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Originally Posted by Cantankerous
no. if i met you in person i would be at a loss for words. for a while at least. when i first meet anyone it's incredibly awkward and i become very soft spoken and don't say much at all. however around people i know well it's totally different, i'll be very loud and talkative..
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One's conversational voice isn't necessarily the same as one's writing voice--even though one tries to write conversationally. I know excellent writers who can barely put two words together over a cup of coffee, but who write circles around me.
What I've found helps to get over my shyness around people is to pretend I'm somebody else. Sometimes I put on Larry David, other times David Duchovny, depending on how old and bald I'm feeling.