This whole blog thing has been a huge learning experience. I was pretty naive about it, when I started. I didn't realize, for instance, that most people were anonymous, except those who where using it as a marketing tool or as online columns for webmags.
I doubt I could talk about what I talk about without revealing who I am anyway, so that's O.K. I suppose I didn't really expect anyone to be reading it. Never occurred to me to make it a marketing tool.
And I was totally surprised when it was quoted elsewhere.
It's occurred to me that by talking so much about the local housing bubble and local problems, that I've limited the blogs appeal to other comic retailers or a national audience. Or by talking about local business, I may have turned off people who are only interested in housing issues and vice versa. Or throwing in the occasional completely personal blog, I'm boring everyone else.
But, I set out on this venture without an agenda, and I'm not going to change now.
I had a reader, DK, in yesterday, who told me I was way more 'mild' in real life, and more 'acid tongued' in my blog. Which surprised me. I thought it was the other way around. But actually, I say pretty much the same things in both places. I'm wondering if, by associating with other bloggers who aren't quite as restrained, I'm getting conflated with them.
He also mentioned that I hadn't really responded to his comments. For which I apologize. I've tried to answer everyone who's commented, but I don't really want to engage in arguments with anyone either.
As DK was standing there, a lady came in and bought my second to the last Harry Potter Book (thanks to all eight of you who have purchased the book from me!). She thought it was rather weird that I told her she could buy it cheaper 'elsewhere'.
Maybe so. Maybe I'm over sensitive to pricing criticism. I went through years of it with toys and cards, and learned that a sale wasn't as important to me as a happy customer.
Besides, I'm almost sold out anyway!
Was feeling pretty stressed by the numbers of people in the door, yesterday. Was tired, and therefore probably more 'mild' than DK expected. I worry that in real life I'm just not what people expect. The writer, afterall, is writing words from a very different place than a conversationalist. The writer's I've met over the years have always been a bit unprepossessing. Impressive neither in stature or manner.
But if I liked their writing, I forgave them.
I doubt I could talk about what I talk about without revealing who I am anyway, so that's O.K. I suppose I didn't really expect anyone to be reading it. Never occurred to me to make it a marketing tool.
And I was totally surprised when it was quoted elsewhere.
It's occurred to me that by talking so much about the local housing bubble and local problems, that I've limited the blogs appeal to other comic retailers or a national audience. Or by talking about local business, I may have turned off people who are only interested in housing issues and vice versa. Or throwing in the occasional completely personal blog, I'm boring everyone else.
But, I set out on this venture without an agenda, and I'm not going to change now.
I had a reader, DK, in yesterday, who told me I was way more 'mild' in real life, and more 'acid tongued' in my blog. Which surprised me. I thought it was the other way around. But actually, I say pretty much the same things in both places. I'm wondering if, by associating with other bloggers who aren't quite as restrained, I'm getting conflated with them.
He also mentioned that I hadn't really responded to his comments. For which I apologize. I've tried to answer everyone who's commented, but I don't really want to engage in arguments with anyone either.
As DK was standing there, a lady came in and bought my second to the last Harry Potter Book (thanks to all eight of you who have purchased the book from me!). She thought it was rather weird that I told her she could buy it cheaper 'elsewhere'.
Maybe so. Maybe I'm over sensitive to pricing criticism. I went through years of it with toys and cards, and learned that a sale wasn't as important to me as a happy customer.
Besides, I'm almost sold out anyway!
Was feeling pretty stressed by the numbers of people in the door, yesterday. Was tired, and therefore probably more 'mild' than DK expected. I worry that in real life I'm just not what people expect. The writer, afterall, is writing words from a very different place than a conversationalist. The writer's I've met over the years have always been a bit unprepossessing. Impressive neither in stature or manner.
But if I liked their writing, I forgave them.