Stepping into character

I recently took my first stab at writing young adult. I posted some of my novel on Inkpop, a Harpercollins website. It's been up there for a little while and I noticed lately the large number of comment or private messages I've gotten about how well they think I captured the voice of a teenager. Today, I got a message from a reader asking me HOW I do it. After letting out a big sigh of relief