The level range you're in right now - the early 20s right before you get Canni, Regen, and an upgraded poison at 24 - is probably the absolute worst and most frustrating part of leveling a shaman. A group or duoing partner would go a long way toward making your life easier, but you asked about soloing, so I'll try my best to offer some suggestions. Just remember that these levels are rough no matter what and that it'll get much better at 24.
A) You're using too much mana on debuffs. You should be aiming for low to mid blues rather than mobs just under your level, and as such you shouldn't need a resistance debuff. Don't bother with Disempower, either; this line of spells is extremely niche and should only be used in a tiny number of situations at very high levels. It's not a good use of your mana right now. I suggest pulling with Affliction so it has the maximum time to tick. As the mob runs toward you, root it, then poison. At this point, you can either just sit and med in between recasting poison and root (i.e., "root and dot" tactics), or you can slow and then engage in melee. If you seem to do well meleeing, skip the root and just slow while the mob runs toward you, then poison while meleeing. Even while meleeing, be sure to renew poison when it drops, and don't be afraid to nuke if you're good on mana; shaman nukes aren't great, but they're still a better use of mana than Malise or Disempower in this situation.
B) Strength gives you attack rating, which helps you hit harder and miss less often, but Shamans don't benefit from it nearly as much as the pure melee classes. You generally want to choose whichever weapon has the best ratio. Your Bloodforge Hammer is very likely a better option than your vendor spear. Note also that slow weapons offer another benefit, which is that you can cast spells in between swings and thereby lose less melee damage from casting.
C) This is a tough question; I never found a solo spot in the low 20s that I loved. You do pretty much have to accept fighting outdoors to ensure solo pulls and space to rest. Fighting along a zone wall in East Karana, killing spiders and wolves and griffawns, was probably the best spot I found, but it was still rather slow and dull. Perhaps someone else knows a better place.
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