Who is this ClueChick character, anyway?
I had a unique experience recently, which has led to a (very minor, but somewhat interesting) crisis of identity: For the first time, to my knowledge, someone recognized one of my CL ads as being written by ClueChick. Or, rather, as being written by the same person who writes ClueChick, which, as you may know, happens to be me.
Now, I've had a couple of friends recognize ads I've posted as being written by me, which has led to entertaining email exchanges, and I've had people who know me recognize my writing tone and say, "Heeeey, aren't you ClueChick?" But I've never had a stranger pick it up from an ad and connect it to this blog -- at least not that anyone's said to me.
I generally think of identity information about CC flowing in one direction. Lots of my friends know I write this blog (*wave*), and several other people who know me have made the connection (*wave*), and that has never struck me as odd. I don't do anything to disguise my voice, after all. But I tend to think of it being harder for someone to go from reading CC to knowing me in real life, which is largely true.
In fact, of course, ClueChick is an imaginary person. When I'm talking to my friends about the blog, I usually refer to CC in the third person, because she's obviously cooler and sexier than I am, and while I tend to walk around with a bit of a swelled head, that can only go so far. CC, on the other hand, is pretty much totally great, and there's no need for her to restrain her ego.
But what happens when someone who "knows" ClueChick meets the real me? At this point, I don't normally get nerves about meeting someone, but in this case, I totally did. Do I have to live up to CC levels of sexy and cool? That's obviously impossible, so what can I do instead? And who is this ClueChick person, anyway?
I don't really have any answers, yet.
Comments
I think you live up to being CC in style, and oughtn't be nervous.
(But it is interesting and maybe when it happens, if the person turns out to be cool, you could get them to write a guest post about how their impressions from the blog mapped to the person :)
Posted by: Cos | March 5, 2007 7:41 PM
Ha! Thanks! That could, indeed, be an interesting post :)
Posted by: ClueChick | March 5, 2007 7:48 PM
It fascinates me that you think of ClueChick as a different person than yourself. This line in particular made me sit up and take notice:
"because she's obviously cooler and sexier than I am"
...but that's just not true!
ClueChick made be a made up persona, but her intelligence, wit, and style are all you- and frankly, that makes you sexy as hell.
There's a line in the old "Lois and Clark" show, that sorta fits this. In the series, Lois had just learned about Clark's double life and was pretty angry about being lied to. Clark said, "Superman is what I can do, Clark is who I am."
I kinda think it's much the same with you. ClueChick is what you can do. But the things you bring to the blog- they're all you.
Posted by: Steven | March 5, 2007 8:50 PM
Since you are CC, no matter what you think, all you can do is be you.
Also, if someone has read this blog enough to recognize you by your prose, they should be one up.
Posted by: Secnarf | March 5, 2007 9:10 PM
I know you. You are very much like the Lisa who lives down the lane and obviously very 'Wise'. :-)
Posted by: Beau Peep | March 8, 2007 1:40 AM
You should read Ruth Reichel's latest book "Garlic and Sapphires" she has some great stuff talking about the personae she created to hide the fact that she was the food reviewer from the New York Times.
Posted by: Arthur | March 13, 2007 7:06 PM