Top 5 authors I want to meet?! Are you kidding me, Shanah?! I have to pick 5! This is worse than the time you asked me to pick my 5 favorite book covers. How on Earth am I supposed to pick? I’ll do 10, not that it’s going to make it that much easier! AND, to narrow it down further, I’ll stick to living authors.
Chuck Palahniuk
His books are delightfully dysfunctional. I get the impression that the man’s brain runs on a kind of genius that the rest of us just can’t comprehend.
Stephen King
He’s a legend. And while I haven’t read his entire catalog, you can’t ignore the footprint he’s left in the literary world.
Ernest Cline
Just for Ready Player One alone. We could sit and have a few beers and just throw pop culture references back and forth for infinity hours.
J.K. Rowling
She’s on everyone’s list, right?
Brandon Sanderson
I’m just starting to get into his books, but I’ve been listening to his writing podcast for years.
V.E. Schwab
I just want to bask in pure creative genius. Just to see what it’s like.
Pierce Brown
I’d shake his hand, tell him how nice it is to meet him, and then yell at him for wasting his time talking to me when he should be at home writing! I need more Darrow in my life!
Neil Gaiman
The guy has written just about every medium that’s out there and excelled at it. Do you think he’d consider writing my obituary?
Chuck Wendig
This is another that I’ve only started getting into his books, but I’ve been reading his blog since forever. I get the impression that I wouldn’t stop giggling the entire time we spoke.
George R. R. Martin
If only to tell him to hurry up and to threaten violence (not really) if he kills off my favorite characters.
Stephen King, defo! <3
I didn't know what Pierce Brown looked like and now i'm a bit surprised. Cuz of course authors of sci fi should nerdy!!! 😀
I’ve met five of these authors. I’ll let you guess which ones😉
Hmmm….
King, Schwab, GRRM, Gaiman, and Palahniuk?
Well, not quite. King, I WISH!! I’ve met Schwab, Wendig, Gaiman, Brown and Cline.
Wow. 2/5! I wasn’t very close at all.
Ernest Cline made my list as well. & for the same reasons. I love all things 80s and I can imagine the conversations with him would be amazing!!
🙊 I forgot J K on my list!!!! Oh my word! May have to go plop in a number 6 😉
So many good ones on this list! Neil Gaiman is at the top of mine.
Legendary
Great list! Some of these are on my list as well ♡
OMG this list is epic! After seeing that picture – I would have to say a night out at a bar with Ernest Cline looks like it would be a lot of fun!!! And meeting Stephen King would be one of the most intense experiences ever had. That’s literally the only word that comes to mind with Stephen King – Intense!
Thanks for participating – added you to the list 🙂
You had me at Chuck Palahniuk, whom I’ve met. He’s fantastic. I want to meet Stephen King and Neil Gaiman (not in that order but it’s already written) but I’d probably faint or not be able to speak or say something rubbish. I was 19 when I met CP and was less anxious. Chuck has been my favorite for a long time.
If a person, particularly a writer, could have someone whispering good and evil from each shoulder, CP would be the evil and NG would be the good. They’re not that extreme, obviously, but maybe light and dark?
I’d be happy to meet a lot of these other authors too, and think I’ll have to look into the ones I’m not familiar with.
Hahaha Joe it’s difficult to recall names properly. It seems that Stephen King, JK Rowling and Brandon Sanderson are some of the most wanted!
There are so many inspiring authors here! What a great bunch of people to meet!
Awesome list!! I especially want to meet Gaiman, Pierce Brown and George R R Martin 😀
I think J.K Rowling is that one Author EVERYONE wants to meet. And George doesn’t listen to anyone, he kills everyone without compassion good or bad, THEY ALL DIE, ugh! haha but it would be nice to ask me one simple question WHY??!!!!
I get the feeling he’s just start giggling and back away slowly behind a mysterious set of curtains.
always to JK Rowling. always. <3 just look how wise and amazing she looks????????? i want her to secretly tell me that harry potter is actually nonfiction.
But wouldn’t that be an act of cruelty? To tell you that it was all real and then run away giggling. Lol
Not only are the books great, but I really respect that she fell from being a billionaire because of how much money she gives to those in need. An amazing person all around.