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		<title>By: Monika</title>
		<link>http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2009/09/21/how-personal-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-12816</link>
		<dc:creator>Monika</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Michelle: Thanks for stopping by and sharing your own thoughts about the pros and cons of being personal. I think it is great you did venture out of your skin a bit because your readers can associate with you better if you share a bit about you with them. I have also found that by being more personal I generally get much better response than if I just write a tutorial style post. 

People want to see right into your heart, this is why reality TV is so big, viewers love to to watch you do all sorts of private stuff and bloggers can share their lives by being more open. However, there is a limit to how much I share because I like to retain some sense of privacy in the end. I hope it will work out for you anyway. :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Michelle: Thanks for stopping by and sharing your own thoughts about the pros and cons of being personal. I think it is great you did venture out of your skin a bit because your readers can associate with you better if you share a bit about you with them. I have also found that by being more personal I generally get much better response than if I just write a tutorial style post. </p>
<p>People want to see right into your heart, this is why reality TV is so big, viewers love to to watch you do all sorts of private stuff and bloggers can share their lives by being more open. However, there is a limit to how much I share because I like to retain some sense of privacy in the end. I hope it will work out for you anyway. <img src='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Michele &#124; Writer's Round-About</title>
		<link>http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2009/09/21/how-personal-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-12800</link>
		<dc:creator>Michele &#124; Writer's Round-About</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, George, very awesome stuff here. Hmmmm.... I actually didn&#039;t have an About page for a while. I started one little blog on Blogger in 2007 and tiptoed lightly into the blogosphere. I always worried I&#039;d write the wrong thing or spell something wrong or make a horrific grammar mistake. I didn&#039;t have time to write an About page with all those worries! LOL ;-)

As time went on, though, I moved to WordPress and have tried to update my About pages for my sites as I&#039;ve felt more comfortable sharing things. I&#039;d have to say my health blog has the most personal info about me. Sharing my health history is a little different in my case, because I promote health on that blog. But I totally know what you&#039;re saying about sharing too much.

I sometimes worry if I share too much these days. I&#039;ve been pretty private until more recently this year when I started sharing a lot more of my personal life. There has been a really big positive response via comments, emails, and across various Social Media sites so I&#039;m assuming people are enjoying the tidbits I&#039;ve decided to share. I guess I&#039;ll see how it goes.... :-)


*smiles*
Michele</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, George, very awesome stuff here. Hmmmm&#8230;. I actually didn&#8217;t have an About page for a while. I started one little <a href="http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/go/blogging_to_the_bank" style="" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmouseover="self.status='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/go/blogging_to_the_bank';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">blog</a> on Blogger in 2007 and tiptoed lightly into the blogosphere. I always worried I&#8217;d write the wrong thing or spell something wrong or make a horrific grammar mistake. I didn&#8217;t have time to write an About page with all those worries! LOL <img src='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>As time went on, though, I moved to WordPress and have tried to update my About pages for my sites as I&#8217;ve felt more comfortable sharing things. I&#8217;d have to say my health blog has the most personal info about me. Sharing my health history is a little different in my case, because I promote health on that blog. But I totally know what you&#8217;re saying about sharing too much.</p>
<p>I sometimes worry if I share too much these days. I&#8217;ve been pretty private until more recently this year when I started sharing a lot more of my personal life. There has been a really big positive response via comments, emails, and across various Social Media sites so I&#8217;m assuming people are enjoying the tidbits I&#8217;ve decided to share. I guess I&#8217;ll see how it goes&#8230;. <img src='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>*smiles*<br />
Michele</p>
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		<title>By: Monika</title>
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		<dc:creator>Monika</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ George @ Marky-poo: Now, now boys... do behave! ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ George @ Marky-poo: Now, now boys&#8230; do behave! <img src='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Mark</title>
		<link>http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2009/09/21/how-personal-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-12772</link>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hate &quot;Marky&quot;; not overkeen on &quot;poo&quot;. I am dispatching my lemur as we speak. He has orders to seek out the Alaskan NOT living in an igloo, and KILL.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hate &#8220;Marky&#8221;; not overkeen on &#8220;poo&#8221;. I am dispatching my lemur as we speak. He has orders to seek out the Alaskan NOT living in an igloo, and KILL.</p>
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		<title>By: tumblemoose</title>
		<link>http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2009/09/21/how-personal-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-12769</link>
		<dc:creator>tumblemoose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Monika,

Ohhh, I can tell right now that me and Marky-poo are going to have some fun.  

