I want to talk about talking to authors about writing. I once emailed back and forth with Jerry Smith-Ready about her Shade trilogy. I asked for bookmarks,a signed book plate, the works. She happily obliged and talked about how much she loves her fans.
I chickened out and scared myself out of talking to her.
I kick myself every day about it now. If I could go back in time I'd love to ask her about her process of getting published and the process she goes through to write her books. I would also ask her about her experience with crossing age ranges in writing. I primarily started out reading her young adult series and found her adult (very clearly adult) novels in the process. What I would give to pick her brain about the differences in the way she writes for teenagers and adults! Maybe one day I'll work up the nerve.
Maybe one day I'll also sit at a computer with a working keyboard.