Taking that first step

I've been wanting to start my own blog for some time now, but I was hesitant. I was under the misconception that only published authors had one of these things, and what's worse, I thought that lil' ol' me wasn't good enough for a prestigious blog of my own.
I was wrong x's 2.
I recently returned from my first writers conference and I brought with me a wealth of information and inspiration. This particular conference offered several helpful workshops which I attended with wide-eyed fervor. There were two recurring themes that I heard loud and clear throughout my three days there: 
1) The only rule of writing is that there are no rules.
and
2) Start your own blog. 
Seeing as how several different speakers emphasized those two points, I took them both to heart and here I am. 
My name is Jennifer B. Fields. I hope to have a successful career as a novelist someday soon. I've started this blog to share my writing journey with the you. It is my hope that I can offer advice and insight to all the struggling writers out there. I plan on keeping you apprised of the progress in my latest endeavor entitled "Wallflower". I can also predict that you will be forced to bear witness to my own personal ups and downs of confidence, opportunities and expeditions, both positive and negative. If you are a writer, you know that these ups and downs are frequent and can be rather severe and even debilitating.
Still, I vow to get back on that bucking horse of publication and continue my quest to become one of the few "lucky" ones to make it to the bookstore shelves. I hope you'll join me. :)