I am so happy to be hosting Heather Brewer today she is the fantastic author of the Slayer Chronicles, the Vladimir Tod Chronicles and also the High Fantasy series the Legacy of Tril which is my personal favorite! Book 2 can't come fast enough!
Why is Heather a rockstar? Why not is the question! She always talks to her fans (they call her Auntie Heather), has awesome giveaways and makes the funniest Vlogs! She also puts up with my constant rambling/complaining about Trill and when book 2 is coming out.
Ok so I'm turning this over to Heather to talk about why she thinks authors are Rockstars!
Authors are rockstars.
I've heard that quite a bit in recent years, Minions. And I've
come to really appreciate those rockstar moments. Nothing gets me through a day
filled with cat boxes, dust bunnies, and deadlines like the memory of walking
into a school gym full of screaming teenagers. Nothing can push away a low
self-esteem day like the happy recalling of being asked to autograph a fan's
book...or baby (which I'm super proud to admit totally happened). In fact, take
away those stardom moments and an author's life can be pretty lonely. Mostly,
we stay at home (preferably in jammie pants), and write. It's an existence full
of solitude...not that solitude is a bad thing.
But being alone can sometimes mean that we authors get lonely,
as any person would. And when we do, we reach out through various means (I
loves me some Twitter) to touch someone else, to make a connection, to do something
to dispel the loneliness that has befallen us. When I reach out, I largely
reach out to my Minions. You guys get me. You understand who I am and what I'm
about. And when I need a shoulder, you're always happy to lean over and offer
me one. But today I want to talk about the other people that I can count on.
Today I want to talk about my fellow YA authors.
You see, I was a lonely child growing up. Never mind that I had
four siblings and too many cousins to count, all within about a fifty mile
radius. I was lonely. And I was bullied. And I was convinced that I was entirely
unlikeable.
Sometimes I am still convinced that I am unlikeable. But that's
okay. Because during those moments of loneliness, of low self-esteem, I know
that I can pull a book from my bookshelf and lose myself in another world, and
that in that journey to another place, I will come to understand a special
place in another author's mind. And through that, we will bond. I may never
meet them. We may never speak in person or tweet back and forth, but I know
that we share a connection. We share a story, and that brings me out of my
lonely place and back to thinking that maybe I am not so unlikeable after all.
And when I do that--when I read a book and feel a connection with its author--I
realize that I am not just an author. I am a reader. I am a fan. And I am not
alone.
When I go to events that I am not presenting at, and I see the
author walk into the room, I grin. I'm so excited to meet them, so thrilled to
know that I will soon have my book autographed by them. It's a magical moment,
and I love that feeling. When I meet an author that I truly admire, it makes me
feel less lonely in this big, wide world. It makes me feel less like a freak
and more like an awesome person--a person who shares a secret with an author,
with a rockstar.
Because, yeah, authors are rockstars. But not because of the
screaming teens who await their arrival. Not because of the autographs and
praise and movies on the big screen. Authors are rockstars because of how they
make you feel when you're feeling so unlikeable.
At least, that's what they are to me.
About
Heather:
Heather Brewer was not your typical teen growing up. She wore
black, danced under full moons and devoured every book in sight.
She hasn’t changed much.
Today, Heather can be found wandering cemeteries, lounging on
her coffin couch, devouring every book in sight, and attending renaissance
faire in costume (and in character).
When Heather's not writing, dressing up, or reading, she's
hanging out with her
Minions, whom she adores right down to their lil black
hearts.
Heather is the author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, The
Slayer Chronicles, and The Legacy of Tril series. She's penned several short
stories, consumes entirely too much caffeine, and will not stop until she has
achieved world domination in the name of her Minion Horde.
Find Her
Website/Blog/Twitter/Facebook/Goodreads
Also check out Heather's Blog she has an EPIC Giveaway going on right now! And I have a Giveaway for an ARC of Third Strike! Simply comment below with your email address and why you'd like the book and you'll be entered! US Only ends September 6th!
Heather's Books!
