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Fear of the world

8/22/2012

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Proof that yes I can be an extrovert at least durning drag shows. Yes that is a dollar in my hand to tuck somewhere undisclosed on the girl. So come and take me to a drag show I'm told I'm a ton of fun.
            As an author in this day in age it’s no longer your book you have to sell.  You have to sell yourself.  Not the easiest thing to do since most writers are introverts by nature.  We talk to characters in our heads and can have a deep and profound friendship that could hurt as much as a real one.  The difference being, at least in theory if you really wanted to you could truly cut someone out of your life. 

            Now it’s hard for people who live in the real world where you can’t just have a demon turn a character who’s annoying you into a pile of ash or a vampire suck the life from so you can grieve and move on with your life inventing a new “friend” to live with.  No you actually have to interact with a person and meet them half way.  Or in my case people usually have to go about three fourths of the way.  I’m an introvert, guarded and in constant fear of saying the wrong thing.  If this blog actually makes it to the digital word I’d say that I actually took a step outside into the real world. 

            I don’t know how many of you have seen the movie Nim’s Island but Jodie Foster plays a best selling author with a great fear of human contact.  Thanks to the internet she can research fantastical places and have her character visit them.  He also ‘visits’ her through out the movie which for those of us with a Muse have to laugh and say yep I’ve been there.

            Now I’m not that reserved, but I can be close.  It takes awhile to make it into my inner circle.  Heck my husband and I have been together sixteen years and I’m sure there are parts I still hide from him, that being said I hide them from myself a lot too.  The facebook, twitters and goodreads as well as these blog have allowed me the ability to step out a little bit.  I say a little because I have “gone too far” when I thought I had a “friend” that I had a great little banter type relationship with only to find out I didn’t.  Defriended and confused because it seemed to come out of left field I pulled back again into my shell. 

 Sure in theory I know Abe Lincoln said I could only please some of the people some of the time but if you go back a few paragraphs you’ll see the whole fear of saying the wrong thing comment.  So how as a writer do you put yourself out there the right way?  I have no frickin’ clue.  Am I posting too much?  Too little?  I’m always surprised when people ask me “is your book out yet?”  I want to scratch my head to that.  Were they annoyed by my over posting and blocked my announcement?  Or did they just miss the announcement completely because I didn’t do enough advertising?  

            So there it sits.  What worked last week may not work this.  I’ll go blindly, shaking in fear out into the world and hope that what I post is read and enjoyed.  I hope you too can find the little people in my head as much fun as I do.  Pop over a few pages to my novel cue and check them out.  I don’t know if I’m doing it the right or wrong way, but truthfully it seems now there is no wrong or right and isn’t that the scariest part of it all.           


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Holley Trent link
8/22/2012 07:03:59 am

One of my stories is framed around a drag show! The heroine is a bit like you - a reluctant extrovert (she stays inside her own head unless forced to do otherwise). So, I feel ya.

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Michel
8/22/2012 08:24:44 am

Holley

If you need any pics I have quite a few from that night. It wasn't one of those high dollar all out ones but there was every spectrum, color and type at the show. I actually can't wait to go back

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Benjamin T. Russell link
8/22/2012 08:03:44 am

A very, very wise man once said, "Life is like a box of chocolate, and you never know what you're going to get until you bite into one. Thankfully, I chose to bite into a delicious morsel today by the name of Michel Prince. This is a very, interesting blog post indeed.

It's true that most authors are really quite introverted and even though a LOT of people won't believe it - I can be kinda shy myself. Writing the book is probably less that half the battle, the remaining 2/3 is marketing and shameless self-promotion. Oh, and a huge amount of luck too.

Yes, we're marketing the book, but we're also marketing ourselves. If we're not out there blogging and posting witty comments all over the place, it's unlikely that our book is going to get noticed.

Michel, you've got style, you're witty and you've got a sassy mouth
( when you decide to come out of your shell ), you can be good at this marketing thing, if you want to. I say, try it - you just might like it.

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MIchel
8/22/2012 08:25:30 am

Yes Sir. I'll try to come out of my shell just be ready for my sassy mouth when I do.

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Savannah Chase link
8/22/2012 08:58:00 am

The book worls and the author world has changed so much over the years. It evolves in minutes and changes in hours. We as authors have to be creative and be out there. We meet so many people and make friends even without knowing them. I do know how you feel about the friend and the defriending. I had that happen as well and it was something that felt like a slap.

The internet gives us the chance to shine and be more open but we never truly are. We will always hide a little bit of who we are.

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Michel
8/22/2012 09:03:12 am

it's wasn't the defriending in general it was who did the defriending that hurt. BTW I love your online persona I'm sure the real you is just as amazing.

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Kari Heimer
8/22/2012 09:05:10 am

You are so beautiful to me! I would have never guessed that you harbor introvert ism. I have the most fun with you especially in front of a crowd. Remember the Cub Scout Pack meetings? Love you, love your muse, love your family!!! And I can make it to the drag show after Sara leaves for college tomorrow. So how bout next Thursday?

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michel prince
8/22/2012 10:27:03 am

Sound good I'll need a drink it's back to school night and I have to play happy crazy Cubmaster. Something about acting like an idiot and making 7 year olds laugh seems easier than grown ups.

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AuroraRose Andromeda
8/22/2012 09:34:46 am

I fully agree with you on this post. I have similar fears. I ask myself a lot of what ifs questions and over think to myself.I have many many friends online and thanks to FB when its behaving I can keep intouch. It helps me to come out of my shell as I live so far from my friends around here. Writing is my escape, I can be who I want, and create who I want as to how I see them to be. I throw myself into the lead female characters a lot. I want myself out there so people can get ot know me even more through my characters. I'm what they call a people person. I like being around people, but I rarely go out as much as I should. I find home to be my comfort zone and it's somewhere I have control. Out there I don't have as much control and that kinda scares me. I also saw the movie Nim's Island. I loved Gerard Butler for being the muse and helping Jodi Foster. I guess what I'm trying to say is we all have fears and uncertainty in our lives. We ourselves have to just take that unknown step and go places that fear us sometimes. Since we never know what will happen if we did or don't do it. Awesome blog and blog post. ;-)

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michel prince
8/22/2012 10:29:20 am

Thanks. Makes me feel good. I've been kinda out of it lately and needed to clear out my brain. It's always funny I can tell my son he has to go out and try but me. Nope. I'm getting better though. Thanks for the support.

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Nichelle Gregory link
8/22/2012 10:51:57 am

Michel,

Opening up and sharing is not an easy thing to do, but I've found the process of shattering my shell quite fun! Sometimes, I mentally freak out and consider 'hiding' who I am, but it's much more fun to simply be me.

I think you'll find that to be true too. :-)

xoxo

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michel
8/22/2012 10:54:02 am

Thanks for the support Nichelle

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Shyla Colt link
8/23/2012 06:46:18 am

Wonderful post ! I too can be an introvert, so writing has been one interesting journey for me as well. The writing industry has changed so much, it's amazing how much interaction is required compared to before.

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