tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post8665727533787980273..comments2023-11-18T13:07:27.303-08:00Comments on Indie Author: To Be (authentic online) Or Not To Be (authentic online): That Is The QuestionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-33882096956521106622012-07-30T10:42:01.751-07:002012-07-30T10:42:01.751-07:00Thanks for reading and commenting, all. =')
T...Thanks for reading and commenting, all. =')<br /><br />This era of 'author platform' is new, and it's looking to me as if, much like every other aspect of being an author (indie or otherwise), there is no one-size-fits-all, surefire road to success. <br /><br />I'm not sure who said this, but it's so true: "Be yourself. Everyone else is taken."April L. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450879359445096462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-91395431852643775882012-07-29T13:36:52.864-07:002012-07-29T13:36:52.864-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-49274330818567490642012-07-29T13:35:37.272-07:002012-07-29T13:35:37.272-07:00Excellent point. Personally, I've grown bored ...Excellent point. Personally, I've grown bored with many of the writer blogs I used to enjoy because once the person gets published, they stop saying anything interesting at all. If we can't share our real personalities, opinions, and challenges--some of which are not always going to be "nice"--then what's the point in bothering to write online?<br /><br />And, from a reader&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-84413667943730471102012-07-27T17:40:50.729-07:002012-07-27T17:40:50.729-07:00Love this post! I miss the days of quirky writers ...Love this post! I miss the days of quirky writers who were given the freedom to hole up and write, who cares what people think of them. Today, new authors are counseled not to rub anyone the wrong way, to be pleasant/appealing @ writer's conferences (what if you're a total introvert?), etc. etc. One way I've finally gotten around some of the fakeness is by making it clear what my blogHeather Day Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353914883176152555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-16703249934023592332012-07-25T07:40:20.390-07:002012-07-25T07:40:20.390-07:00Thanks for writing this. I do think that if reader...Thanks for writing this. I do think that if readers want to know the authors, they want to know us as people, not as brands. It's much easier to be consistent with your brand if the brand is the real you. We should be at least as well rounded and real as our characters. <br /><br />I write nonfiction and was worried that people would think me less an "expert" when they saw that I Bonnie Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370979121510491598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-3494752351446278402012-07-25T07:11:08.131-07:002012-07-25T07:11:08.131-07:00Bravo! Yes! I think honesty is really important--a...Bravo! Yes! I think honesty is really important--and we can be honest without chopping others up. I'm just at the beginning of creating an online presence and I'm working hard to stay true to myself--Being an older writer helps...but we all do care what others think of us, no matter what we say...it's impossible not to care, really. We just need to realize when the line has crossed nikki broadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747409519592210649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-52477131395030863612012-07-24T23:43:26.241-07:002012-07-24T23:43:26.241-07:00Say it loud, say it proud, woman! There's a pl...Say it loud, say it proud, woman! There's a place for respect and decorum, and sometimes we can just be reactive and reactionary. <br /><br />Bravo for allowing your "human" some breathing room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-62419985619111224142012-07-24T16:09:19.367-07:002012-07-24T16:09:19.367-07:00April, you've made some brilliant points here,...April, you've made some brilliant points here, and I am simply delighted that someone has finally had the inspiration to put this into words. I think the concept of a proper 'Authorly image' has driven many to become stale, flat people - when the Muse should produce a certain vivacity and life. It all boils down to personality. We all have one! Why not express it? (Tastefully, mind)<Life Definedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464124984400529102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-51596402000927730732012-07-22T05:29:48.532-07:002012-07-22T05:29:48.532-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629464737297867410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-15574105804894129322012-07-19T11:13:09.281-07:002012-07-19T11:13:09.281-07:00Thank you for saying publicly what I try hard not ...Thank you for saying publicly what I try hard not to say. I am so tired of being nicey nice nice all the damn time. <br />Sometimes I just want to be real and the real me can be cranky, opinionated, bitchy, stubborn, pig-headed, kind, compassionate, sweet, tender-hearted, loving, passionate, generous...<br />I have real feelings and I have to rein them in all the time when it comes to my publicJulia Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039544457172725396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-51618234286199203692012-07-18T17:40:26.211-07:002012-07-18T17:40:26.211-07:00Thanks for reading and commenting, Joseph, Mary L ...Thanks for reading and commenting, Joseph, Mary L & Bridget. <br /><br />It has recently occurred to me that when it comes to other types of artists (actors, musicians, fine artists, etc.), and sports figures, they're not only allowed, but *expected* to be at least a little colorful and controversial with their online hijinks. Every so often one will step over the line by saying or doing April L. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450879359445096462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-90097779504199622092012-07-18T15:44:47.056-07:002012-07-18T15:44:47.056-07:00It's not always an easy transition going from ...It's not always an easy transition going from being almost totally anonymous except for a name on a book cover to being expected to have a personality (!), but heaven forbid you have much of one. Most of us are still finding our footing, and occasionally finding it in our mouths.<br /><br />I suspect the people you're hoping not to be like aren't losing a moment's peace about Bridget McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551190428721385000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-51394903245843167962012-07-18T07:38:21.561-07:002012-07-18T07:38:21.561-07:00Loved this post, April.
This reminds me of a sim...Loved this post, April. <br /><br />This reminds me of a similar dilemma I faced in my career as a professor--trying to find the right balance between revealing enough about myself as a person so that students felt enough of a connection to care about what I was lecturing, but not too much so that they thought I was "their best friend" because the truth is best friends don't then Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com