The Tao of "no"

Being an introvert, I've met more people through online venues in the past four years since I sold my novels than I have in the decade before it. Some of my closest Real Life friends are people I first met online, and now I wonder how I ever managed without them. Then there friends I first met online who I now see once or twice a year at conventions, which is awesome. Some online friends I may never meet in real life, but they cheer me up or make me laugh getting to know them through...