It’s one of my expressions. I use it often and it usually makes the person who asked the question smile. It usually goes something like this: Question: Do you want dessert? Answer: Have you met me? It basically means, of course and, duh, if you really knew me you wouldn’t be asking that question at all.
Throughout my life I’ve been told that I’m an open book. I know I wear my heart on my sleeve and it’s hard for me to hide how I’m feeling from people close to me. It’s okay too. It hasn’t always been okay but now I accept these things about myself and try to surround myself with people who don’t take advantage of some personality traits that make me a little vulnerable.
And speaking of vulnerable…I have written a book and a whole bunch of people are about to “meet me.” I’m going to be honest, it freaks me out. I have recently launched a marketing campaign in advance of my book release (hence the blogging) and now I am on Twitter, Google +, Pinterest and Facebook. I am on here as Hilary Wynne (which is a pen name) so I still have a sliver on anonymity from strangers, but on a daily basis, I’m amazed at how many people are showing interest in someone they don’t know. Me. Someone they haven’t met. The whole thing also freaks my family out a little. They find it odd that my author-self is slightly different from the person they know and love. The pen name idea made them a little uncomfortable at first but now they are glad that I am writing as Hilary Wynne.
It’s a balancing act
Learning how much to share in regards to your professional persona is tricky. I try really hard not to overshare and I also try very hard to engage the people who are interested in what I am doing. It’s a balancing act for sure!
I wrote a book that really is going to let people inside my head in an intimate way. Stay is a steamy read and my imagination ran wild on a couple of occasions (yes…my imagination!). I am guessing that some people who have met me are going to look at me a little differently after they read the book. Good? Bad? I’m not sure, but it will be interesting. I constantly wonder if I would have this anxiety if I had written a book about cooking, or sports or about how the indigenous people of southern Australia live. I don’t think so. I have chosen to write a story about love and life and I threw a whole bunch of sex into the mix. Those are topics all of us can relate to and I know I will be getting an arched brow or two. I think I am prepared.
People keep asking how I am feeling as I get closer to releasing the book. They ask if I am nervous and excited. My response is: Have you met me?
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