3xA MA: Sara Raasch

I've always felt so grateful to the authors that take the time to connect with me through social media. In my mind, I'd always thought they were on an unattainable level. In this event, I want to get to know the authors; to see them for the people they are and not just as creators of your favorite book.

Note: For each post, links are left to the author's social media. If you know an author whose book has affected you [in my event or just in general,] please use one of those links and leave a nice message to them! Something as simple as "I'm such a huge fan of your work" can go a long way - you'd be surprised.
For a full definition, the author schedule [and a fabulous opening giveaway,] click here.


I am so excited to have the ever lovely Sara Raasch on my blog. A while back, Nikki @ Fiction Freak and I did her twitter party so saying that I'm a fan is kind of an understatement. Sara is a lovely human being who is amazing to talk ships with [*cough* Zutara and Jelsa.] Her debut, Snow Like Ashes came out last year and the sequel, Ice Like Fire is coming out in the not so distant future! ALL the squeals!


Today, Sara is here to talk about her tattoos, which is so cool!

Nova’s instructions were to write a guest post about yours truly. No pressure, right? But I didn’t want to bore you with yet more blabbering about stuff you’ve read in interviews, so I tried to think of something NEW—something interesting and quirky and snappy that most of you wouldn’t know about me.


Thus, I present to you a few pictures of: MY TATTOOS.

That’s right, folks—I’m inked. And what’s the point of getting inked if you don’t show it off?

The first tattoo I got in 2010, in honor of my grandmother, who was an avid gardener and liked (you guessed it) irises.

The second one I got also in 2010 (it was an inky year), and it is also on my back, though centered on my spine.

This one says “I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” It’s a quote from the poem The Old Astronomer to His Pupil by Sarah Williams. This quote grabbed me and wouldn’t let go, and I knew I had to get it as a symbol of overcoming my struggle with depression.

My third and final tattoo (at least for now, muahaha) is another literary quote.

A sparkly unicorn to anyone who can guess what book this is from! (Hint: it’s not mine.)


As much as I'm a fan of Sara, I didn't know that she had tattoos! And that's the whole point of this event - to find out awesome things we didn't know about our fave authors!

Enter the giveaway below! 
Thanks for checking out my blog and remember:  Be kind to one another. - Ellen 
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Sara's Facebook | Goodreads | Twitter | Website

Sara Raasch has known she was destined for bookish things since the age of five, when her friends had a lemonade stand and she tagged along to sell her hand-drawn picture books too. Not much has changed since then -- her friends still cock concerned eyebrows when she attempts to draw things and her enthusiasm for the written word still drives her to extreme measures. Her debut YA fantasy, SNOW LIKE ASHES, is coming out Fall 2014 from Balzer + Bray. It does not feature her hand-drawn pictures. She is represented by Charlotte Sheedy Literary.

Thanks so much to Sara for donating a signed hardcover of Snow Like Ashes!

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