Notes in The Margin

Notes in The Margin Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4

From: annewithane@mail.com

Jodi

How could you ever think I was  hinting that you should chase me all over the Internet to unearth more of my writing and opinions?  (I say with mock surprise and a pretense of indignation).  I would never be that obtuse.  I would just have said Jodi go to the Google and search me out.  On the other hand. . . . it can be great fun to hint at things sometimes just to see what happens.  <this is me giggling> 

The response to that early years story was overwhelming to me.  I was absolutely stunned.  It was not the type of thing one would expect to see posted on a political blog (you can never accuse me of doing what is expected or acceptable of the norm).  Then that it developed into a ten part series was unheard of.  Blogger attention span is most often restricted to a few paragraphs.  I was very surprised that no one slammed me for that reason, let alone a personal story with no political slant. 

I did want to believe my own press, but I really did not want to let my ego run away with me.  I was also somewhat embarrassed by all the attention.  I have spent rather a long time coaxing my ego to its rightful place in things, I wasn't eager to let it run amok at this stage of my journey. Those who left comments were very kind and overly generous to me in their remarks and encouragement.  The editors' remarks were surprising to say the least.

To think that actual editors who work in the actual publishing business thought it might be print worthy, or worthy of expanding into a book was a bit more than I knew how to deal with at that moment.  I loved it, but I just couldn't quite fathom how I could present it in book form, and most of all, I couldn't figure out why people would actually want to read about my life.  Yes, I find it interesting, but that's my job.  Others have far more note worthy lives and experiences to write about than I have.  What would make mine so damn interesting that people would actually pay money to read it?  It seemed a bit preposterous to me. 

I guess the short answer is, yes it was enough encouragement, but all of the story wasn't ready to be written yet. The things I have written and posted on the web are all things written on the fly.  There was no actual planning or organizing of thoughts, they just came out in response to whatever sparked it in the first place.  So I write bits and pieces and add to it all the time.  Maybe somewhere in there,  there is actually a book.  We will see.

I am always up for phone calls.  My number is 2**-4**-5007, I am usually around the place here, and I am up all hours of the day and night.  Call if you like.  Or set up a time in advance and I will be sure to be here.  Be forewarned, I expect you to do most of the talking.  You know far too much about me in comparison to what I know of you. 

Well, it is 2:30 in the AM here, so I am going to wait on "my assignment" until tomorrow. 

Yes, I thought I had discovered the greatest thing in the world.   Maybe I did, it just wasn't something that others had not already discovered long before me.  ROFLOL  Over the years I have learned that many that came up in the 40's, 50's and early 60's thought they had invented it too.

Goodnight

Anne