Bookfest 2010

One of the nicest things about being an author is getting to meet other authors. At Bookfest 2010 at the Ocean County Library in Toms River this weekend, I got to meet Ellen Jensen Abbott and Cyn Balog. It was a gorgeous, sunny day and the good folks at the OC library placed us under the Teen Zone tent. With pens in hand and, in Cyn's case, fortune cookies all ready, we were ready to meet lots and lots of teens. Be we all quickly discovered something. Teens are a little shy. But honestly guys, we love you and want to talk to you. After all, YOU are the reason we write. We want to share our stories with you and hear your stories too!

So here's a picture from Bookfest. We don't look that scary, do we? So the next time you see us, will you come on over and say hello? And I promise. While we may look like your mother, we don't bite. And we definitely won't tell you to go clean up your room!