Begging Isn't My Forté

Hi guys so I am about to do something I would under no circumstances usually do. I am going to BEG.

You see I have been wanting to go to Austin, TX really badly for the Austin Teen Book Festival. It promises to be an awesome festival of all things in YA books. Not only will there be awesome authors like Libba Bray, Heather Brewer, Deb Caletti, Carrie Jones, Justine Larbalestier, Lisa McMann and more but also my FRIENDS will be there. Devyn & Chelsea from Five Awesome YA Fans will be there as will Emilee from Penultimate Page. Not to mention a few other book lovers who don't have blogs that I would love to see. Though I talk to Chelsea daily we have never met in person. I think this needs to be fixed. Don't you? And though Emilee and I are new online friends I would love the chance to give her a huge hug! Doesn't that just sound like the most awesome thing ever? Giving irl hugs to online friends? I think so. They have been talking about it for months and I was getting excited with just the prospect of going. Look at this flyer and how can you not get excited:


These past couple of weeks have been rough at my house, and I am lacking in the money department. Mom just got a $7000 bill today that she can't afford to pay. So needless to say paying me back for the money she borrowed is the least of her worries. I don't want to worry my mother anymore than necessary. She's got her hands full with bills, being stressed out at work and problems with my sister.

So I got to thinking of how I could make money. I do not like asking for money. It just leaves me feeling dirty, but I am desperate. Devyn keeps suggesting I go to the corner and work it. (I'm not joking. I do believe he valued my virginity at $650 last night. Yeah, these are the kinds of convos I conduct with Devyn Burton. Be jealous.) But since I am not an actual whore and that sort of messes with my values, I am coming to you.

I have over 200 followers hear on the blog and over 500 on twitter and I though perhaps some of those followers might love me enough to give me a dollar. I need $250 for my plane ticket to Austin (which is subject to rise because it went up $75 in one day) . The festival is free except the cost of books. I think Mom won't mind contributing a few bucks for food & a few books but I am sort of scrambling for the cash for airfare. I have about $120 to my name at the moment. I am not a lazy person, believe me but having a job with school added in to the fact that I do not have my drivers license hasn't been working out. I had about $3000 dollars saved up from my last job but Mom had to borrow that recently leaving me with zilch. I have done a lot just to save up the $120 ranging from babysitting, selling clothes at a resale shop (they would only give me half cash half store credit), selling some books and selling my gift cards to friends, etc. However it's getting close to the festival and I need the money less than a week from today. With school and everything clogging up my schedule I am not sure I have enough time to save up the last bit.

So you want to see me go to Austin right? You want to see all the awesome pictures, videos and signed books from the event right? Yeah, I thought so. So do you want to donate to my cause? the Send Korianne to the Austin Teen Book Festival Fund has been set up. You can donate by doing one of two things...

1) Click this button:

{Donations are going to be accepted until next Wednesday, October 22nd.}

2) Sending an email to koriannespeaks@gmail.com saying you want to donate by sending me a check or cash. {Note: these would need to be sent out within the next few days for me to get them in time}

Oh, and you didn't think I was gonna let you go off empty handed did you? Anyone who donates a dollar or more will receive a handmade bookmark made by me! And that's not the end of it. The person who donates the most money to my "cause" will receive an autographed book from an author of their choice at the festival. I might even give out other prizes if I can get some books together from my collection.

I feel wrong doing this, but you guys are sort of my last hope. Thanks for reading this post even if you feel like I am a sell out now. I appreciate it. If this is what a broke college student has to do to get somewhere I am gonna have to be ok with it.