First of all, I’d like to give a big thank to to Nippy13 for creating my lovely banner art. You can see and commission his art here.

And second of all, to my friends and readers, thank you for being so patient with me this past month. My unanticipated hiatus from the blogging world was due to a few reasons. The first, which I explained previously, was due to a rather busy and overwhelming real life. I only have one more work-related class, and then things should even out, so worry not: Wordy Warrior is back!

The second reason was more or less related to my lack of motivation to write. Which is funny that I say that, since when I started, I had ample ideas overflowing, to the point where I was jotting down passing ideas during my breaks at work. I think the biggest cause was that I had cornered myself into writing strictly leadership-based posts, when I had created this blog to be an outlet for my opinions. In the end, I was writing what I thought people wanted to see, instead of writing for myself. So my goal is to strike a balance between the serious, constructive posts, and the silly, worthless, sarcastic posts I’ve been suppressing from the beginning.

On a final note, I regrettably must tell you that while I promise to remain active, I can’t promise to adhere to my previous schedule of updating daily. My goal is to do an update at least twice a week, but between a full-time job and actually playing World of Warcraft, updating more than twice a week is a little unrealistic. With that said, thanks again, and expect a new post within a day or so.

Due to the craziness of patch day, I’ll just be making a quickie blog post today.

Thanks!

First of all, I want to really thank everyone for all the support they’ve given me so far. The blogging community has been helpful in getting me started and giving me overall tips on blog improvement. Major thanks to Veneretio, Matticus, Aenorn, “Sargeras,” and the folks at Blog Azeroth. I probably would have given up after my first day of making this blog without the motivation, advice, and/or support of these guys. My blog has been around for a little over a week, and I already am less than 200 away from having 10k hits! That’s more than I ever aspired to see, and I hope I can continue to post things you all find helpful, insightful, funny, or [random adjective here].

I’ll be trying to work on getting my site hosted and getting a domain within the week, so if any trouble arises, apologies in advance!

Contact Me!

The second thing I wanted to mention would be all the questions I’ve been receiving in my e-mail lately. I can’t add a contact form yet since my blog is still hosted by Wordpress (it’s a feature I’ll implement when I get things switched over), but if you have any other questions, concerns, or even suggestions on topics you’d like to see, please e-mail me at Cristyen[at]gmail[dot]com.

WoW Headhunter

And last of all, I’d like to spotlight a very useful site called WoW Headhunter.

A couple of months ago, I saw a post on the guild relations forum regarding a new recruiting tool and a desire for GM/officer beta testers. I made contact, talked to Darren for a while, and have been a big supporter of the site from that day on. It’s really taken off since then, and with 3018 guilds already registered and being featured on sites like WoW Insider, Gamespot, and even as the featured official Word of Warcraft community.

They’re a unique recruiting tool that focuses on matching personalities and play-styles for an overall more effective and easier form of recruiting. Read more about WoW Headhunter on their FAQ or by watching this video here.

And with that, I’m off. Time to take a crash course on Ulduar bosses and then spend the rest of the evening cussing like a sailor because the world server keeps crashing. Until tomorrow!

Hello, fellow denizens of the internet! The name’s Ariedan, a protection warrior and officer of the guild Con Brio on Doomhammer. I felt compelled to make the obligatory introduction post first, although, contradictory to the blog’s name, it’s quite short.

Why do we blog? Some people use their blogs to discuss their respective classes/roles and to help promote understanding of their class mechanics. Others desire to simply share their in-game experiences on various alts, while some write guides and give advice for a particular target audience. And there are some blogs that don’t have a really specific purpose, or maybe hit up a few various subjects instead of focusing on just one. The Wordy Warrior falls into that category.

Blogging about my experiences, memories, and thoughts in the World of Warcraft has been something I’ve been aspiring to pursue since I first discovered this game. I don’t necessarily have anything to say that no one has said before, but with my dry sense of humor combined with my perspective of the game, I might at least be able to offer something all sorts of readers will enjoy.

Why “the Wordy Warrior”? Why indeed. I honestly have spent months trying to think of a clever name for my blog, and each time, my wit has eluded me. I wanted something short and simple, something that wasn’t necessarily centered around tanking, but something that also fit my personality. “Wordy” is open-ended and implies nothing about the type of content I blog about. But it also suits my personality, as I have always been a chatty individual and tend to be a woman of many words. It’s not exactly the witty name I always pictured for my blog, but I think it might turn out like new shoes; eventually, I’ll grow used to it and it’ll fit me comfortably.

I look forward to becoming a solid addition to the World of Warcraft blogging community, and making plenty of friends along the way. Until next time! /wave