I am having a crisis about how to write a blog.  Well, crisis might be a strong word. But I am having, at the least, a time of intense doubt and confusion.   Like most crises, it started with good intentions. A few days ago, I typed “how to write a blog” into my google search bar. A reasonable thing to do, you might think. However, like all internet searches, it was a disaster that resulted in deep insecurities about all aspects of my life. For example, the first thing I am meant to do is “define my readership”.   Oh. My. God. I can’t even define what I like…

I am a curious person. One of the things I am most curious about is how to increase traffic to my blog.  The blogging life reminds me of a playground.  More specifically, the blogging life reminds me of a playground where all the popular girls are standing around the tire swing, loudly laughing and thoughtfully adjusting their adolescent “I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT” concert tee-shirts while I am lurking around the potted trees with the rabid squirrels, dying for someone to notice how awesome I am. Oh, the joys of childhood.  But I digress. The point is–ALL bloggers want to know how to get more people to read their blog.  I…