Thursday, May 31, 2012

Why am I doing the Summer #BlogChallenge?

--Why are you doing this challenge?

Well, I used to write a LOT. I wrote poetry, short fiction, stories for my high school yearbook, pretty much anything. Now I find that I don't have time to write for myself and a lot of the time my blog even suffers from lack of content and writing. I sometimes get a great idea for a post only to forget it later. If I'm lucky I may get a few sentences down but then the post gets lost among the ones that get published and they never get finished. I feel like I need to challenge myself so I decided to do a blog post every day this summer (June 1st-August 31st). I unexpectedly had a lot of response that others wanted to participate. I organized the challenge and I now have a group of amazing bloggers relying on me to make this a success. It's a bit daunting to think of it that way but that will keep me motivated to stay on top of things. It will teach me to schedule posts (which I don't currently do) so that I can multi-task better and be a little more efficient at this blogging thing. Another part of it is just the basic idea that adding something into your routine for x amount of days (I believe I read somewhere it takes 17 days to create a habit) to become your habits and I think that 90 days is a surefire way to get it programmed into my day. =)

You can read all my #BlogChallenge posts HERE for your convenience.
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32 comments:

  1. Great idea!! Hoping {crossing fingers} that I'll be participating.

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  2. Great answer! Looking forward to this challenge! Hope you get a chance to check mine, too. http://www.mamamakingchanges.com/2012/06/summer-blog-challenge-day-1.html

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  3. I love this! I'll be participating as well. ♥ One thing I learned from an awesome BlogLove e-course I took/am taking, is to keep a journal/notepad with you at all times, and jot down ideas as they come to you so you can refer to them later. I just keep a little palm journal in my purse. It helps you when you're drawing a blank, and it also helps you not to forget things!

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  4. I agree...great idea and I will also be participating :)
    Have a great weekend :)

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  5. Thanks for hosting this challenge, Kassie! Looking forward to connecting with everyone over the coming months :)

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    1. I look forward to keeping up with your blog. I really love it!

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  6. Oh, I totally relate to getting a great idea for a topic and then forgetting it later. I do most of my thinking either in the shower or when I'm nursing the baby for his nap (i.e. my only quiet times during the day), and never have something I can write on during those times. Sometimes I seriously wish Google would invent some kind of computer that attaches to your brain so that when I think of something, it logs it away on my computer for later! haha!

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    1. Haha. I'm sure they're creating a wifi brain implant as we speak. =)

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  7. Short fiction?! I want to read some of your stories! Thanks for organizing this and for encouraging us all do this. :o)

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    1. I didn't say they were great! LOL. I look forward to keeping up with your answers, Bert!

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  8. Here's mine!
    http://heatherandavery.blogspot.com/2012/06/summer-bbogchallenge-day-1.html

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  9. This is such a great idea! Maybe we could do a Fall event too :]

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    1. Hopefully it'll be a habit to blog daily soon and I won't need a challenge to keep doing it. I'll keep it in mind though ;)

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  10. I could have written this myself. This is a great idea! I also used to write all the time but now I can't seem to find the time or think of anything that I think others may be interested in. I need to invest in a laptop so that I can write when the thought strikes instead of waiting until I can go into the office for a while because by then, the thought is gone.

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  11. I'm so excited for this!! I often forget my wonderful, awesome blog ideas. I can have an entire post composed in my head, and then the next time I sit down, it's gone. :)
    Here's my post of the day: http://allboutcutedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/06/why.html

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  12. Good luck on the challenge! I am sure it will be a great creative boost. I always keep a journal with me to write down ideas. It helps a lot!

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    1. I love the idea of keeping a journal on me--I have a book that I use to put lines from the books that I am reading that strike me--but I definitely think I could add a small book to my purse where I could write ideas as they strike me. Or maybe use one of the notebook apps on my phone?

      Shanan
      http://yogi-mommy.blogspot.com/

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  13. I am going to try to do this as well--I recently started trying to tell my story in pictures and that has helped me post more often.

    Shanan
    http://yogi-mommy.blogspot.com

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  14. I would love to read some of your stories and poems :)
    Thank you for hosting this challenge and letting us participate with you :)

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  15. Great answer :) And I'm SO glad you organized this event, thank you so much!!

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  16. I'm really glad you are leading this, too. We can do it!

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  17. Thanks for hosting this! Here's my first post. http://www.chasingthewolfpack.com/2012/06/summer-blogchallenge-day-1.html

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  18. Thank you for doing this. This is really challenging for me especially since I don't enjoy writing. I wish I did! My thoughts just don't flow and it takes me so long just to write a simple thought and it still won't be what I want. The prompts will really help too!

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  21. Thanks a lot for leading this challenge.

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  22. Thanks for doing this! I needed a little boost with my blogging.

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