Thought I would share this here, too:

As someone who took up writing later in life, and who has always made a living away from a desk, I have found the social world within the internet to be daunting and often unfriendly. On a day to day basis, this does not bother me at all. As an author, who wishes to continue improving the work, and maybe even sell more than a few books a month, this almost adversarial relationship that I have with this world does me no favors.

When I have opened up to a few folks, here on the net, it was a slow and cautious process. There's always some risk involved, when sharing ideas and one's work prior to publishing. Lucky for me, some of these efforts have resulted in me finding good people who are willing to give me feedback on my work, and who can offer another set of experiences and a different point of view. What they see in my work, especially when others also see it, helps me to learn to better connect with what I hope to be a broader audience someday.

I don't identify as a writer of furry fiction. I write science fiction and fantasy. I feel that if I did my job well enough, people will connect with, perhaps even identify with, my characters regardless of how those characters are skinned. Not everyone, of course.

Yes, without a doubt, I am a reluctant and irregular user of any form of internet-based socialization. More effort applied here may be the last thing that I want to do, but I do understand that it is important that I do so.

Y'all have a good one.