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Gravatar – Grappling With Author Identity

Katrina A. Brown's avatarTaipei Writers Group

I have had my own blogs online, with photographs of myself, for several years now.  Therefore, I was surprised at the rise in my stress levels when it was suggested I get a Gravatar profile.   Gravatar is a “Globally Recognized Avatar”.  Gravatar as a fantastic tool to help people streamline their online information for a number of different services.  For me, this tool comes loaded with a weighty question:

Who is this writer version of me and how does it connect to the rest of my life?

Getting a Gravatar profile has meant a couple of big things:

1. I’ve had to stand on my own two feet, with a photo devoid of the family I usually lean on or hide behind. As THE WRITER, I am alone in my decisions – and my photos.

2. I’ve had to make a name choice and be done with it.  No more…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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