M.H. Freeman

Readers in general are wonderful and necessary, but fans take the author-reader relationship to an entirely new level. Fans are the lifeblood of my writing, and a lot of the time we become friends.

The thing is, It took quite a while for me to feel comfortable sharing my voice. I've spent years and years avoiding writing of any kind simply so I had nothing to hide. When I decided to publish some of my past work on a blog, the response was astounding.

In less than a year, I've gone from recluse to baby-blogger to a leader within the community. I'm an editor of the #poetry tag on Tumblr, a Spotlit blog for #poetry, and an integral and/or founding member of several other blogs which curate and broadcast the voices of thousands of others.

I couldn't have achieved anything I have without first having the support and energy that my fans have so generously provided; I would have swallowed myself in doubts.

Text messages from friends, on most days, and the search to experience something I can't put into words, on the rest.