In honor of our giveaway yesterday (don’t forget to enter for your chance to win!) …
There’s something wonderful about getting in on the ground floor of an author’s career–about being one of the first people to read and admire them, before they became famous best-sellers.
Which authors have you been lucky enough to discover at the very beginning of their careers?
And, if you’ve never had that chance, which author do you WISH you’d been able to discover at the very beginning?
Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!
Booking Through Thursday 
Ah, here’s my lovely little response:
http://iwriteinbooks.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/btt-fame-game/
I could only think of two authors that I caught at the ground floor, but there are certainly some that I wish I had!
Here’s my full response:
http://www.ddubsreads.com/DDubsReads/Blog/Entries/2011/2/10_Booking_Through_Thursday_February_10.html
heres mine for the week! I’m going to have to keep an eye out for debut authors i think!
http://shelovesreading.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/booking-through-thursdays-ground-floor/
http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-ground-floor.html
Interesting question although not quite easy to answer.
http://dawntreader-island2.blogspot.com/2011/02/btt-ground-floor.html
This was a fun meme. My reply could have gotten a lot longer, but I managed to restrain myself a bit, particularly on the Wish-bit 🙂
http://mostraum.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/booking-through-thursday-ground-floor/
Here’s mine: http://wp.me/pFyoG-y6
Here’s mine: http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday-great-debuts.html
http://dementedreading.blogspot.com/2011/02/theres-something-wonderful-about_10.html
Great question!
Here is mine — http://boyett-brinkley.blogspot.com
Good question! Here’s my answer! 😀
http://yabookfreak.blogspot.com/2011/02/btt-6.html
Here’s mine
http://www.reflectionswithcoffee.com/2011/02/reflections-debut-authors.html
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Great question – and answering it led to me finding out about a new book by a favourite author! Here’s my entry:
http://someoldstory.com/2011/02/feature-getting-in-on-the-ground-floor/
my BTT is posted here
Interesting. Here’s my answer:
http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday-ground-floor.html
Would love for you to read my response at: http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday_10.html
Mine is at http://bookraider.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/btt-ground-floor/
Fun question. My answer is here:
http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/booking-through-thursday-ground-floor/
Here is our post!
http://www.onceuponatwilight.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday-21011.html
http://pamr.blogspot.com/2011/02/ground-floor.html
I can’t say I’ve really read with someone from their early days until they became famous. Or well…maybe I have. I wasn’t super early, but I did start reading Brandon Sanderson’s books before he was a NYT Bestseller and before her took over Wheel of Time. But I was also taking a class with Brandon, so it only half counts.
To read the rest of my response, just take a jump over here: http://www.ashleycrosby.com/blog/?p=211
My response to this week’s topic, Ground Floor, is here: http://shirley-mybookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-tour-sudden-moves-by-kelli-sue.html
Here is my response. http://bookskidsanimalsandmore.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday_10.html
Nope:
http://mervih.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/ground-floor/
Fun question, here’s mine:
http://lisasanuma.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/booking-through-thursday-discoveries/
Great question!
http://thecaffeinateddivareads.multifacetedmama.com/?p=1720
I love this question. Here’s my answer:
http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday-5.html
Love this question, I knew my answer right away!
http://magical-books.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday-ground-floor.html
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My answer is an architect turned author!
http://www.joyweesemoll.com/2011/02/10/booking-through-thursday-5/
My answer (in Portuguese): http://florestadelivros.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday.html
Boy and I late today!!
http://bfaos.blogspot.com/2011/02/btt.html
Here’s mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday-ground-floor.html
HERE is mine!!
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Coming in a little late, but here’s my response: http://jackieisreading.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/btt-ground-floor/
Love this question. My answer is up. 🙂
Love the question!
Here’s my response:
http://thebucketlist-gina.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday-210.html
It’s my first time participating, but not my last: http://beefcakeandbabes.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-thru-thursday-1.html
Here’s my response… http://bagsbooksandbonjovi.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday.html
It must be Thursday somewhere. No? Here’s my answer to a great question!
Can’t wait to go read other answers, and find new books to read!
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I haven’t, and I don’t want to:
http://chicagovolunteering.blogspot.com/2011/02/btt-ground-floor.html
http://bookbitesoz.blogspot.com/2011/02/btt-ground-floor-peter-v-brett.html
Here is mine!