Pulling the Curtains on
Social Media Accounts -
Fears and Reality

A few days ago I finally announced my social media accounts amongst a few people I felt safe enough to share it with. I had been postponing doing that for a while and it took me a lot of courage to finally pull the curtains. What was I afraid of?

For one, putting myself and my creation out there, giving everybody an opportunity to evaluate and judge me.

It’s what being an author is, you say? I agree. Unfortunately this doesn’t make it less scary. But on the contrary to my beliefs, nothing bad happened. I felt supported and acknowledged, not judged at all.

What a relief! I can only hope for such a warm welcome when finally publishing my book and happy to have these people around me to soften the punch.

Second reason for putting off the announcement was avoiding the responsibility of keeping the account active with content.

I must admit, I have felt a bit lost and not true to myself when making my first two blog posts. When searching for ideas on what to write about, I went for familiar topics I had surrounded myself with in the past year, ending up writing about… well, writing. Not very at home with the topic yet, I decided to share my experience navigating the new world, encouraging other aspiring authors to keep going. But most of my followers aren’t writers, are they? They are my future readers I want to connect to. Now, having real people in front of me, I finally see what I want to share with them. Another fear resolved by taking the leap of faith, being rewarded with clarity and focus instead of guilt and shame.

So bare with me as I find my voice in this blogging world, fluttering between writing about struggles of becoming a writer and stories for future readers.

I'll get there, I promise.

- Jete