My author buddies and I
have multiple names,
multiple identities.
Many people on the internet
have these split personalities.
And sometimes it gets people
into trouble.
A buddy of mine
recently got nailed to the wall
because she gossiped about an author
to the actual author.
The author was using
her reviewer pen name online.
The gossip was not based on fact
and my buddy not only ruined a relationship
with that author
but with many people who witnessed
the confrontation.
Don’t gossip (period)
but especially don’t gossip online.
You don’t know
who you’re talking to.