Reticent

So...I have a sort of dilemma brewing.

I was contacted by a local journalist who works for a big paper to do a little article about my real blog. I very nicely declined, but this guy is really trying to talk me into it.

I've been down this road before. About three years ago I got a call from some chick who worked for the same newspaper. I agreed to be interviewed for the article, but only on the condition that she didn't use my URL.

I blog anonymously, but it wouldn't be too difficult to figure out who I really am. I take the chance, but I don't seek out publicity and I rarely attend local blogger get-togethers. I don't want fame and fortune via the blog. I'm happy to blog away in relative obscurity.

No doubt, you can see where this is going. I was outed. Well, not my whole name, but my first name and the URL. I didn't like that a bit. And, as a result, I'm a little fearful of reporters and publicity. As a precaution, I bought a new domain name and started using a pseudonym for me and everyone else in my life.

There's that whole 'fool me once' thing that I'm a big fan of. I just don't want to get burned again. And even if this guy promises me it'll be very low key, I'm not sure that I trust that.