The 7th Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival is only days away and I've been busy thinking of the people i want to meet and the things I want to do while I'm there. If you're a YA author and you know TBF, you know why I'm so excited. If you are a YA author and you don't know TBF, you probably should be thankful since if you did, you'd be soooo jealous right now.

Naturally, I'm looking forward to meeting readers. It's the #1 reason I attend any event, and the readers at TBF are among the most wide-read, engaging and intense readers I have encountered in my ten or so years of attending book festivals. Teens who enjoyed YOU will stop by to say hello, and teens who didn't enjoy it will have no problem telling me exactly why. In either case, there'll be thoughtful discussions about my books and that, my friends, is always wonderful. 

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