I make a point of not using my children’s names, I don’t reveal intimate, personal details of my marriage. I don’t share personal details about my family because it might impact them since they are older, aside from the funny little anecdotes that can’t do any harm and they don’t mind. On the other hand, I haven’t any problem sharing things about myself with my readers, whatever I write about, I am comfortable enough to say to my friends up close and personal. Anything that I wouldn’t feel right about sharing, would in that case, be saved up for the therapist, not that I have one these days, but if ever I needed to renter therapy, I know that the door would be open.
When does sharing online become over sharing?
11 Wednesday Jul 2012
Posted in postaday, postaday2012
laurieanichols 
Have thought about this one a lot! At this stage, I’m all over the internet…I figure, why would anyone look for a little old poet.
However, honesty on the net has gotten me in trouble in a different way. I think I had a run in with an internet troll. It felt like a relationship! Why I hadn’t written back, where I had been and what had happened to (insert personal details of family I shared)!
It came to a head when I stepped back subtly – and suddenly they were everywhere I was! Email, facebook, twitter – you name it!
Nightmare!
You my friend had a stalker and that is not your fault at all. Stalkers manifest in all types of situations. I hope that you have shaken the stalker off, that is scary. I think the same way as you, who would be interested in little old me. But you never know.
I started off incognito but with my poetry blog linked to my personal blog, that sort of went by the wayside.
I don’t talk about intimate stuff, though I do use personal stuff. It’s a fine balancing act.
Exactly, I love how you balance, your reader feels as if they get to know you even though there is a distance.