Armchair BEA: Networking


 Today's Topic: "Networking...in real life?!"
We’d love for you to share a positive “real life” experience with books! Either by way of your own partnerships in your community, a book signing you went to or possibly even a get together with fellow book bloggers. Tell us all about it!

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Being in Miami, we're really fortunate to have access to so many literary opportunities from author events to the Miami Book Fair ever November.  Even better is the amazing group of local bloggers that we get to share these experiences with :) Isalys knew Nely from All about {n} and Jen from Not Now, I’m Reading before blogging, but Ash from Smash Attack ReadsYani from The Secret Life of an Avid Reader, Johanna from JJ iReads and even Marcela from Bookaholic Cat who visits us when she's in town from Turkey were introduced to us through blogging...and our other friend Yami who isn't a blogger, but is a reader who we met at our local Barnes & Noble.  We've connected with these girls in ways that we hadn't with anyone else (other than each other) because of our common love of reading and our insane sense of humor! Seriously, we might all be slightly imbalanced, lol.

We've hung out at various bookish events, worked on Bloggiesta together, had countless dinners, game nights, birthday celebrations, holiday parties, clothing swaps, movie mall tours, even gone dancing, etc.  We're become real, true-blue friends!


 
 





Books & Books is our local indie book store and they most the best author events in town!  We've gotten to go to two Dark Days tours and meet authors like: Carrie Ryan, Andrew Smith, Richelle Mead, Lauren Oliver, Lauren Kate, Kimberly Derting, Claudia Gray, Dan Wells, Tahereh Mafi, Veronice Rossi, Gayle Forman, Candace Bushnell, and more!  (True story!)

So if any other bloggers out there are in the Miami area, hit us up and we'll go to some events together.  And don't forget to check out Books & Books calender for info on events!

**We also don't want to fail to mention our MANY and AWESOMESAUCE pals on Twitter.  Some of our biggest, most gut-splitting laughs are courtesy of the friends we keep inside of the computer!**
#CheapThrillsTuesday / #WangTacoThursday / #EmergencyHornyChickKit - good times!

Now to the sad portion of our post, homegirl Ash from Smash Attack Reads is moving to Atlanta this month and we're going to miss her like whoa...seriously...this is quite tragic for us!  However, we're excited for the many awesome things we hope this move will bring her & her hubster and since Atlanta is just a hop, skip & jump north of Florida, we now have the perfect excuse to visit.  Maybe we can even form our own little Blogger Con somewhere in the middle *ooh*

So in conclusion *giggles* blogging has enriched our lives in ways that were completely unexpected, but totally wonderful!
(Wow, we're sappy as hell today!)


21 comments:

  1. *sigh* I truly am going to miss you ladies and our excursions. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to be part of your lives and I refuse to think that is over. We WILL see each other again. I want to thank you for accepting me so quickly into the MIA crew and I cannot thank you enough for being rocksauce amazing friends. ♥

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  2. Such fab pictures! I gotta go to Miami some day and meet you gals.

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  3. That is so awesome you get to get together with other bloggers. I wish I knew more. It would be so fun to go out with so many people who love reading!

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  4. This is so awesome! It sounds like Miami is the place to be. Co-blogging in general sounds like fun. A co-conspirator. :)

    If you have the time, I’d love to hear from you at my armchair BEA post.

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  5. Aww, that wasn't sappy; it was cute. :P

    Honestly, I think it's awesome that you're all able to come together and go to events and talk books, but also just hang out. I love seeing when bloggers go beyond our community and become friends. :)

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  6. Sounds like Miami is the place to be for bookies!!

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  7. SQUEE!!! So. Freaking. JEALOUS!!! I know people all over the dang COUNTRY... But no one in KS! Why?!?!

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  8. Y'all were cracking me up with the Sham Wow thing the other night! Just Saying!

    I love seeing pictures of y'alls get togethers :) I *heart* all of you gals :)

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  9. So cool that you girls live in an area there are many bloggers! Where I am there are a few of us, but not too many. I do keep finding more though so who knows...!

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  10. Awww...now I wished I lived in Miami. It looks like all the rest of us are missing out on all the fun! Lol. Glad you ladies could get together and make connections, both in the real world and in the book blogging community! :)

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  11. LOVED all these pics and commentary. BTW, don't worry about Smash. We'll take good care of her up here in ATL. ;-) Plan a visit, and let's PARTY! Woo hoo!

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  12. It's wonderful that you were able to bond over a love of books and develop true friendships with these women. Bravo.

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  13. I love that blogging has brought such amazing friendships into your lives. :)

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  14. That's amazing you've met so many wonderful people from blogging. It really is a great way to find some people that have many similar interests. I'm jealous of all your UBER COOL author events though. I wish I had more authors visiting my area. Ah well, I guess I can't complain...it's not TOO bad.

    -Lauren

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  15. Cool !! Wish I could meet fellow bloggers in Edmonton. The ones that I've found during the BEA that are actually from Canada are in Ontario... ): lOL

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  16. Yup - I'm officially jealous :-) I wish I had such an awesome book blogging community where I live and more author signings.

    Tanya
    Girlxoxo.com

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  17. Well now I want to move to Florida!!! Those events sound like so much fun and I am jealous of all the interaction you ladies get with such awesome bloggers!! I am hoping to make it to more events!

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  18. I too want to move to Miami! it sounds like you all have so much fun together..

    Loved all your pics :)

    My Post - http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/armchair-bea-day-3-positive-experience.html

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  19. I never knew so much bookish stuff happened in Miami! It sounds like a log of fun.

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  20. Hm, many of these meet-ups seem to involve drinking. ;)

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  21. While Miami may be great, you'll have to visit Ash so you can go to Decatur (right outside of Atlanta) to visit The Little Shop of Stories. Terra Elan McVoy worked there & now helps prepare the huge Decatur Book Festival when she's not writing awesome books! Tattooed Books

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