Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Day, Felicia, frey50

You're never weird on the Internet (almost) : a memoir / You are never weird on the Internet (almost) Felicia Day ; foreword by Joss Whedon. - First Touchstone hardcover edition. - New York Touchstone 2015 - x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Why I'm weird -- What avatar should I be? -- Jail bait -- Hollywood: Not a meritocracy? -- Quirky addiction = Still an addiction -- The Guild: A ruthless beginning -- Web series: A DIY journey -- We made something! #lookit -- Convention fevah -- The deletion of myself -- #GamerGate and meeeeee! -- It's been real.

The Internet isn't all cat videos. There's also Felicia Day -- violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer, hoagie specialist, and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world... or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet Geeks and Goodreads book clubs. After growing up in the south where she was "homeschooled for hippie reasons", Felicia moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and was immediately typecast as a crazy cat-lady secretary. But Felicia's misadventures in Hollywood led her to produce her own web series, own her own production company, and become an Internet star. Felicia's short-ish life and her rags-to-riches rise to Internet fame launched her career as one of the most influential creators in new media. Now Felicia's strange world is filled with thoughts on creativity, video games, and a dash of mild feminist activism -- just like her memoir. Felicia's story demonstrates that everyone should embrace what makes them different and be brave enough to share it with the world, because anything is possible now -- even for a digital misfit.

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9781476785653


Day, Felicia, 1979-


Actors--United States
Television producers and directors--United States
Online social networks.
Home schooling
Fantasy games
Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)



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