"So, I ask you — how many here would stop reading if I just opened up and really spoke my mind?"
The sad reality of it is: as your work increases in (its much deserved) popularity, you will find more (and more diverse types of) people reading your blog (- I've noticed a proliferation just in the short time I've been reading). The chances of offending folks by expressing your true opinion(s) increases exponentially as your stuff reaches a broader audience. This is the nature of public life and the reason many authors keep their opinions, political and otherwise, to themselves (or, in my case, often publish under a pseudonym). It's a balancing act between public and private, and a razor's edge we're all called to negotiate. A pain in the ass, BUT ... if the work if good, folks will keep reading your books, regardless of your personal opinions.
That said, the pic is very cool - you guys are a lovely couple. The blog and however much of yourself you care to share is appreciated. And any readers you lose by offending with your private opinions are probably worth losing.
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Date: 2008-06-05 03:03 pm (UTC)The sad reality of it is: as your work increases in (its much deserved) popularity, you will find more (and more diverse types of) people reading your blog (- I've noticed a proliferation just in the short time I've been reading). The chances of offending folks by expressing your true opinion(s) increases exponentially as your stuff reaches a broader audience. This is the nature of public life and the reason many authors keep their opinions, political and otherwise, to themselves (or, in my case, often publish under a pseudonym). It's a balancing act between public and private, and a razor's edge we're all called to negotiate. A pain in the ass, BUT ... if the work if good, folks will keep reading your books, regardless of your personal opinions.
That said, the pic is very cool - you guys are a lovely couple. The blog and however much of yourself you care to share is appreciated. And any readers you lose by offending with your private opinions are probably worth losing.
Hail Satan. Charlie Brown must die.