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Being a writer is great. I wouldn't want to do anything else, other than maybe be a game warden if I were younger and could start all over again. But even then, I'd be a game warden and a writer. That said, there have been some not-so-great moments in my 25-year career. I've narrowed them down to the top 5, for your enjoyment.

Author Alisa Valdes reads from her critically acclaimed young adult novel.