http://kafkatokindergarten.blogspot.com/

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  27. Unknown22 July 2011 at 12:42 am

    Hi,

    Congrats on being featured! I'm a new follower. I also put J.K. Rowling, I have a feeling she's going to be poular today.

    Char @ From the Shadows I Review

    http://www.shadowsireview.blogspot.com

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  28. Bex22 July 2011 at 1:06 am

    Congratulations on being featured. :D I'm a new follower, so hi!

    I would also love meeting JK! Harry was a boy I grew up with and he's got a lot to do with my reading habits today. I hadn't even thought about Anne Frank though. That definitely would have been interesting.

    Great picks. :) My full answer can be found here!

    Have a wonderful weekend!

    Rebecca at Kinde Fever

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  29. Shelagh22 July 2011 at 1:32 am

    Congratulations on being one of this weeks FF features!

    Lovely answers Lauren - I especially liked the Hans Christian Anderson idea. He would be amazing to talk to and I agree that his stories really have survived all of these years and inspired generations of young readers worldwide.

    Shelagh (New Follower)
    The Word Fiend

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  30. Lauren22 July 2011 at 1:36 am

    Hello!!! Firstly, I'd like to say a super-sized THANKYOU for all the support! Secondly, I'd just like to assure everyone above that I have visited your blogs, read your FF answers (all very interesting, too!) and followed you.

    Kiss hug xo

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  31. Unknown22 July 2011 at 2:58 am

    Hi! Congrats for being one of the features, woohoo! I liked your answers, they are really good and mature. I'm afraid my answers are more, well, more me I think xD
    This is my Feature & Follow Friday, please feel free to pass by and have a look. Oh, and I'm a new follower :D
    Hugs!

    Alaiel

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  32. Confuzzled Shannon22 July 2011 at 3:23 am

    Congrats! I picked JKR as one of my picks too. Hans Christen Anderson is a good one.

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  33. Mickey22 July 2011 at 3:46 am

    Congratulations on being the feature!!

    New follower,
    Mickey @ imabookshark

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  34. Rie Conley22 July 2011 at 4:04 am

    Congrats on the feature!

    I'm so with you on Anne Frank. I read that book like 20 times before I was even out of highschool. You have to love her honesty.

    Rie @ Mission to Read

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  35. SJ22 July 2011 at 4:16 am

    Congrats on being features. I love the idea of talking to Han's Christen Anderson I love fairy-tales. Oh the Grimm Brothers would be neat too. Well I'm a new follower.

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  36. Rachel22 July 2011 at 4:29 am

    Hey there! Just stopping by from Follow Friday, I'm a new follower. You can check out my 3 favorite authors here! Congrats on being featured!

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  37. Jennifer G.22 July 2011 at 5:20 am

    Congrats on the feature! New follower :)

    http://www.booksandbarks.com/2011/07/follow-friday-4.html

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  38. Shah Wharton22 July 2011 at 5:21 am

    Congrats of the feature.You have a beautiful blog! I'm a new follower from blog hop. http://wordsinsync.blogspot.com/2011/07/weekend-creation-blog-hop-plus-poem.html X Shah.,

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  39. Anonymous22 July 2011 at 5:21 am

    Good author selection...Hans Christian Anderson is one of the most original choices I've seen so far this FF - what a fun lunch that would be!

    BJ @ Dark Side of the Covers

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  40. Shanan, The Book Addict22 July 2011 at 5:32 am

    I definitely think that Anne Frank counts as an author.

    Congrats on being featured on FF.

    Shanan
    http://thebookaddictnet.blogspot.com/

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  41. Unknown22 July 2011 at 5:34 am

    New follower hopping through to congratulate you on being the featured blogger! Great author choices :)

    Check out my FF!

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  42. Sabrina22 July 2011 at 5:42 am

    Yup, we did. Congratz on being the featured blogger! New Follower~

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  43. Belle22 July 2011 at 5:46 am

    Congrats on being featured! Great choices - Anne Frank is one I didn't think of! New follower :)
    http://bellesbookshelf.blogspot.com

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  44. Taylor22 July 2011 at 6:09 am

    Congrats on being featured! I'm a new follower :)

    I've seen a few posts with J.K Rowling as one of the picks, mine included lol. I really love Hans Christian Anderson too, you can never be too old for fairy tales :)

    Here's my FF post if you like to check it out: http://thoughts-of-an-endless-dreamer.blogspot.com/2011/07/follow-friday-6.html

    Have a great weekend!

