Read this. Right now. Do it.
Alright Lazy, here’s the first bit:
You know me as James Chartrand of Men with Pens, a regular Copyblogger contributor for just shy of two years.
And yet, I’m a woman.
This is not a joke or an angle or an analogy — I’m literally a woman.
He continues: Taking a man’s name opened up a new world. It helped me earn double and triple the income of my true name, with the same work and service.
I am completely blown away by this – but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. But I am, and I’m disgusted and horrified and all sorts of mad. I honestly didn’t realize a pseudonym in this day and age would make such a difference and I’m sad that it so obviously does.
So James, thanks for sharing. Not only am I enormously happy for you getting the work that you did, but you have some serious metaphorical balls to come clean – regardless of your “outing”. I think the fact that you have so many followers and that your story is spreading like wildfire will bring the issue to light. Doesn’t matter anymore if you want to be an activist or not. Either way, you’ve made a difference :)
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