PRE-TOUR MUSING / CONFESSION

I'm leaving for the airport in a bit. One week of book-touring in California! Wahoo! I packed last night. On Becca Fitzpatrick's advice, I crammed everything into my carry-on (losing my luggage before a school visit would be the ultimate nightmare).

Here are the top three things I am excited about:
1) Meeting excited and potential readers.
2) Spending time with Becca F. and Moira Young.
3) Sleeping in hotels. I looooooooove hotels.

Here are the top three things I am nervous about:
1) No one liking...