I worry about wankery hitting the board, too, and how to deal with that.
Fortunately there are pretty good systems in place here to deal with wankery.
As for the rest, well...it's a big event for you. And those should be kind of scary. I'm sure as the weeks go along and you will get used to the book being out there and getting used to whatever responses it generates and learn how to deal with those responses as they come up. It's a strange situation because the book--unlike a novel, say--does invite the reader into your real life and the lives of your friends (as you've portrayed them in the book) and to make judgements about them. But that doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing or a thing that means you have to radically change the way you live your life online.
ION, because I know there are some Warren Ellis fans, he posted a picture of my friend reading his book on his blog today!
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What they all said. It'll be fine.
Oh, yeah, what everyone else said. I didn't mean to imply by my suggestion that I thought the book was going to be materially deleterious, and that we needed to freak out or anything.
materially deleterious
lawyer said what?
Now I'm trying to figure out how early I can leave today.
Vortex, could you say bus person?
a massive conversion to traditional Bible-based Christianity (even among obstinate Jews and terrorist Mohammadans).
Because of course only Christ would leave Easter Eggs. Well... only Christ might call them Easter Eggs, fair cop.
Now I'm trying to figure out how early I can leave today.
37 more minutes!!!!
Well,
I can.
Stupid early wakeup.
Now I'm trying to figure out how early I can leave today.
Put one foot in front of the other...
Why I'm thinking of Xmas specials in July I have NO idea.
Why I'm thinking of Xmas specials in July I have NO idea.
You're suffering the effects of Mr. Heatmiser?
Oh, dol, while I suspect that Kristin is right about being found, I hate to see you worrying about the wank on our behalf. You wrote what you did out of the Big Big Love for this world, and the book wouldn't be any good if you hadn't; in return, if anyone brings the bad, I feel pretty safe in saying the whole place has got your back. And we can survive it just fine. And so can you, since I'm pretty sure there's a lot of "got your back" out there for personal wankery as well.
What amych said. I hope I didn't come across as meaning that you shouldn't worry--of course you're going to worry, about us as well as you. But really, I think it's all going to be fine.
ETA: Vortex, I would use busser or busperson. Those were the terms we tried to use in the years i waited tables.
