You Have My Permission To Slap Me Down

One of my colleagues (who knows about my secret life) asked why I don't strut around: "Look at me I'm a published author."

My response: "Do you know how much rejection is involved in each success?" But maybe I have a problem with self-promotion.

Self-promotion is a sticky subject. I want people to read my work (and like it of course...the two go hand in hand), but if I ever, for one fraction of a nano-second, come across as a cocky ass, you have my permission to lay the biggest case of 'net sma...