tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post3095080681958078273..comments2023-10-29T03:05:06.382-07:00Comments on Writers Rising: Privacy PolicyKatherine Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732133918969183030noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-79423970745100310742010-06-06T23:44:04.039-07:002010-06-06T23:44:04.039-07:00I don't think the issue here is what you will ...I don't think the issue here is what you will or won't share about yourself-it is what you share about others and where that information is shared. Blogging is publishing and writing instantly searchable electronically to an unknown audience. I think that people who are close to you deserve their privacy protected because they don't choose to have their lives public. Also the blogger is in a privelaged relationship with family and friends and their confidences should come before your own need to vent or express in a public way. I'm not sure how people decide what to publish about themselves-but I think that decision is vastly different in pronciple to making that decision for someone else.Heather Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920467495359563485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-15342708089493363582010-06-06T20:07:26.040-07:002010-06-06T20:07:26.040-07:00Andrew, Good question to raise. I worried about th...Andrew, Good question to raise. I worried about this not only on my own blog, but also in writing my book, Lessons from the Monk I Married. It is a very personal story of my 14-year journey with my husband, the monk. What I came to realize, is that honesty is the best policy and everyone has a different level of comfort with this. I completely agree with awitchtrying. People relate to personal stories. This is how it is. Why is this? Because we all have emotions, feelings and thoughts and by connecting with others on these, we realize that, while each individual's story is different, we as humans are not that different. I decided in the writing of my book, to open that door because I feel many people will benefit from it. Not everyone is comfortable with this. For me personally, it took me some time to realize that opening up my story to the world would serve a greater good, so I let down the walls that protected the small "I" or ego, and decided,instead to share my experience with the whole of humanity, knowing that we are really one.Katherine Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732133918969183030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-50044115970120555662010-06-06T17:05:50.803-07:002010-06-06T17:05:50.803-07:00I have been thinking about this topic. I enjoyed y...I have been thinking about this topic. I enjoyed your post. I am still thinking about this topic. I have a limited point of view at the moment. Firstly I would like to add that I have removed myself from all of the other social media. I only blog. This is a personal decision which I think has a lot of validity but it is certainly not one I will try and push down everyones throats. I am going to try and explain this on my blog. Thanks for the post. Cheers Bro, WendyWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447110701312483009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-37536604638636767002010-06-04T11:33:50.127-07:002010-06-04T11:33:50.127-07:00Katherine, hello!
I also have been dealing with ...Katherine, hello! <br /><br />I also have been dealing with this issue. As a writer, I have to be comfortable with connecting my name to whatever I write, and I find that as I continue to post on the internet, I become more comfortable with what I share. <br /><br />I hope that I have wisdom about posting photos and information. I usually ask the people involved (photos/information)if they mind. Sometimes people change their preferences so I have remember to ask them again. <br /><br />I think that I have arrived to a level of sharing that I can maintain and feel comfortable with, but I've noticed that I have moved from a lot of confessional- styled writing to more moderate sharing. <br /><br />I think writers need to express what is most profoundly felt- and sometimes that is so personal. Nevertheless, it still needs to be shared.<br /><br />I've had more trouble with personal journals than the internet- I mean discomfort about people reading them. I think that makes sense because the pictured audience is myself in a journal, and I visualize friends when I write in my blog. <br /><br />A lot of my published writing is academic and there is no risk of over-sharing there! (The poetry is another story!)<br /><br />Love your blog here and the monk lessons also. <br /><br />It's soon to be raining again...I hear the thunder rolling over the hills in Puerto Rico- and what a relief to get the dust out of our air! We've had sand from Africa actually blocking out the sky! Take care and I will be visiting again!Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-67620325441394327262010-06-04T10:06:43.479-07:002010-06-04T10:06:43.479-07:00I tend to not write things about my daughter very ...I tend to not write things about my daughter very often. I won't even put her picture up on Facebook but I think that's me being over-protective. That said, when it comes to your personal privacy, that's totally up to you. As long as you're not airing someone else's laundry, you should share anything you feel comfortable sharing. I think there is too much emphasis put on Privacy, so much that it becomes more like Secrecy, which denotes a lack of trust. I write things on my blog that feel deeply personal, even if it's just an unpopular opinion. I do this because I feel transparency is healing. I want the bonds to grow between people rather than the walls. I salute you for sharing you life and feelings with us, it's truly courageous. I'm learning, as I work at becoming a better writer, that the first thing I have to do is to leave the opinions of others with them. I have to be true to whatever expression wants out at the moment. If I decide later to share that, it is with the belief that, no matter how personal it may be for me, it will also be very helpful to someone somewhere.awitchtryinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626760512365562043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165349633953530363.post-48960046333020310932010-06-04T07:25:55.164-07:002010-06-04T07:25:55.164-07:00When I do my writing and before I press that publ...When I do my writing and before I press that publish button I will rethink that post. I share a part of me. The more sensitive parts are kept for me to work on.<br />Sharing information about children or loved ones needs their permission first.Savira Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463773284421101573noreply@blogger.com