I am sometimes accused, both online and in real life of taking the things people say a bit too literally, I guess it is just the kind of person I am. I hate to see generalisations and assumptions made in some kind of sweeping statement. But imagine getting death threats because of your blog! Apparently for Kathy Sierra this has become a horrifying reality, and she has been forced to stop writing her blog and cancel a presentation she had been due to make.  It begs the question, why? and exactly what is wrong with people that they make violent and sexual threats against a woman because they don’t like what she writes and that she is successful in a male dominated profession. Has the world gone quite mad?

I as do many others who blog about their work or private lives, try to remain anonymous, but it is difficult to maintain that anonymity completely at the same time as trying to give a flavour of what my life is about. Some people do write fiction on their blogs and websites, but for most of us bloggers it is the reality that makes it readable for others. Certainly makes you think though doesn’t it?