Dear Visitor,

May I ask why you are here? What difference would it make if you found mundane bits of information about me? Date of birth, place of birth, where I live, marital status… Would my work suddenly become more inspiring or even lousier?

No, of course not, it will still be the same. I am struggling to understand why authors are encouraged to make boring personal details available to the public. I came across a gem recently, which I rephrased to avoid irking someone:

The writer is a best-selling domestic and international author of several novels and novelettes. The writer resides in a state with a family, consisting of a spouse and several offspring. The writer founded a charity, providing free subscriptions and a bookstore in the town where the writer lives.

Why would a person give an airborne intercourse about all this? The writer is probably great—the books sell well, but my take is that if somebody would buy my book, because I have three kids and run a non-profit, I would respectfully say “Please don’t waste your hard-earned dollars, my writing is not a good fit for you, you will be disappointed.”

Truly yours,

Lowell