What To Do (and Not to Do) When Meeting Your Favorite Author

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My longest wait in line was not for Space Mountain at Walt Disney World. It was not at any of the nation’s departments of motor vehicles. It was not for a Star Wars premiere, a spanking new iPhone, or brisket at the famous Franklin Barbecue, whose line has its own Twitter account. (Line-cutting at Franklin will get you killed, unless you’re Barack Obama, and if you are, you’d better…