Blazing Minds Multi Award Winning Website

Welcome to The Award Winning Entertainment Website!

Hi all, let me introduce myself, my name is Karen Woodham and I started the Blazing Minds Website as a form of getting information out for North Wales and further afield and it’s working.

Thomas Nicholas (Kevin from American Pie) and Award Winning Blogger Karen Woodham (Blazing Minds)
Thomas Nicholas (Kevin from American Pie) and Karen Woodham (Blazing Minds) in Central Station in Wrexham during Thom’s “Turn It To 11” UK Tour.

Seriously though, blogging has always been a passion ever since getting the first taste of it some years back in 2006 with the first incarnation of Blazing Minds via a WordPress.com blog and finding that it is just so damn addictive, since starting Blazing Minds I have blogged about a wide range of topics from everyday observations to blogging and Twitter tips, it’s all here ready for you to read on the “North Wales Number One Website” 😉

I’ve also been blessed with getting some pretty amazing freebies to review from companies and individuals looking to show off their wares, these include a pair of Skechers Shape-Ups, EZ Comb, merchandise from EMI, Aveeno creams, a sample of Absinthe and the list goes on 😉

Since starting Blazing Minds the self-hosted site in 2008 I’ve met many new bloggers, made lots of friends, via other blogs and this one from comments made on posts and I hope to keep going for as long as possible, so please browse the blog and enjoy 😉

Building A Reputation With My Official Twitter Account

I have also built my Twitter following up over the years with my Official Twitter for this website @BlazingMinds, which also not only brings the latest posts from the blog to the Twitter world, but the Official Blazing Minds Twitter is also the place to find the loads more exclusive news, photos and the madcap antics of my daily routines. I’ve also got my own Twitter for the other stuff that I tweet about, you can find that at @KarenNWoodham. You can also find all the Blazing Minds Social Media links and more on the Blazing Minds Verified Bio Links page.

My Twitter account has recently broken the 30,400 mark of followers and it is consistently growing and building a larger reputation and is getting to the point of being one of the most popular Twitter accounts on the North Wales coast, apparently.

I’ve also been lucky to work at many events which I’ve also tweeted from such as The Sci-Fi Weekender, Wales Comic Con and much more, along with making friends with Thomas Nicholas, @TINBand, and in 2012 during his UK tour he asked if he could take over my Twitter account for a Twitter-Takeover to tweet my followers and his fans through my account, how could I not say yes. I also had the honour of doing some photography with the comedy-legend Jimmy Cricket.

A Local Celebrity Of Cinema, Theatre and Events

Karen Woodham - Wreck-It Ralph Promo
Karen Woodham with competition prizes for the Wreck-It Ralph promo

Being a fan of Cinema and the many formats that films are in including RealD 3D, 4DX and IMAX, I bring you reviews of films in that format courtesy of Cineworld in Broughton, where the Cineworld Unlimited Card is used for its full potential of enjoying movies even more.

I’ll also be bringing you news of upcoming movies etc that are coming to the cinema and you just never know there may be some competitions coming up for tickets as well.

Don’t worry I’m still bringing you the plays, musical events etc that are on at Theatr Colwyn and Venue Cymru, so you’ll also see those here on the website as well.

When I first started Blazing Minds back in 2008 (or 2006 if you take into consideration of the test site) I had a cloud of mystery where I had no photos and no one knew who was running the blog, but as time has gone by, this changed and as the popularity grew, so did the thirst for knowing who was behind the blog.

In 2010 I lifted the cloak and friends started posting pictures on various networks, now on the odd occasion, I get asked, “Aren’t you the blogger” and “Are you the one that does the Film Reviews“, even had several times, “can I have your autograph?“. Very strange to be noticed just for blogging, I even get introduced as “this is the film reviewer I was telling you about“.

So was it a good idea to let people know who I am, oh hell yeah lol 😉

I’ve also had a collection of my articles printed in the Daily Post Newspaper, these include reviews of Now You See Me, Iron Man 3, Star Trek into Darkness, The Wolverine, R.I.P.D and most recently The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show Live.

Entertainment Is The Key To Having Fun

Award Winning Blogger Karen Woodham with Virginia Hey
Award-Winning Blogger Karen Woodham with Virginia Hey

Over the years of blogging here on Blazing Minds, things have changed in the way I write and what I write about, the blog has moved towards the side of entertainment with all the movie reviews that I do, so I suppose you could say that now Blazing Minds is more in Entertainment niche than the mixed bag.

So as you can see Blazing Minds is getting more and more popular and I hope that I will be bringing you more exclusive event reviews and more backstage photos and articles very soon 😉

But don’t worry, I do still find time to throw in some mixed-bag posts and have some great guest bloggers that also put their twist on things 😉

A Little History of Blazing Minds

Way back in 1997 I started a solo career in music with the name of Remergence, sometime on I met up with JJ, who is now the second member of our duo and have produced several albums as well as some remixes for other artists.

I started this blog as an avenue to post about things that have nothing to do with my musical side and wanted somewhere to post about anything I wanted, hence this blog.

Why is the blog called Blazing Minds?

It was the first thing off the top of my head really and it’s easy for people to remember, I suppose it is a sort of way of saying that it keeps your minds active with the articles and more that are posted on the site.

In 2015 I was lucky enough to get a cameo on the short film Ghost Train that was filmed here in North Wales, along with this came the opportunity to help the team behind the film with my social media knowledge, which in turn has led to me having some short film, music video and producer credits with the latest being a producer credit for VIPCO’s Vault of Terror Volume One, (You can now find me on IMDB).

Karen Woodham and Corin Nemec at WCC2016. Blazing Minds
Karen Woodham and Corin Nemec hanging out at WCC2016

Event Photography

Along with the blogging side of Blazing Minds, I’ve also been able to hone my skills and do a lot of event photography and have had the pleasure of working with some fantastic actors and artists over the years including Kai Owen, Eve Myles and the one and only Brian Blessed OBE.

Brian Blessed OBE at Sci-Fi Weekender #SFW7, Hafan y Mor, Pwllheli. Blazing Minds
Photograph ©2016 (Karen Woodham, Blazing Minds)

National UK Awards Winning Blogger

In 2015 I won in the individual events category at the National UK Blog Awards, this is a great honour and I am so proud and happy that the website has been noticed for the work that has gone into it and big thanks really have to go to all those that voted to help not only myself but also the website become an award-winning website.

Along with the UK Blog Award, I’m very proud to announce that in 2022 Blazing Minds has been listed in the prestigious list of UK Top Film Blogs by Vuelio, for the seventh year, this is a real honour to be listed with some of the top Film Blogs in the UK.

SFW Ambassador

Karen Woodham with her SFW Ambassador Award
Photo Credit (Simon Dunkerley (SD Photography)

In November 2022 I was honoured at the Sci-Fi Weekender Awards with the SFW Ambassador Award, this was for my work and support of the event over the many years with the running of the FB group along with the news, reviews and photography that I have been doing to support the fantastic event for almost 10 years.

It’s such an honour to be recognised for the work that goes into supporting an event and team that brings us one of the best weekend events where fellow geeks and nerds can get together to celebrate everything Sci-Fi.

A Final Word Of Gratitude

Without the support of all my friends at, Chic Festivals, Cineworld, Scala Cinema, Venue Cymru, Theatr Colwyn, RealD 3D, IMAX and everyone that has supported me and the blog since 2008, I would like to thank you all, for your encouragement and kind words have given me the strength to keep going, so thank you, everyone, you rock. If you would like to support Blazing Minds then tell Twitter that Blazing Minds should be Verified.

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