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Signing: Chicago, IL, on April 8th
corran horn:
--- Quote from: Drefanie on April 09, 2008, 12:44:13 PM ---This was a blast!! Such a good time. Even if was really, really, really late when I left. ;)
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Agreed! For those who were not there, Jim gave a Q&A from 7:30p-8:30p and then signed until shortly before the store closed, signing for everyone who was in line. I was the second to last person he signed for. I was actually last in line (I had to leave around 9p and then returned) but the girl in front of me had already had something signed so the 'handler' had me go ahead of her.
Jim was great. He signed my copy of "Small Favor" as well as my paperbacks of "Storm Front" and the first Alera book. (which I have not read...yet!)
Jim's Q&A was great, stories about how he started, how he picked Chicago for Dresden, the story about his dog protecting his son from a bear...good times.
Was glad to hear about Jim's next series, a "Men in Black"-ish series set on the Moon. Also learned Alera will apparently hit it's planned ending at book 6, and that there will be probably 20 +/- 1 or 2 and then the apocalyptic trilogy to end it.
It was a great time. I guess about 200 showed up...I heard many store employees saying this was a lot more than they had expected. They sold out of "Small Favor" in fact!
I want to thank Jim for staying and signing so late. I had family obligations so I had to leave around 9p, as I said, but when things settled down at home I noticed online the store closed at 11pm and since signing was going slowly when I left I thought I might have some luck if I returned to the store, and I did. It was great to see so many of Jim's fans out on a very stormy night.
Kirra:
It was a dark and stormy night....
Couldn't resist the bad line. I brought my middle school age son w me and finally left before getting my book signed as I began to feel ever more guilty about keeping him out on a school night, but karma got me for leaving. It really was raining and yucky out. After we jumped in the car, I tossed my purse down, put the book and the back seat and twisted around to turn on the car except my car keys had disappeared. My son thought he saw me put them in my purse. After dumping and digging through the contents of my really huge bag-no keys-, we kept looking. We looked in the rain around the car, under the car, in the back seat...no keys. Finally found them between my seat and the middle console (after having already looked there once). Sigh, I really did enjoy Jim's Q&A session though.
Kirra
soltari_mage:
My friends and I had a great time at the signing last night. The Q and A session was hilarious and it's a shame it was only an hour long. I could have listened to that for hours. It was definitely worth the drive from Grand Rapids, MI, even with the requisite hour and a half delay because of Chicago drivers and rain. I started the Dresden series only a month ago but I've become a big fan and the series is quickly becoming a top favorite of mine. Meeting Jim just made that even better. Keep on writing.
Murphy's Stunt Double:
Hey Mage - Nother Michiganian here! And Semper Fi is from your side of the hand. Welcome!
robyn_bski:
--- Quote from: Kirra on April 09, 2008, 09:43:23 PM ---It was a dark and stormy night....
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Yes, yes it was. The signing and the Q&A session was made of awesome, but driving back to Champaign in the storm was the most terrifying driving experience of my life. Thankfully my copilot and I made it home in one piece, despite the fact that the rain kept eating the road in front of us. "Where'd the road go?" "Who knows, just keep driving." :o
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