1) Kelley Armstrong- love her books!
2) Peter Beagle- I met him at dracon con once but was so tongue tied my husband ended up introducing us and filling the awkward silence I provided
3) Frank Peretti- he was one of my favorite authors when I was little
4) Scott Westerfeld- loved uglies so much, I want to meet the mind that made that happen
5) Gail Carson Levine- Ella Enchanted is one of the best children’s books ever written.
6) Karen Hesse- I’m so close to actually meeting her but so far. She’s my friends mothers friend. She wrote Out of the Dust.
7) Laurie Halse Anderson- Again, I just love her book
8) Phillip Reynolds Naylor- I loved her witch series, it’s still one of the scariest books ever
9) L.J Smith- my earliest influence
10) Christopher Moore- I think he’s hysterical. If you haven’t read Fool, run, don’t walk, to the nearest bookstore and get a copy