Authors, whether we use a pen name, airbrush our pictures or try to go 'eau naturalle', we are all guilty of editing the version of ourselves that we show the public. I say 'guilty' but there's really no shame in it. Everybody has many editions of themselves, from the mild mannered parent we show our children to the foul mouthed hooligan we become at a football match. Being an author is no different. It is simply not desirable to tell your readers that you pick your nose and that poor reviews...