You can’t be someone other than you. No amount of manipulation will change who or what you are. This is the biggest reason to put your uniqueness into what you produce. If we are writing, we need to be our authentic selves.
I struggle with this on occasion when I consider what I’m publishing online for anyone to see. I guess the concern is around being judged for being myself or living my life the way I want. Yet, do readers only care…
