Librarians and their Awesomeness

It seems that many of you Minions want me to come hang out with you (if I'm wrong, just allow me my delusion, 'kay?). So I thought I'd tell you exactly how to make that happen. See, we authors are rarely rich, almost always busy, and at the mercy of the coolest people on the planet (next to Minions, of course). I like to call these people librarians.

Librarians rock. Seriously. They know what books we might like to read. They encourage us to read banned materials. And on the whole, they're really fun people. They also can help arrange author visits, which is what we're discussing today.

So, if you want me to visit, here's what you do: Pay a visit to your local librarian (and hey, bringing chocolate or flowers never hurts!). Make sure you've got reasons lined up for wanting me to visit ("it would rock", while a compliment, isn't a solid reason - try outlining how it would benefit library patrons). And ask if they would consider asking me to visit their library.

That's it.

Then it's out of your hands, as it's out of mine. Easy, right?

Unfortunately, I can't visit everyone, everywhere. I do need time to write (and I'm afraid my Muse just doesn't travel well). But we can always hang out online, and of course I'll answer any questions that you might have here. And if we do get to visit in person....well, that's kinda awesome, innit?

Speaking of librarians...if you're a teen librarian, drop me a line. I've got something for you.

EDITED TO ADD: By "teen librarian", Minions, I mean someone who works in the Teen section....not necesarrily someone who is a teen and works at the library.