Why Don't You Always Respond?

Alright. This is a question I get asked a lot. I don't want my fans to take my lack of response the wrong way. I will try to respond but not always right away. Heck, most authors won't respond at all. I try to.

The truth of the matter is I'm an introvert. I have to have a large amount of energy to carry on a conversation. If I don't have it and I'm online, I will not respond. I'll take my Facebook Messenger offline and write. After a heavy amount of writing I will probably respond. I'm refueled by my own thoughts and complete silence. Also, consider the fact that once I get online, not just one or two people pop up. I get about twenty to thirty people to pop up on my instant messenger ready to spark a conversation with me as soon as I appear online. Keep in mind, I have a couple thousand friends on Facebook. I have to pick and choose or decide to say nothing at all because I'm overwhelmed.  If the conversation starts off funny, I will more than likely choose that conversation first. If it's a fan raving about a book, that's also more likely to get chosen first. The people who pop up ready to have a deep conversation about something or is dying to know me personally is less likely to get a response. That's an exhausting conversation. That's also why I started a blog. I let my fans get to know me on here.

A lot of people get the wrong idea and just assume I lost interest in the conversation or they think they said something wrong or get the wrong impression about me. I like to sit in silence. If the conversation is really making me run low on energy, I will sit and try to refuel. If I'm in a large group, I will listen and remain quiet. Everyone will have my attention all at once but I will not engage in conversation. That much social interaction is exhausting. That's not a joke. It truly is exhausting!

I prefer appearing offline and having one-on-one conversations.

It's plan and simple. I'm an introvert.

Thanks for reading,

K.R. Steam