There goes the neighborhood.

George</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Monika,</p>
<p>Ohhh, I can tell right now that me and Marky-poo are going to have some fun.  </p>
<p>There goes the neighborhood.</p>
<p>George</p>
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		<title>By: tumblemoose</title>
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		<dc:creator>tumblemoose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Earl,

Thanks for the sane comment in this sea of comment turbulence.

Try a pic or two, it could be endearing!

George</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Earl,</p>
<p>Thanks for the sane comment in this sea of comment turbulence.</p>
<p>Try a pic or two, it could be endearing!</p>
<p>George</p>
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		<title>By: tumblemoose</title>
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		<dc:creator>tumblemoose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Mark - you scoundrel.

As it turns out, the other person in Alaska is a reader so we have this whole symbiotic thing goin&#039; on.

Hammy the hamster eats electrical cords - and lemurs - for breakfast.  He is one bad hamster.  He ate a polar bear last year, dude.  Serious.

Silly boy.

Love,

George</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Mark &#8211; you scoundrel.</p>
<p>As it turns out, the other person in Alaska is a reader so we have this whole symbiotic thing goin&#8217; on.</p>
<p>Hammy the hamster eats electrical cords &#8211; and lemurs &#8211; for breakfast.  He is one bad hamster.  He ate a polar bear last year, dude.  Serious.</p>
<p>Silly boy.</p>
<p>Love,</p>
<p>George</p>
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		<title>By: Monika</title>
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		<dc:creator>Monika</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Mark: Allow me to find my voice while I wipe my eyes once again. Dude, you are one dangerous sob when let lose. Perhaps I should choose to use a tiger for my next post to keep up with the zoo thing. Who will get eaten then? LMAO</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Mark: Allow me to find my voice while I wipe my eyes once again. Dude, you are one dangerous sob when let lose. Perhaps I should choose to use a tiger for my next post to keep up with the zoo thing. Who will get eaten then? LMAO</p>
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		<title>By: Earl Gile</title>
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		<dc:creator>Earl Gile</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very informative, I tend to be too private and impersonal. Maybe a pic or two of my insane blue heeler Blue would not hurt. Thanks Earl</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very informative, I tend to be too private and impersonal. Maybe a pic or two of my insane blue heeler Blue would not hurt. Thanks Earl</p>
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		<title>By: Mark</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That reminds me: must include my inside leg measurement on my next blog piece. Hey George! Thanks for your comments - much appreciated. So ... you&#039;re &quot;A writer living in Alaska&quot;? Is that your address? If I write that on an envelope will it reach you? Or might it end up with the other person by mistake? He&#039;s an Eskimo, right? That pic isn&#039;t you trying to outdo me in the cute pic stakes, is it? My lemur would have your hamster for breakfast, mate. That may not be zoologically correct, but you get the point. Anyway, it&#039;s not a very nice picture - it looks like it&#039;s about to eat through that electrical cable. Admit it: it&#039;s dead now, isn&#039;t it? It&#039;s turned its little hamster claws up. What the hell did it ever do to you?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That reminds me: must include my inside leg measurement on my next blog piece. Hey George! Thanks for your comments &#8211; much appreciated. So &#8230; you&#8217;re &#8220;A <a href="http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/go/writers_wanted" style="" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmouseover="self.status='http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/go/writers_wanted';return true;" onmouseout="self.status=''">writer</a> living in Alaska&#8221;? Is that your address? If I write that on an envelope will it reach you? Or might it end up with the other person by mistake? He&#8217;s an Eskimo, right? That pic isn&#8217;t you trying to outdo me in the cute pic stakes, is it? My lemur would have your hamster for breakfast, mate. That may not be zoologically correct, but you get the point. Anyway, it&#8217;s not a very nice picture &#8211; it looks like it&#8217;s about to eat through that electrical cable. Admit it: it&#8217;s dead now, isn&#8217;t it? It&#8217;s turned its little hamster claws up. What the hell did it ever do to you?</p>
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