    <3
    Taylor

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  45. Writer, Editor, Dreamer22 July 2011 at 6:21 am

    Great choices...though I guess the gruesome question is: how is Frank going to look? You, know, since she's dead and all. Maybe you should add a stipulation there...Anne Frank as she was BD. :O)

    Congrats on being featured! My authors are Jeaniene Frost, Patricia Briggs and Chloe Neill. You can visit my blog at http://andinovelista.blogspot.com/

    Thanks!
    ~andi

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  46. Unknown22 July 2011 at 8:11 am

    I would love to sit down with Jen Lancaster! She's funny.
    New follower from Follow Friday. Hope to see you on my blog. Donna

    http://mylife-in-stories.blogspot.com

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  47. Jaedia @ The Dragon Chronicle22 July 2011 at 9:26 am

    Hello! Congrats on being featured - new follower :)
    Interesting choices! I hadn't really thought of these kinds of authors, just the ones who have been a direct influence on my own writing recently, I should definitely have included Tolkien.

    Once Upon A Time

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  48. Frances22 July 2011 at 9:49 am

    Hi! Way to go on the feature! I'm a new follower. I would have loved to meet Anne Frank too. So many awesome authors!
    My answer is at http://alaskanbookcafe.blogspot.com

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  49. Littlechoo222 July 2011 at 9:56 am

    Hi! just hopping on by to say hello. I began following you this morning but i was having trouble with my phone and couldn't comment, but anyway... loved you answers! Anne Frank would be in my top ten dinner dates :)

    http://littlechoo2-bookblogg.blogspot.com/

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  50. Aaron Pound22 July 2011 at 12:00 pm

    This was only a tough decision for me because I had a hard time narrowing my list to three. Two of my three authors are dead, which will probably make eating dinner with them an unusual experience.

    Aaron (Dreaming About Other Worlds).

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  51. Anonymous22 July 2011 at 12:45 pm

    New follower hopping through!

    Grats on being the feature! :)

    Our FF can be found at www.bookstothesky.com

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  52. sinn22 July 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Anne Frank would definitely be an inspiring choice! I wonder what she would think about the fact that her diary has moved so many people since her death.

    Congrats on being featured!! w00t!!

    New follower!

    Here's my FF answers: http://sinnfulbooks.blogspot.com/2011/07/follow-friday-book-blogger-hop_22.html

    sinn @ sinnful books

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  53. Molli @ Once Upon a Prologue22 July 2011 at 7:04 pm

    I picked JK Rowling, too. And wow, Anne Frank. What a conversation that would be!

    Congratulations on being featured! I'm a brand new follower. :)

    Molli
    http://www.onceuponaprologue.blogspot.com

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  54. Livia @ Butterfly-o-Meter Books22 July 2011 at 7:53 pm

    Hey! New follower from the FF meme galore. Congrats on being featured!
    And, wow, very cool pick, Hans Christian Anderson :D


    Butterfly-o-Meter Books

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  55. Unknown22 July 2011 at 10:49 pm

    Congratulations on being featured on #FF!!! My first choice was also JK Rowling :)

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  56. Robyn Johnson23 July 2011 at 4:19 am

    Hans Christian Anderson is such a great choice!

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  57. TheBookAddictedGirl23 July 2011 at 6:32 am

    Congrats on being the feature! New follower!
    I picked J.K. too: gotta love Harry Potter!
    Have a great weekend,
    Meg @ The Book Addicted Girl

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  58. Ryssi23 July 2011 at 8:18 am

    Congrats on being featured, gurl! XD

    This is so epic, JK Rowling is everywhere! But then again, I suppose it's only natural that she's chosen~

    New follower! here's my FF; http://chroniclesofabookee.blogspot.com/2011/07/meme-follow-friday-no2.html

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  59. Lauren24 July 2011 at 4:17 am

    I have followed everyone above

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