Comments on: Launch of blog anthology this Wed

By: Sarah Toa

Sarah Toa — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:02:40 +0000

Hello solidgoldcreativity,
Just found your blog through City of Tongues and thought I’d comment. My own blog community is roughly half and half of blog names and real names. It’s been a couple of years now and I’m starting to wonder whether to cross over to my real name or not. I like the idea of the ‘brand’ you wrote of, I like my online other, also that writing under another name frees one up a bit (and reduces my so far unsubstantiated phobia of being sued).
But as an ‘emerging writer’, just beginning to smell some success in the other world, it is tricky to know whether to out myself or not. If I did, I think Miss Toa and I would be lonely for each other!
Sarah

By: solidgoldcreativity

solidgoldcreativity — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:30:06 +0000

You too, Karen! You did a brilliant job on the book. Am really proud to be in it. N xxx

By: Karen A (miscmum)

Karen A (miscmum) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:15:34 +0000

Once upon a time (well, maybe a few years ago) it was – I think – more an even split between real names and ‘blog de plumes’ (hehe).

Perhaps this was more in my ‘parent blogging’ circles where there were questions about children’s privacy etc. (and fair enough).

Great to meet you, N!

By: solidgoldcreativity

solidgoldcreativity — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:52:12 +0000

Thanks Tim, and for link to A.

By: solidgoldcreativity

solidgoldcreativity — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:50:07 +0000

Thanks, TimT, aka Will. I had a laugh at your blog name. Loved your reading. Great presence and wonderful voice you have. Cheers, N, SGC, TPWNSWN xx

By: solidgoldcreativity

solidgoldcreativity — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:46:54 +0000

Thanks so much, Penni. Am looking forward to exploring your site. Funny about the lay-dee thing; might be something to do with the piece … Shakespeare, testosterone, etc :) When I first wrote it, I sent a link to Stephen Greenblatt at Harvard asking if he’d like to comment. He replied, though declined (said he’d just be adding to the re-telling). He assumed I was a gent too.

By: Penni

Penni — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:53:45 +0000

I think I hang out in different blogging circles than a lot of the anthologised, and I hadn’t encountered your blog before, though I had read your piece in Miscellaneous Voices.

I was Somewhat Surprised to discover you were a lay-dee and not a gent. Don’t know why. And I thoroughly enjoyed your reading.

from
Eglantine’s Cake

By: TimT

TimT — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:29:52 +0000

Both A. and I really liked your piece and the rendition thereof, by the way.

By: TimT

TimT — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:28:50 +0000

I used the name TimT when I first started commenting on blogs because I wanted to distinguish myself from other Tims, but wanted to have a name that was recognisable and easily identifiable with my actual name. So the ‘change’ of name in my print publication was no biggy. Indeed if I identified by my blog name – ‘WillTypeForFood’ I might start feeling more remote and detached from my readers than I ever have before. I like the human connection in names like ‘Tim’ or whatever. (Though come to think of it, I think at least one person may have thought my name was actually ‘Will’ because of my blog name. Hmmm…)

Lovely to meet you last night… though from now to eternity, you know, I’ll probably think of you as ‘That Person Whose Name Starts With N and Who Is Also Known as Solid Gold Creativity’.

By: On the internet nobody knows you’re a dog « city of tongues

On the internet nobody knows you’re a dog « city of tongues — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:49:49 +0000

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