Today, Nine months ago, on the 7th of March 2018 I started out on a journey. I had no idea how to blog, I had no idea if it would work out at all.
I had written ‘stuff’ for years. The odd poem, a few short stories, even a fantasy novel. All my material had languished at the bottom of drawers on in abandoned files. I hadn’t shared it with anyone.
Then in January, I was bought a present of a few Creative Writing Lessons as CityLit academy in London. This experienced opened up my mind.
It inspired me to share my work more widely.
I discovered WordPress who made it very easy for someone like me who is a bit of a technophobe, to create a blog.
Here I am Nine Months Later.
I wish to thank every one who has visited my blog, liked my posts and left me helpful and positive comments. I would not still be doing this after Nine months without YOU. THANK YOU.

STATS:
Followers: 605
Total Views: 33,184
Total Likes: 19,315
Countries who have viewed my blog the most:
- United States of America – 14,689
- India – 6,439
- United Kingdom – 3,341
- Canada – 3,032
- Australia – 1,021
Those are the top 5, Thank you very much. 🙂
Total Posts: 1030
Total Words: 329,885
I would like to thank the following bloggers who are my top 5 commenters on my blog:
https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/
https://crushedcaramel.wordpress.com/
https://bitchininthekitchen.org/
https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/

I would also like to thank the following bloggers who are the most recent followers of my blog:
https://benjamindaviswriter.com/
https://enethhassamwordpress.wordpress.com/
https://amongthedevils.wordpress.com/
https://revistatrascendiendo.wordpress.com/
https://timecrawlerblog.wordpress.com/
So thank you and welcome to my blog. I hope you continue to like what I do.

I would also like to say a huge thank you to the follower bloggers who have been following me since March. Thank you for putting up with me. 🙂
http://thecreativeptsdgal.wordpress.com/
http://storyshucker.wordpress.com/
http://gratefulsinglemoms.com/
I would also like to thank those people who create the various challenges that I take part in on a regular basis.
Laura M Bailey – All the Shoes I wear.
https://alltheshoesiwear.wordpress.com/2018/12/04/manic-mondays-3-way-prompt-waiting-2/
Kat Myrman – Twittering Tales
Debbie Whittam – 50 Word Thursdays
https://debbiewhittam.wordpress.com/2018/12/06/50-word-thursday-30/
And Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
And the Word Prompts that took over from the Daily Post
Firstly is the one that I collaborate with on, with Cyranny of Cyranny’s Cove and Dee Kelly of Thriving not Surviving. That is The Word of the Day.
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/12/06/eruption/
This also includes Kira’s Sunday Scribbles
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/12/02/kiras-sunday-scribbles-19/
The Ragtag Daily Prompt
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/
Fandango’s FOWC
https://fivedotoh.com/category/one-word-challenge/
Sheryl’s Your daily word challenge.
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/
And also all the wonderful challenges that Teresa, the Haunted Wordsmith does:
https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/
Well that ended up a bit longer than I thought, but I have a lot of people to thank and that was just the tip of the iceberg.
Thank YOU for reading.

Awesome! 605 in 9 months is a great accomplishment! 👐
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Bless you, Thank you. I am really pleased and amazed!
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Congratulations!🎉 A great achievement. Many more to come.
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Thank you. Maybe 1000 by the full year? A bit ambitious perhaps. 😉
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Yes, why not!👍😊
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Congratulations and Happy 9th Monthiversary!
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Congratulations!
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Thank you 🙂
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🙂
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Congratulations
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Thank you 🙂 I am just so pleased with myself that I haven’t given up. It’s thanks to blogging friends like you, that keeps me going. 🙂
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🤗🤗🤗🤗
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Awww..congratulations! You and I started right about the same time. I began mid Febuary I think. We’ve built such a fantastic community and I’m certainly glad you are apart of mine!
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Thank you. I never expected to have made so many nice blogging pals. That has made this journey so worthwhile. Thank you.
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Your blog is a must read and you deserve each all of the accolades, views, likes, and comments due to your always entertaining contributions to our blogging community.
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I am deeply touched. Thank you Fandango. I am so pleased to be part of this great community.
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Congrats! Yours is a great blog that I love reading every day. Keep up the fabulous work! 🙂
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Thank you, Teresa. I’ll try 😉 I really appreciate all the work that you do too.
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What a lovely happy post! I’m so glad you’re here 😘🥰❤️
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Ditto, very ditto. My blogging experience would have been considerably less enjoyable without you. 🙂
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Congratulations! Blogging is wonderful! 😊
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It’s a lot more rewarding that I’d expected and there are some lovely people who have made me feel welcome. Thank you for being one, and hosting your great challenge which I really enjoy. 🙂
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My pleasure! I agree with you. Fellow bloggers are the best! 😊
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Reading this post was like being at the Oscars!!!
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You can always do a post with your Oscars acceptance speech 😉
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Many congratulations Kristian!
You are very much the Super-blogger!!
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Thank you Mel, you are a star. 🙂
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🎆🎇🎉
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🙂 Thank you.
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Aww.. I love this photo of you at a tea party! Congratulations! Really enjoyed all your tales this past year.
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HAha, Thank you 🙂 I’m glad you’re enjoying my blog.
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Cheers to nine months – and many more to go.
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Thanks Colline. Gosh I don’t know where the time has gone!
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Congrats.
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You have come a long way in a short time.
That looks like a yummy tea that you’re tucking into.
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Haha, Thank you very much. Indeed it was a really nice posh tea, at Browns Hotel in Piccadilly, London, 🙂
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Happy blogiversary and congrats on making the journey Kristian.
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Thank you very much. It has been nice to meet so many bloggers taking a similar journey, it makes mine much more enjoyable.
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Very much agree, it is a wonderful community.
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Wow. You are a newbie. I would never have guessed that. I have been blogging on and off for for a decade. I’m on my 3rd blog…
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I take my hat off to you, you must have great stamina to have kept going for so long! I am amazed That I am still going. It is fun, but also it can be very exhausting. 🙂
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It is time consuming. And, life will get in the way. I would blog for a while and quit. Then, I would start up, again, and quit. This, by far, is my most active blogging. It helps when you are not exhausted from a soul-killing job.
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Yes, Indeed, and it also helps when you meet some lovely people to interract with. 🙂
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