Comments on: Cigar, anyone?

By: Crystal*

Crystal* — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:58:13 +0000

It matters little to me. But, then again, I don’t have anything personally vested in this venture. I love having my blog listed on RTB. I enjoy reading the columns daily.
I wouldn’t care who ran the blog. Names are of very little consequence. What matters is substance. Yes, RTB could use a few tweaks. But overall, I enjoy the site.
Grins*

By: Jaynie R

Jaynie R — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:51:51 +0000

Wow Alison – I picked a bad time to have a 4 day break from blog hopping lol. This whole thing is freaken hilarious. I love RTB, I love your blog, I love my blog. I spend way too much time reading blogs lol.

By: Sera

Sera — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 01:34:09 +0000

I stopped reading RTB soon after I posted about about being unstimulated by it back here in February.
I would, however, be interested in taking another look if you refashion it. Please post here when it happens because I still visit this blog regularly.

BTW, I love posting online under a nickname and totally respect others refashioning their identity online, deliberately or unconsciously, or even hiding it. Maybe someone should do a meaty, provocative entry on identity for RTB. (Forex, do people ever feel betrayed by authors they’ve gotten to know when they realize that the name on the book isn’t the real name? Like what happens when Eloisa James tells us she’s Mary Bly. Did it feel weird to call her Eloisa after that? This reader is very curious to know. And sorry for going off on a tangent!!)

Oh, and double BTW, the person I’d like to hear from most on this topic is Laurie Gold. She did something similar to Alison Kent on the CanWeTalk Yahoo!Group years ago, IIRC.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 01:18:33 +0000

Lying and deception happened. The liar and deceiver confessed her sins and apologized. My only comment:

What would Jesus do? I believe that would be forgive.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:09:55 +0000

Okay, I don’t really care who thought up RTB and I like it, but I DO think Lydia has a perfectly good reason to feel the way she does and I don’t think anyone should think less of her for that. If I’d had a friend who did something like this to me, I’d be upset too.

By: Demented Michelle

Demented Michelle — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:35:16 +0000

I didn’t even know the people behind RTB were anonymous,which just goes to show I live under a rock.

Personally, I would love to see a column by Monica Jackson.

Michelle

By: Beverly Danae

Beverly Danae — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 22:51:50 +0000

Lydia, I’ve been telling my husband about this whole thing, and he thinks your post was “freaking hilarious” and that I should go buy your book. I think I will.

By: Margee

Margee — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:59:45 +0000

Alison’s title for this entry is very instructive. It is a sad commentary about where we have come as a nation in our views of untruth. We are no longer appalled by lying. I guess those of us that have stuck to traditional values are just too old-fashioned for the modern world.

Anonymity is not an issue. That’s why so many authors use pseudonyms. Nothing in the world wrong with wanting to be anonymous.

The issue as I see it is lying and changing the reasons for the lie as it suits the moment.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:57:01 +0000

Kassia, you’ve echoed exactly what I said in an email to “Kate” Well the part about pulling punches and writing the bland variety of columns because quite frankly, I had no idea *who* even if I had a good idea (I could have been wrong) was behind the scenes, and as most of the columnists ARE pubbed or aspiring authors, no one wants to screw up a career in the making.

Oh and I’ve shelved two columns so far because three days before my day, someone blogged almost verbatim my entry lol.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:46:47 +0000

Victoria? Dear?

Go to hell.