B Is for Blogging

For me, blogging started as a way to let people know what I was doing, where I was telling stories and a place to post pictures of those storytelling events.  It has since morphed into more of an informational based blog.  However I have not blogged in over a year which is why I decided to take the challenge of blogging 26 days in April.

We've all read various blogs.  We know most bloggers write about what they know.  Their observations, experiences, thoughts.  There are cooking blogs, dog blogs, blogs for “cat ladies,” blogs about writing, storytelling blogs and the list goes on and on. 

In writing today’s blog I discovered something I did not know – the origin of the word blog.  Back in the 90’s when blogs began they were called weblogs.  That’s web + log = weblog.  But someone who could be considered a wordsmith changed weblog to blog, one syllable is faster to say than two.  And isn't this the technological age where everything is going faster and faster?

So, what does a storyteller/writer blog about?  If you guessed Story, you won’t surprised to be told – “That’s right!”   Stayed tuned!

It's All About Story

Everything we do, everything, can be formed as a story.  A story we can tell to others so they know more about us.  A story we can weave together for entertainment.  A story we can use to teach a lesson.  Oh there are so many uses for Story.  If only, as the old parable says, we dress Truth in Story's finery, people will listen.


Stories come to us in a variety of ways.  Some of my blogs will be about how a particular story came to me.  Other blogs will be a story-gift from me (teller) to you (reader/listener).  Sometimes I will tell you about the story's journey from discovery (by me) to the telling (to an audience).  As a former teacher and librarian I used stories in my work, some of the upcoming blogs will explain how I used a story in my work.

Blogging From A to Z Challenge

It's March again.  I'm in the midst of helping to produce another Rocky Mountain Storytelling Conference.  And yet I signed up to participate in the Blogging  from A-Z Challenge.  

Call me crazy - but this year I think I can pull it off.

Why?  I have more help in the production arena AND I've settled into my new town - one year, 12 days, 15 hours!  So yeah, I think I'm ready.

Stop by beginning April 1-30 to see what I've written about storytelling, story writing and life in general.