I don’t advertise any of my websites at work, either, but like I said and as you’ve said, anyone can Google. And believe me when I say my name is Google-able. There are a couple links that don’t belong to me on those first few pages, but I’m definitely right there.

And you definitely have to think when we publish our first books. Because it’s definitely going to happen.

And duh, I’m a Soldier, so with anyone able to find me in my profession, … yikes, the possibilities of being ordered to shut it down abound. I list the names of my units and talk about my military past, … I talk about my past bouts with depression and drinking all the time while twenty (20) in Korea, suicide attempts, the fact I’ve been procrastinating for years.

I’m a senior leader in the Army and my site has always been public to everyone. So potentially I have superiors, peers and subordinates who can hop on over. All my worlds are mixed into the readers too. My family reads, friends from high school read, friend in the US and overseas read, and Soldiers read.

I’ve been asked about it at work by my Soldiers. And while I never “advertise” it at work (or any place for that matter) I’m never dishonest about it. I always say that I have a website but I never push it on others.

Sometimes I’ve been preachy on the site, sometimes I’ve talked about people, and you know I write birthday blurbs and little notes to people, list Christian music lyrics, etc.

Be you ELIZABETH. It’s what makes us creative folk, creative folk. We express ourselves because if we didn’t, we’d die a little inside. (=-

There’s enough people out there being fake and “popular” for all the wrong reasons, we have to continue to be unique for all the right reasons. You have to sometimes put on a bit of a different face for different people and in different places, but we all have a few sides. Just don’t invent a you which isn’t you and censors all the beautiful yous!

And don’t stop writing sis. Never, ever. And promise me that you’ll sign a copy of your book for me if I sign a copy of mine for you when the time comes. (=-

You’re absolutely right. I just need to get used to that idea.

And oh goodness, Twitter. I have like 90 accounts. I’ve got @elizabethbarone, which is what I consider my clean “pro” account. I started off using @elizawhat but it got annoying updating two accounts. I keep it because I love that username and sometimes I’ll bounce back and forth between the two. Then there’s @lettersoflove, and @freakingbookwrm, for my two web projects. And I also run an account for my day job (which i’m quite proud of, as it has quite a following and people love it, so it makes me look good in my line of work).

@elizawhat is private and I say whatever and post links to my blog from there. But like I said, it gets kind of old updating both and I’m following a lot of the same people on both.

I dunno. I’m having issues with my OCD and neuroticness trying to figure this all out. I need mental help, lmao

I’ll ask you again in a few years, then. Hell, maybe I’ll have it figured out and I can let you know.

I still totally idolize you for that post. I would never have the guts, no matter how many times I’ve written about being suicidal and cutting. Then again… I don’t know. But you are kickass and have my undying love. And a blog theme, if ever I get some extra time.

But you’re right, there will probably come a day when I just don’t care. I think I’m just too hard on myself.

You can always make your Twitter account private, write under a pseudo-identity and a bunch of other things as well.