of how you are acting, or what you are saying, especially if you post on other writers blogs, writing forums, readers loops, etc. I mean it should go without saying but somehow it doesn’t. Sometimes I write things in a post and then I make sure I read it and if it isn’t pc then I don’t post or I rewrite it.

Yes, it is ok to have an opinion but there are editors (the people who buy your books for publishers), readers (the people who buy your books from the publishers), other writers (the people who can recommend you to editors or readers) and Lord knows who else, reading your post. So how your opinion comes across is very important.

Some people don’t care and maybe that works for them but I grew up in the corporate world and that’s how you lose jobs. I’ve got to figure it works the same here so I try to treat it the same. Some things are better left private, words can’t be taken back and many times things get taken out of context.

I try, and I hope it comes across that way, to treat people like I want to be treated, whether in real life or not, but especially online where it too easy to take things the wrong way. In real life I tend to be a bit sarcastic, and I am online too but I try to really look at the way I’m wording things so that they are (hopefully) funny and not mean. I would feel awful if someone thought I was being purposely hurtful.

No real reason for this post, I’ve just been blog hopping and sometimes I wonder if people realise that even their comments are read by more than just the person originally intended.