Blogs Inspired

One of my friends who did this challenge inspired me to shout out to those blogs that I found inspiring. I thought about making a list and leaving it at that but it felt a little bit like a miss to me, so I decided a reoccurring feature made more sense. There were so many and a few of them I felt deserved to not just be mentioned but to be featured. I will be focusing on two or three at a time and trying to point out the features of their writing or blogs that were inspiring to me and why they might inspire you too. Let me know if you think there’s someone who’s blog I might have missed.

Reed Writes is a writing her first novel while living in Malasia. (The similarity to me should be obvious here.) One of my favorite things about her blog during the challenge was that she wasn’t afraid to include things about her life there in Malaysia. It can be liberating to have lots of time to write but also overwhelming. She’s holding her own and you might just want to check her out if you haven’t already.

Heidi Mannan of The Enchanted Pen had a great blog and started her posts with fantastic quotes. Her blog about writing and stuff encompasses a lot of great advice for new writers. If you haven’t seen her blog yet check her out.

With Images like these it should be obvious why I linked up with this blog by Moondustwriter. Sometimes a writer can’t get away to another location. So we read, watch movies and even stare at photos of places we’d like to be or where we want our characters to be. Try it and see if it works for you.

AWOL

Absent

While

On

Leave

Yes, I’ve been on vacation and didn’t write one post!

May has been a jammed packed month but I’ve got new features coming and plenty of other good stuff to keep you inspired to write and hopefully less annoyed with the world in general.

Welcome back to our regularly scheduled program.

“No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.”
― Elbert Hubbard

A to Z Reflections

I’ve sort of already covered this a bit but I wanted to be explicit. This is my first year participating in the challenge and I think what I learned is something that we can all benefit from whether you did the challenge or not.

What I learned from A to Z looks a little something like this:

Some people know how to blog about their subject and some people don’t. No bashing just observation. There’s a lot of blogs out there. I mean a lot. There were well over a thousand blogs that did this challenge and most of them I’d never heard of before. Now I know why, some of those blogs are designed in such a way that the minute they flashed across my screen I couldn’t wait to close the page. Other’s were so engaging that I found myself reading through their entire website or blog digging for more goodies.

There were some blogs that I still can’t wait to look at again:

• Creative versions of A to Z (a theme that was interesting, photos that pulled me in, an easy to read ‘voice’).
• Blogs that were well-organized and designed. Easy to find more posts of interest.
• Free stuff. A blog that offers more than personal musings but something that can help me as a writer. Those were great to read and keep reading.

The most offensive:

• Couldn’t find the A to Z posts
• Too much happening on the first page (i.e. ads, distractions, clutter).
• Posts that were so long that I didn’t have time to read more than half way through.

What about you? Tell me I’m not the only one. Feel free to sound off here about what you happened to see during the challenge or general observations about what you like and don’t like about blogs you’ve come across.

Just in case you missed my A to Z posts under the theme ”Get Writing” check them out here.

Get Writing – A to Z the Conclusion

Z is for…Zest

We’re at the end of our A-Z blog challenge craziness and instead of going out on a soft, let’s all get some Zs, note I thought I would talk about something that I discovered during this journey. I found my zest.

Get Writing – YouTube Sensation You!

Y is for YouTube

Video for writers.

The Life of a Full Time Author:

1. You write
2. You edit
3. Meet with Agent, publisher, editor etc.
4. Pick Out A Fabulous Cover
5. MARKETING

YouTube can be the beginning of these other opportunities:

1. Speaking Engagements
2. Book Signings
3. Book Tours (on-line, live, on the radio)
4. Workshops

Now, no more excuses, get writing!

This post is a part of the A to Z challenge to see more tips on how to Get Writing click here.

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