“Is Cara Sue Achterberg a real celebrity or famous person?”
This is the question that Facebook posed to me as I set up my Facebook writer
page. I’ve put off the task for some time, but every time I attend a seminar,
read an article, or watch a tutorial about developing your writing career I’m
assailed with the recommendation to build your own website or at the very least
have a Facebook page. So, in the interest of conning the IRS in to believing
that I’m a serious writer (even if my writing income can still be counted in
less than four digits), I’ve created the page:
Impressive I know. So far there are only a few posts, but it’s
only a matter of time before I fill it with the details of my writing endeavors
– successful or not.
But back to the question at hand - Am I a “real celebrity or
famous person?” The options are “yes” or “no.” There is no “that depends on who
you’re asking” option. Because if you ask me or my 10-year-old, I am famous –
if by famous you mean “known to or recognized by many people” and you define
many by more than a few. I have had my
picture in the paper. The question seems a bit rude, really.
