tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post5317069375897372300..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-36280641154136771782017-02-25T07:56:53.821-05:002017-02-25T07:56:53.821-05:00The one thing that sucks about being published is ...The one thing that sucks about being published is just how much it requires you to be out around people. STRANGERS, too! Doing extroverted things like showing up at events where you don't know if anyone's going to show up or standing in front of rooms of people and talking. It's terrifying. You can say you aren't going to do that stuff, but then someone emails and asks you to do some event and you hate to say no!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-30623394698726978702017-02-13T18:10:28.484-05:002017-02-13T18:10:28.484-05:00Yes! This post hit home with me too. I'm an in...Yes! This post hit home with me too. I'm an introvert who hates talking on the phone and loves texting. I hate small talk so much but can handle public speaking. I was a cheerleader for years and was a corporate trainer and teacher in my past life. I had no problems with either position. But as much as I have to totally prepare myself for the anxiety of social events, I LOVE getting together with a few friends and talking talking talking! So I guess I'm an introvert, who is comfortable being an extrovert sometimes too! Thanks for the great post :)Jackie Yeagerhttp://www.swirlandspark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-83732437697578433732017-02-10T19:45:12.039-05:002017-02-10T19:45:12.039-05:00Yes, down with phones and small talk! Calling peop...Yes, down with phones and small talk! Calling people was absolutely the worst part of being a journalist. <br /><br />I fake extrovert really well when I first meet people, though, even over the phone, maybe ESPECIALLY over the phone. Haha. I think my anxiety makes me sound energized.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-15980387731653596412017-02-10T17:33:48.275-05:002017-02-10T17:33:48.275-05:00Preach!! We're cut from so much of the same cl...Preach!! We're cut from so much of the same cloth. Because: yes, hate phones, yes, love texting, yes, often need recharge time after large groups. But also: love microphones (used to be a TV reporter!!!), love presenting before large groups, and in spite of the need to recharge after, I often (not always) love parties. So. Confusing and conflicting but appreciate knowing I'm not the only one!!!Heather Murphy Cappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359608429753155969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-62838994695573019932017-02-10T16:02:33.421-05:002017-02-10T16:02:33.421-05:00Happy to know I'm in such good company! Hate p...Happy to know I'm in such good company! Hate phones. Abhor small talk. C. R. Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627499155109943973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-15143123379405664552017-02-10T16:01:08.005-05:002017-02-10T16:01:08.005-05:00YES! I feel ill when my phone rings. Unless it'...YES! I feel ill when my phone rings. Unless it's my sister. Because she has a long history of not making small talk or keeping me away from my computer for too long. Parties are the worst. I skipped out on a super bowl party last weekend, and I was so proud of myself. Haha. krystal janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115542477066959046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-29851288157574958772017-02-10T15:30:29.663-05:002017-02-10T15:30:29.663-05:00OMG YES I hate phones too! And also parties. But I...OMG YES I hate phones too! And also parties. But I love microphones and being on stage as well! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366899498814582535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-50620282755683603662017-02-10T14:47:36.140-05:002017-02-10T14:47:36.140-05:00I don't exactly hate phones. I like hearing th...I don't exactly hate phones. I like hearing the voices of those I love, especially since so many are gone now, making those that remain so special to me. That said, I don't love calling my mom because she tends to keep me on the phone for an hour or more. Talk about draining! But as for where I fall on the introvert/extrovert spectrum, I'd say I'm somewhere in between. Some days, being around people and bustling urban environments energizes me. Some days, I need to recharge in nature. Thank goodness my hubby and I spend at least half the year in a roaming RV!Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-31171391549271844522017-02-10T14:24:46.818-05:002017-02-10T14:24:46.818-05:00Oh my gosh, this is so me. I HATE HATE HATE phones...Oh my gosh, this is so me. I HATE HATE HATE phones. I love performing in front of crowds. But I hate parties, especially large ones, especially with tons of people I don't know. I loathe small talk. Email is my favorite thing ever. It's always excellent to find others out there who feel the same way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820119191277123120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-16732542573701166832017-02-10T14:06:15.235-05:002017-02-10T14:06:15.235-05:00I'm pretty sure my reason for divorce will be ...I'm pretty sure my reason for divorce will be listed on court documents as "Husband insisted on calling me in response to a text." He always does that and I swear that one day it will be our undoing. (Half-joking here)<br /><br />Hated the phone since I was small. Hate it now. <br /><br />Text/tweet/Facebook is perfect for me because it forces people to be brief and I can interact with them on my own terms. <br /><br />You aren't alone!Snorter McPhailhttps://twitter.com/TMeuretBooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-57934495643449464852017-02-10T14:04:03.874-05:002017-02-10T14:04:03.874-05:00I abhor talking on the phone. I won't even ord...I abhor talking on the phone. I won't even order pizza. If they don't have online ordering, they ain't getting my monies!<br /><br />I absolutely rejoiced when I landed a job where there was ZERO PHONE USE. So much joy. Then I was completely shattered when they changed things up and added call-outs to my job description. WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH SENDING EMAILS, HMM??!!<br /><br />You know what I hate even more than using the phone? SKYPE . I was once part of a group critique with Carina Press. It went well until they got to me and asked me to briefly describe my novel. I literally (and with zero exaggeration) broke down into ugly snot-bubble crying! Horrible impression. I started writing because I didn't have to talk to anyone to do it. No one told me I would have to TALK TO PEOPLE to get published. UGH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-53570262926625524142017-02-10T14:02:37.937-05:002017-02-10T14:02:37.937-05:00I felt like I could have written this entire post!...I felt like I could have written this entire post! I feel the same way.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060091637394810802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-2818889422880729752017-02-10T12:37:58.624-05:002017-02-10T12:37:58.624-05:00I'm not a phone fan either… Email was the bes...I'm not a phone fan either… Email was the best invention ever as far as I'm concerned. Even if I get far too many of them!Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-6621581610070879512017-02-10T11:59:26.415-05:002017-02-10T11:59:26.415-05:00Email is good, because I can review what I've ...Email is good, because I can review what I've written and take the time to try to get everything across the way I want to. Talking in person is good, because I can use visual cues for feedback in navigating the conversation. Phones calls are the worst of everything, because you're in real time and there are no visual cues to help!HepsebaALHHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-89922648337093963902017-02-10T11:04:02.755-05:002017-02-10T11:04:02.755-05:00It's so easy to forget what we once wrote. I,...It's so easy to forget what we once wrote. I, of course, love your thoughts on introversion. :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-75391765436909047452017-02-10T10:59:36.311-05:002017-02-10T10:59:36.311-05:00Hear hear! Boo, phones and small talk! (And thank ...Hear hear! Boo, phones and small talk! (And thank you for linking me back to some of my favorite posts of my own ;-).Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-83328139082768607342017-02-10T10:13:24.471-05:002017-02-10T10:13:24.471-05:00Yay!!! Phone haters unite!! :)Yay!!! Phone haters unite!! :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-78048812441343205832017-02-10T09:56:42.954-05:002017-02-10T09:56:42.954-05:00OMG YES YES I HATE PHONES! I'm on the introver...OMG YES YES I HATE PHONES! I'm on the introvert side, too. Go introverted phone-haters!H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.com