tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post5501523781641848346..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Pay No Attention to the Fake Behind the CurtainLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-16279445555565775152008-11-19T12:20:00.000-05:002008-11-19T12:20:00.000-05:00My midwestern up bringing doesn't allow me to be a...My midwestern up bringing doesn't allow me to be anything but self conscious about self promotion. It's a weird deal for sure - to sit in front of people and tell them about something you aren't sure you really understand yourself. <BR/><BR/>So, my most insure moment? Every time I come out from behind my desk and have to speak about myself or my writing. And I suspect it will be forever so....Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-73807450402390672682008-11-18T22:31:00.000-05:002008-11-18T22:31:00.000-05:00the not-so-nice one ... hmmmm.. we'll leave that r...the not-so-nice one ... hmmmm.. we'll leave that revelation until late one night at a convention somewhere (where, undoubtedly, I won't be the ONLY one feeling like a fake!)<BR/>Thanks, guys!Deborah Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575491644343480392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-76468575087135177092008-11-18T12:32:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:32:00.000-05:00Keith - I've got one not-so-nice author and the na...Keith - I've got one not-so-nice author and the name would surprise you. And I'm not telling. Not ever. Nope, nuh uh. Well, maybe in person I'll tell you.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-21720203346479530692008-11-18T12:17:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:17:00.000-05:00Who was the not-so-nice author? Do tell. No, wai...Who was the not-so-nice author? Do tell. No, wait. That would be gossip and we authors would never stoop to that....Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-72068176183310697782008-11-18T10:27:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:27:00.000-05:00I don't think we ever get past the stage of feelin...I don't think we ever get past the stage of feeling like a fake. If I ever heard someone whisper behind my back, "That's G.M. Malliet," I would assume they were pointing me out as some kind of cautionary tale: Don't let this happen to you!<BR/><BR/>Wait until you've "done" a few book clubs. They are always so gracious and excited to have a "real" author appear. You feel like a mega-fraud. I've thought of concocting a "real writer" costume for these occasions. A smoking jacket and pipe maybe. Thick glasses with big dark frames. Ink-stained fingers. A golden retriever by my side. Think any of this would help?G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-33969644946852814082008-11-18T10:04:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:04:00.000-05:00I think we all go through the pretender stage, esp...I think we all go through the pretender stage, especially at first when we're on panels with much more accomplished authors. I've had two really standout moments of "arrival." The first came when I was signing next to Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark and in a lull (mine, not theirs), Carol turned and introduced herself to me, saying she'd wanted to meet me. Me????<BR/><BR/>The other came shortly after when I was at a large conference. I was giving directions to someone and behind me I heard a small group of women whispering "THAT'S Sue Ann Jaffarian." I almost peed myself and had to really struggle not to act like a dork.<BR/><BR/>Salman Rushdie? How cool is that?!Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-5612408887447583552008-11-18T09:09:00.000-05:002008-11-18T09:09:00.000-05:00OK, when I stop laughing enough to type...I think ...OK, when I stop laughing enough to type...I think we're all fakes. All we do is write books. We're not nurses or global peacekeepers or garbage collectors or purveyors of any other important service. I do think when we (I) write that one book that gets it all right (for me), I'll feel legit, but in the meanwhile, we're all struggling to create that masterpiece, and so I suppose we all feel like we're not quite good enough because we haven't met our own personal standards.<BR/><BR/>Great post, Deb.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.com