tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332705955626703266.post1358444688448437108..comments2016-11-28T11:44:17.593-08:00Comments on PR Cog's Gear Grindings: The case against anonymityPR Coghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167974533375255890noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332705955626703266.post-4940961131499139682009-04-27T12:37:00.000-07:002009-04-27T12:37:00.000-07:00Cog, my friend, I'm torn about your choice. On th...Cog, my friend, I'm torn about your choice. On the one hand, I got to know you through your smart, funny tweets. On the other hand, I'd like to get you to know you better. I think we're both in NYC and I'm confident you are a smart cookie that I could learn from. But it seems unlikely that I'll get that chance. And I think that's a shame.Elizabeth Sosnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357690961487651126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332705955626703266.post-34014995646931989272009-04-27T12:08:00.000-07:002009-04-27T12:08:00.000-07:00I keep myself fairly anonymous too. I never mentio...I keep myself fairly anonymous too. I never mention my last name, town or ANY of the Authors I represent on twitter/my blog, etc. That said, I've outed myself (directly) to a dozen or so people and they have all been great about not outing me.Jean Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729909498648719841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332705955626703266.post-10968464298203061292009-04-27T11:51:00.000-07:002009-04-27T11:51:00.000-07:00Well, I "know" you on Twitter and what I...Well, I "know" you on Twitter and what I know I like. I'll share a similar story. About two years ago when in the heat of stress about my last book coming out I started an anonymous blog. A really funny, evil blog that provided details of my life that I never share. To say that I spewed hellfire would be a very kind understatement. I got to let another side of my personality come out to play- the one I can't show in my professional life since I have a reputation for being nice to a fault. Long story short (if it's even possible at this point) my blog got popular. So popular in fact that it eclipsed anything else I was working on. The traffic went wild, agents came sniffing about and book deals beckoned. I mean talk about irony, my faux site was doing better than the book/blog & promotions I'd poured my life into. Even after I stopped updating, the traffic was still thousands more per day than anything I'm currently working on, so much so that I finally deleted it. <br /><br />So, there's a case for anonymity but imagine if your dark side in some ways becomes more successful than you are. It sucketh.<br /><br />More irony is that I sometimes question my writing on said blog, could I have subconsciously been using my marketing skills to make it popular? Is that style of writing more popular than the kind that I put my name to? Mind blowing questions after that experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com