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Bio’s Remorse
My fingers can usually fly across a keyboard and keep up prettywell with the rampant thoughts in my head but when I was asked to write a short Bio for a recent guest post:
http://girlgetstrong.com/2009/07/17/savvy-girls-be-prepared-for-the-unexpected/
-on one of my favorite websites- my fingers froze dead in their press.
Actually write about myself? UGGHHHH! You’ve got to be kidding me. I hate doing that! I would much rather talk or write about someone else or exploit my experiences through a blog. How do I paragraph myself into a three line Bio? Don’t I pour my heartout with each post? Aren’t I completely exposed enough between the lines of my blogs and website? What else is there to say? Please don’t make me!
Though I was still hesitant, I realized that creating a Bio is a necessary evil if I am going to continue to take part in the Big Blog World that I’ve come to love.
O.K., Do I write it in the first person? The Third person? The Normal person?
Should I showcase my personality? My taste in shoes? My expertise?
But wait! I’m not an expert!!!!!
The only thing that I am an expert on is me (and the jury is still out deliberating on much of me).
I only know what I know and blog on what I have seen throughout the course of my personal and professional life. And because most of it is observational common sense (sprinkled with some nonsense) I feel that I don’t need a special license to schpeel.
Would it make me sound too much of this or not enough of that?
I admit I was stumped so I did some research and came across a great how-to on About Me http://www.blogher.com/how-do-i-write-about-page
I loved the blog so I immediately went to her Bio. Then, I starting searching other peoples’ Bios and found that there was really no set method or regimented structure to sculpting your Bio. Just tell a little bit about yourself. What you tell and how you tell it is up to you.
Okay, I can do this.
So I relaxed a little bit and tried to warm the freeze out of my fingertips long enough to form some sort of Bio-logical sentences.
I did it and of course immediately wanted to change it. I played with it five different ways and still couldn’t get it to where I wanted it to be. How hard should three or four sentences be already? And sending a picture? Don’t get me started.
But I am a grown up so I did the only thing that I could do and eeny-meeny-miny-moed it and pressed the send button.
Now back to you………..
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