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Jan.23.2013 Closet Horizons 'I hope that Susan Cain (with the book and her Ted talk) would be able to convince real and closet introverts to feel proud of who they are. I also pray that educators would stop insisting on group work for every assignment as many children could get much better results thinking quietly and...	Jun.28.2010 An Introvert's Guide to Writing #2 In installment #1, I explained a few things about us introverts. How we are not shy, not ashamed, and not clueless networkers. Or not necessarily. Today, for the speculative fiction writers out there, I'm going to concentrate on those unusual social events known as science fiction cons. (Why not...
May.04.2010 An Introvert's Guide to Writing If you are a sociable writer with an outgoing personality and 800 Facebook friends, hey, that’s cool. A lot of writers, though, aren’t and don’t. Some of us are more internally focused. Can you make it in the world of publishing if you’re the quiet type? I hope so, because I’m one of those. With...	Feb.25.2010 Do authors hibernate? Or is it only me? I'm an introvert, which I'm sure is a shock. Aren't most writers? That aspect of my personality worked well for me when all I did was write, but it's not so handy now that I have two books to hawk. I was "out there" for a few months. I did several talks for various...
Aug.12.2008 Closing, now. Shh. I'm not here. Can you tell? Can you tell I'm sucked into myself, disappeared? I'm leaving for a week-long camping trip on Friday -- techno-nudity at least part of the time. But it's not Friday yet, and actually I've been gone for a while. I'll come back, I always do. But the open hand is...	Jul.16.2008 Hit by a Truck If you've met me in person, especially if you've met me at a party, you might be stunned to hear me call myself an Introvert. Get me in a group and I smile a bunch, especially when I'm in a crowd of people I'm excited to meet. I talk, I talk, I talk... I give my opinions, sometimes loudly, I...