by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills
You know who you are. It’s time to step up and be counted.
You follow the award-winning, best-selling writers whose success make you
drool. Their books are read and reread, often with highlights. Their blogs are
ingested like candy, and whenever they speak, you’re there. At conferences, you
sign-up for one-on-one appointments and sit at their tables at mealtimes. Their
Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Pinterest, and whatever other social media is
used capture our attention while we’re learning the craft.
That’s not a bad practice. In fact, emulating our favorite
writers can establish professional habits, whether it be in the writing process
or in marketing and promotion. Modeling our careers after successful writers is
commendable. But stalking a writer through harassment and unwanted attention
shoots the follower straight out of the unprofessional canon. What exactly do I
mean?
