It is our birthday month so to celebrate I thought it would be fun to write a couple of articles to take you behind the scenes of the The Phoenix Remix. In this article I am going to tell you a few things that you may not even know about the website that may be interesting to discover.
90% of the website is handwritten
Yes, that is correct, a lot of the website is handwritten first before I even go to a computer to type it up. I have a lot of notebooks that I have gone through since I started this website. I love writing and I only feel more connected to it when I write the words by pen and I feel that it is more personal then writing on a screen which means that I can express more into the writing. It also means I can write on the go and always have a pen and a notebook on me where ever I go. I have written on many trains, up and down the country, even abroad! It means whenever I am inspired I can write.
The name of the site came from a song
Naming a website is the hardest part and I initially wrote down a lot of different names that I could use. I took two words from the Fall Out Boy song The Phoenix because I really liked the connotations of the last words of two lines of the chorus. I liked the fact that the word Phoenix connotes being risen up and Remix I liked because I felt it brought the idea that the website will remix your ideas of comedians and topics you may not know a lot about and make you discover something new or bring something new of enjoyment into your life. It is silly but I really like those words and what I felt they mean. Will the website change names in the future – maybe – but I love the name of it.
My first published piece of writing was at age 16
Growing up I always wanted to be a journalist as I have always loved writing. I worked for a local newspaper for a week to gain work experience and instead of just giving me silly admin stuff to do they actually published a lot of my writing which was such a rush. To think that people could be reading my words was really exhilarating and kept me want to keep writing.
I always have loved music and travel
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a music or travel journalist as I love these two topics. I have always found music my first love and I have written about it as long as I can remember. At age 7 I sent a message to Top Of The Pops website to ask Billie Piper a question and it was such a rush, I wanted to keep doing it.
Welcome to The Phoenix Remix 
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