I am VERY honored to welcome Ann Aguirre, who’s dropped by this Fangirl’s blog on her Blue Diablo launch tour!

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Thanks so much for having me on the blog today.

People occasionally ask me if there´s any other genre I would like to write. As of now, I have made all my dreams come true. I´m published in SF&F both, and my first romance will come out on December 1. Those are my deep, endearing loves.

No, not mystery. I don´t have the sort of puzzle-building brain required to write excellent mysteries, though I do enjoy reading them. Julia Spencer-Fleming and James Lee Burke are two of my favorite mystery novelists. Hm, I wonder why they both have two names…

At any rate, I do have a secret desire to write a big epic fantasy novel someday: one with a glossary, maps, and indexes. But if that day never comes, I will be totally satisfied with what I´ve accomplished. I´m tickled when readers contact me, and even more tickled when they say they´ve enjoyed my books. At heart, I am an entertainer. I want readers to care about my characters. I want them to invest emotionally in their journey. If I achieve that, then I am content.

Sometimes it´s a little bit hard, living in Mexico, so I can´t go to the bookstore and see my books on the shelves, anytime I want. Sometimes it feels a bit unreal because I live two lives. Here, nobody knows who I am. In the States, people occasionally recognize me. Which is weird but cool. I really look forward to those times when I get to come to the US and be an author because the rest of the time, I´m just an average person, going about my business here.

Therefore, the spotlight is rare and alien to me. To complicate matters further, I am by nature an introvert. In person, I listen more than I talk. I observe people and how they interact. (Some would argue that´s why my characters feel so real.) If I don´t approach you, should we happen to encounter one another in person, it´s frankly because I figure you have more interesting things to do. That doesn´t mean I wouldn´t be overjoyed to chat with you, but it´s shyness, not disinterest. So if you see me at a signing or a book fair or a convention, stop me. Talk to me. I want to meet you, but I´m a little freaked out by crowds. Chances are, I would love a friendly face and a wave or to spend fifteen minutes with you over coffee.

What authors would you guys like to meet?

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It’s giveaway time! One very lucky commenter will win a signed copy of Blue Diablo! Just comment and say you want to win it, and be sure you have a valid email address somewhere in your comment. If you do win, I encourage you to post a review and let the rest of us know what you think!

The contest ends at 9:00 a.m. CDT tomorrow (that’s Saturday, April 18), so be sure to enter quickly! And spread the word!