A fan is a person who knows you primarilly from your public works. That being performances, recordings, etc..etc.. If you buy the CD, see the play, buy the book, and like it - you are a fan. Fans get their books signed, write " I love your work " letters , and go see you when you read at B&N.
A friend is someone who knows you personally, either before or during your public life. These are people hwo know you becasue they are a part of your personal life more so than your public life. They are the ones you have steak frites with at 2 am, have coffee with when they are in town, go to a play/opera/movie with. The ones who come over to your house for dinner with other friends, to celebrate the fact that you jsut finished your latest book - and they are tehre to celebrate you not being locked in the den hunched over the word processor - not the new book. A friend is the one you call at 4 am when you are out of coffe and have 5 more chapters to write and you want to bitch because its too hot to go out and get more.
Can a fan convert to a friend? If you let them. If you want them to. If they show qualities that indicate to you that they would make a good friend.
Can a friend convert into a fan? Absolutely. When they loose sight of who you are privately for who you are publically.
As for the LJ - Having two is a good idea. One for " fans " and one for friends. Give the fan one a catchy name, and keep the friend one private.
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Date: 2003-07-11 02:47 pm (UTC)A fan is a person who knows you primarilly from your public works. That being performances, recordings, etc..etc.. If you buy the CD, see the play, buy the book, and like it - you are a fan. Fans get their books signed, write " I love your work " letters , and go see you when you read at B&N.
A friend is someone who knows you personally, either before or during your public life. These are people hwo know you becasue they are a part of your personal life more so than your public life. They are the ones you have steak frites with at 2 am, have coffee with when they are in town, go to a play/opera/movie with. The ones who come over to your house for dinner with other friends, to celebrate the fact that you jsut finished your latest book - and they are tehre to celebrate you not being locked in the den hunched over the word processor - not the new book. A friend is the one you call at 4 am when you are out of coffe and have 5 more chapters to write and you want to bitch because its too hot to go out and get more.
Can a fan convert to a friend? If you let them. If you want them to. If they show qualities that indicate to you that they would make a good friend.
Can a friend convert into a fan? Absolutely. When they loose sight of who you are privately for who you are publically.
As for the LJ - Having two is a good idea. One for " fans " and one for friends. Give the fan one a catchy name, and keep the friend one private.
Jsut IMHO.