Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Blogging from A to Z: You've GOT to be Kidding Me!

During April, I'm participating in the Blogging from A to Z challenge -- one alphabet-themed post per day, starting with A is for Aruba Aftermath and ending with Z is for ... I don't know yet what Z is for, I'll figure it out when I get there.



You know that trope about guys never reading the directions?  Um, this time, that would be me.  So, I just read in Ellen's blog that one of the tips for participating in this blogging from A to Z challenge was to plan your posts out in advance.  Huh? You mean you're supposed to have planning time? I had just found out about the challenge on Day 1 from her blog, which is why I've always been one day behind.  But I've been writing these on the fly. In real time.  24 hours max, each.  I thought the challenge was to write to a deadline! It certainly was that, for me.  But it really was just about inspiration and consistency; you were supposed to have time to plan and write in a more relaxed way.  No wonder I've been feeling like my posts for this series have been a little rough around the edges!  Leave it to me to take something very easy, and make it very hard!

5 comments:

  1. Hey congrats for finishing the challenge in style. First time was able to pre-schedule and it worked efficiently.
    Cheerz

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  2. I enjoyed all of your posts wether they were written on the lfy or not . . . sometimes a little too much time can be spent on these type of challenges, yours was very interesting and felt that you covered all of the topics very well.

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  3. That's what I think makes what you're doing so AMAZING - you're writing them on the fly! And your posts have been great! You should get some sort of special award :-)
    PS - Love the Capt Picard pic.

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  4. Thanx everyone; now I'm feeling simultaneously glad to have done the challenge, and convinced I won't try "on the fly" again. I generally, as Everyday Things hints, agonize over these posts too much. After this challenge, and knowing I **can** write fast if I need to, maybe I'll learn to strike a healthier balance.

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  5. Ranveer, could you post a link to your own blog please? I'd like to follow it.

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