Why I Love Twitter

So, Twitter is pretty cool. Not only can you follow Nathan Fillion, Emma Watson and John Green all in one place, but you can interact with them. (Or you can at least try.) Per my passion, I follow a couple hundred YA authors. I feel like I know them (but I understand I don't really) when I read their funny, enlightening, inspiring or random tweets. Sometimes, I will tweet them and if they respond, well, I become the giddiest girl in the neighborhood as I do my Chandler-esque happy dance.



But seriously, Twitter is awesome and here’s why:

Authors interacting with authors

@sarahdessen Fuck them. My ass is perfect.
— L Halse Anderson (@halseanderson) August 29, 2013

@maureenjohnson @halseanderson @sarahdessen LHA's tweet to Dessen is one of my all-time favorite events on the Internet.
— John Green (@realjohngreen) August 29, 2013

Authors interacting with me

I simply adore Harry Potter references in YA books. Especially when they're funny! #Earthbound by @AprilynnePike pic.twitter.com/8yKl3Q10y5
— Jamie Mitchell (@jamiewritenow) August 14, 2013

@jamiewritenow I forgot about that!!! *happy dance*
— Aprilynne Pike (@AprilynnePike) August 14, 2013

@jamiewritenow Thank you!!! I'm so glad!!
— Aprilynne Pike (@AprilynnePike) August 14, 2013

General spontaneity and greatness

Sometimes I forget the "in fiction" part of telling my friends what I'm doing. Like, "I just set people on fire." IN FICTION. @ValerieColeYA
— Jodi Meadows (@jodimeadows) June 15, 2013

When I was a kid, the career tests didn't validate creative responses. My results were always "I don't know. Something involving plants."
— Lauren DeStefano (@LaurenDeStefano) September 1, 2013

On our way to try goat stew. The question of freshness is answered on the road to restaurant. http://t.co/DGusy7AekX
— Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion) June 20, 2013

Twitter is awesome.

.@ransomriggs: "should we go to the gym?" me: "if by gym you mean bookstore then yes yes we should." him: *STARTS CAR*
— Tahereh Mafi (@TaherehMafi) August 23, 2013