To elaborate more on my quote: I think authors are very much like bloggers. We share our thoughts on books and the world while authors do that, except in a story form. We share our experiences with books while they publish their experiences in life. They write down their imaginations into a story, we write our thoughts into posts and review. Authors and bloggers are related in many ways. Also, book bloggers wouldn't even be here is authors didn't exist. That is pretty obvious. Authors are the reason why I sit in front of the computer everyday typing away with my thoughts. They are the reason of friendships made, opportunities with books are being taken. Basically here is how it goes:

Author->Book->Fans/Readers->Blog then... Blog-> Blog readers -> Interaction with other bloggers -> MORE GREAT FRIENDS!

I love having people I can turn to anytime and literally either jump with them in excitement about the book or cry on their shoulder. I am still fairly new to the book blogging world and talking to people on twitter has been a blast and I love it. I have made internet friends in different fandoms before but I would never have someone to freak out and turn to. It's a great thing really. I also love interacting with authors and they are great people to talk to. 

I appreciate authors because they spend so much time getting a book written and published and we bloggers are happy to help promote. :)

So tell me: How do you appreciate bloggers or authors?