Author façade. Do those words go together? Yes. When people ask me what I do, I could say I’m a wife or mother. I could say I’m a veteran. Or retired. Or any number of things. So could you, right? But what I say is, “I’m a writer.” An author.
The Author Façade
I’ve been published since 2004, and without exaggeration, I can say I’ve written hundreds of blog posts, tens of thousands of emails, and millions of words. I’ve posted on blogs all over the net. Why? So readers can know the person behind the author façade. Is Kayelle Allen an author façade? Well, maybe façade is not the best word. One dictionary I consulted defines it like this:
Façade (1) A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant. — I certainly hope I’m not unpleasant. That doesn’t sound good, does it? No, not at all. I think my author facade fits the second definition better.
Façade (2): Frontage, the face or front of a building. Window dressing. — Or does that make my author façade somehow equal to drapes? Surely not.
I prefer to see my author façade as the best of who I am. My best-foot-forward attitude. My who-I-am when I’m on-my-best-behavior self. Okay, those of you who know me best can stop snickering. I can hear you all the way over here.
The thing is, my author façade is reality. The Kayelle Allen online is who I really am. Every person has something of a façade when it comes to public life and there are things I don’t share online. But I strive to be faithful to my private life when presenting my author self in public. I attempt to keep my author façade true to my real persona. So who am I?
I’m an INFJ (Myers Briggs temperament). The letters stand for Introversion (I), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judgment (J). I’m an introvert (I) in that I get my energy by being alone. I have blazingly fast insight (N) into people. I tend to go with feelings (F) over facts because I trust my own intuition, and once I make up my mind (J), I act without hesitation or looking back. Who are some other INFJs? Oprah Winfrey, Billy Crystal, Nelson Mandela, Carrie Fisher, Nicole Kidman, and Adam Sandler. Try this article if you want more insight.
My inside age and outside age are not equal. I may have aged, but I am not old. Wiser? Yes. Goodness. You couldn’t live my life without learning a few things. Smarter? Debatable. I’m a US Navy veteran (Viet Nam era) and a member of RomVets (female romance writers who served in the military). I’m also a former Toastmaster. I love getting up in front of people and talking. That’s the number one fear in America, but I happen to love public speaking. You’d get me on a roller coaster only by dragging my dead body, but I will happily speak to a convention full of people. Weird, huh? I’m the founder of Marketing for Romance Writers, a peer-mentoring group for authors. Don’t get me started on that. I love MFRW! Click the link for in depth info about MFRW.
I think I’m someone you’d like if you got to know me. Because as much as being a writer is like being a different person, my author façade is the presentation of a real person. I invite you to follow and get to know me. I’d like to get to know you too. Please, tell me about your “façade” as a person. Who are you?
We’ll here I go.Hope this can be posted.
Love the look and the premise. Best of luck!
Jeanne Barrack
Hi Kayelle~
I love this first post, and am looking forward to learning more about you! 🙂
I am using IE and I see a pink header (title box) with white writing and the post looks like it is on a grey (very light blue?) background with black writing. Love the pink, and the white is readable, but I think it would be easier for others if it was bold, or a thicker font!
Love the Sudoku (neat idea) and of course the Hunk is awesome…updates every day, you say? Hmmm…! 😉
Overall…Looks great! Congrats on your new blog! 🙂
~Jane~
Thanks, Jane. That’s a good idea to make it bold. It looks a bit thin to me as well. Yes, the Hunk updates daily, and I love sudoku, so thought others might like a freebie game of it now and then. ^_^ So happy you dropped by to talk.
omg – I’m an INFJ too! and the other half of Adriana is INFP, so we start from the same value base but I jump to conclusions and he balances me out by taking more time. I loved this post, Kudos to you for always being so authentic!
Well there you go! This is why we work well together! I’ve taken the test “as a character” which isn’t easy to do. Not sure how reliable it is that way, but it is fun to try.