Twitter is a really good way to meet other YA authors

Three weeks ago, I asked Twitter whether anyone in the Oakland or SF area wanted to hang out. As a result of that, I ended up meeting with a bunch of YA writers in the Peninsula. Now, I was innocently tweeting, during my drive, that I was going through Shasta Lake, and, as a result of a reply from a follower, I'm (hopefully) going to be meeting with two…