Armchair BEA Day 3: Expanding Your Blogging Horizon & Novellas

We are on to day 3 of the Armchair BEA and on to some more interesting topics of discussion.

Expanding Blogging Horizons

What do you think about when you think about going beyond blogging or expanding your horizons? Is it a redesign of your blog? Have you branched out into freelance writing or even published a novel of your very own? Or, have you moved into a different venue like podcasts or vlogging? This is the day to tell us about how you have expanded on blogging in your own unique way.

This past year, I have to say, I have expanded my blogging horizons this past year. Last year at this time, I had no idea really what I was doing to get my blog promoted or how it should look, or really how to work Blogger. I was lost. After the BEA last year and seeing all the beautiful blogs, I started to research. I began the over-hall on my own and safe to say, it didn't go as planned and I discovered some fantastic designers and found the one that fit my personality. I learned that a good looking blog catches the eye.

As far as writing, I love to write. I wrote a novel in highschool...safe to say, it sucked. All 250+ pages, but I loved the creativity. In the last couple of years I've started working on a couple of manuscripts. I would love to one day to become a profession writer, but I know I still have much to learn. That's why I love to read as much as I do, it is one of the best teachers out there.

Podcasts and vlogging, I don't think that will be something that I will ever do.

Novellas/Short Stories 

Now it is time to give a little love to those little stories in your life. Share your love for your favorite shorts of any form. What is a short story or novella that doesn’t get the attention that it deserves? Recommend to readers what shorts you would recommend they start with. How about listing some short story anthologies based upon genres or authors?


I've been a fan short stories and have for a while. I use to only read the novellas where only one author wrote all the short stories, but I've started to branch out and read multi-author books. I also enjoy the short stories that authors have put out as a bridge between novels or fun little prequels to the first novel in a series.

 I have read many of these and have enjoyed them. A couple of them I'm hoping to read soon. These are just the most recent of short stories. There are others from years ago.