Preparation for THE Meeting

I talked to my friend Fern who happens to have a masters in literature, and who is also pursuing her doctorate in education at the moment, and she gave me a few tips for the meeting. The tips were quite good and I'll share:
truly listen to what the author has to say
expect some kind of critique
do not ask for autographs for your copies of her numerous books
let her lead the meeting and discussion
I thought these were really useful tips. To prepare for the meeting, I am going to re-read my manuscript, read one of her books, and try to pinpoint what genre my book is. I am also going to research my target audience based on other published works of the same genre. I guess I have alot of work to do!

OMG!!!!!! I have a meeting with the Writer in Residence Program Author!!!!

Remember when I told you that I'm following writer Deborah Cooke from the Writer in Residence Program? I submitted my manuscript for her review, but I was not expecting much because she had a ton of submissions from the writers that follow her, so I thought my competition was stiff. Well today I'm just minding my own business when the phone rings, and I decide to answer it. Why not, right? Michael introduces himself and tells me that Deb would like to meet with me to discuss my work, and that I was selected out of a large number of submissions! I went histerical, blabbed on about stupidity to Michael and made the appointment for November 18th. I hope I don't make a total fool of myself to a professional writer like Deb. I wonder what comes up when you search "meeting with author" on the web?