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Hello!

Well, dear Steemit community, it took a bit of kicking and screaming, but I am here now. You’re probably wondering, “Who are you and why the hesitance?” Those are excellent questions, both of which I hope to answer somewhere and somehow in this little introduction of sorts.

Who Am I?

I like to think of myself as a modern Jo March, the heroine of Louisa May Alcott’s lovely novel “Little Women” (1868). While I cannot say I share all of the qualities of one of my literary role models, I do share three important ones with Jo March--namely that my nickname is also Jo, and that I am a writer and a dreamer. I may still be in the process of figuring out the details of what I want to do with my life (I am one hundred percent human, after all), but one detail I do know: I want writing to somehow be a part of it. I used to think writing for myself would be satisfying enough, but I must confess that writing, for me, is something I desperately want to share with others. This is not out of vanity in my own abilities either—an attempt to shout, “Look at me and see what I can do!”—rather it is out of a deep desire to encourage others with the words that I share. I began a blog a year ago, however, I find myself struggling to really gain much of an audience. Sometimes I struggle to even want to keep writing because what is a writer without a reader? That is where Steemit comes in, as well as my hesitance . . .

Why Am I Here?

Up until my husband joined this community and began writing (you can follow him here), Steemit was completely foreign to me. Even after all of my dear husband’s attempts to explain what it is and why I should join, I still found myself confused and uncertain. I assumed my writing would not fit in and that joining might be risky. Writing is so personal to me and I guess the “risk” of sharing it to a wider audience than my blog left me a little unnerved. I realize though that anything worth pursuing calls for one to step out of their comfort zone. At the very least, pursuing one’s passion usually requires one to at least try and see what happens. So here I am, dear Steemit community, a writer looking to give this community a try—a writer hoping to be of encouragement in some shape or form to others. In the social media world where everyone is comparing themselves to each other and tearing others down, it is refreshing to find a community like Steemit where people are focused on learning and encouraging.

Thank you for reading, and I look forward to getting to know you.

-Jo March

P.S. I plan to share some of my work from my blog here on Steemit, as well as new content. Until next I post though, you can check out my blog here:
http://jomarchmeetsmrbingley.com