Surrender, Dorothy: Self-Censorship and Other Scary Things

Last night as I sat in the blonde fairy's shop with foils on my head catching up on blogs on my phone, I stumbled upon a post by Velveteen Mind.  Here's an excerpt:

In doing their research, these new bloggers began to notice not only what defines the success of the old guard, but also what signals the beginning of their decline:  the introduction of self-awareness.  Specifically, the self-consciousness of being observed.

And I sort of felt the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

via surrenderdorothy.typepad.com

Great interpretation of the points of a Velveteen Mind post, carried through to the comments.