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Fortitude - A Daily Magazine for Being Human: They accept any pieces of original writing. I wonder if it's worth submitting a few of my short pieces there. If they make the front page, I'll get $10 for them.
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NaBloPoMo - yay, I did it again in July 2010
Writing a blog post every day for a month requires some commitment. Thing is, though, once you commit to writing every day, you find the time somehow. At least that's what I found in July. I'm not sure I'll do it again this month, but I may just see how the first week goes.
The August theme, Green, is a fairly open theme. You can go environmental, write about your favourite green things, go all out on gardening advice etc. As usual, the theme is only there to help bloggers who need a bit of a red thread throughout the month - you can post on any topic you like.
When I was planning the first few posts for this month, I had a great idea for today's post - unfortunately another blogger has beaten me to it: a list of meanings of Saved, the July NaBloPoMo theme. So instead of posting a similar list here, I've decided to spread a little link love.
Many of my posts this month will not be on the theme, I suppose. The main topic of this blog is writing fiction, after all, and some of the meanings of saved don't lend themselves to blog posts about writing. Others, however, do and these meanings might make an appearance on the blog. So if you're curious about how writing can be saved, check back regularly this month.
May already, time flies. A new month means a new NaBloPoMo for all of you who want to challenge yourselves to writing a blog post a day.
I like this month's theme, Look Up. You could just look up the meaning of a rarely used word every day and use that as your writing prompt. You could also look up on your daily commute - who knows, you might discover something new.
If you fancy having a go, here's a link to the May blogroll.
Write a blog post every day in February 2010
This is from the email NaBloPoMo founder Eden sent: "The theme for February is TIES, so some of us will want to blog about all the things we feel tied to (family, people, jobs, cities, emotions, eras). Others may take me more literally and pull out their stunning collection of neckwear."
I will not participate in February. If you do, let me know and I'll cheer you on.
I first started writing online when websites where still static. I had my own website and had to change the HTML for the site every time I posted a new entry. Back then, I called it my online column. So I've been around for a while, even if my performance here in the last two year and four months was rather on and off. I'm qualified to give blogging advice, even if I say so myself.*
So here's the best blogging advice I have (in no particular order
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I'm not here for the money. If I were, I'd long since left. Still I wish the daily ads revenue were closer to the estimates here.
I blog because I like blogging. It's probably the best reason. If you have the time, the writing skills and the niche knowledge to turn your passion for blogging into a profitable job, that's a massive bonus. Money should never be the motivation, though
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The new year is 20 days old already and so far I've not had any trouble sticking to my writing goals.
Even the blogging part is easy, despite my busy schedule. I enjoy writing these blog posts. I got quick at drafting posts and editing them up to scratch, too. So I should be happy about this blog, right
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As with all the best things this month, the following list is highly subjective. I think these are the best online writing challenges but I'm curious to see what your favourites are.
NaNoWriMo - Write a 50k novel in the month of November. (I didn't really have to explain this, did I?) This was the writing challenge that took me to the next level as a newish writer, it will always be my favourite because of that
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I'm not sure whether I'll be blogging on the January theme - even though "best" should be fairly easy. I will, however, take part in NaBloPoMo and try to write a blog post every day in January and then slow down to three posts a week from February on.
Happy 2010!
Yay - so turns out I can write a blog post every day. Okay, they haven't been long and insightful, but I didn't say I would do that. My taking part in NaBloPoMo this November was all about challenging myself to write something here every day.
NaBloPoMo - I did it
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It's going to be a busy week. I've managed to post something every day so far this month - good thing since I'm taking part in NaBloPoMo again - and I hope I will keep the routine up.
But, busy week ahead, a deadline on Thursday and a novel that needs my attention for at least an hour a day. If I get squeezed for time, I might have to make a sacrifice or two. As I usually blog about writing, I won't have any material for a blog post if I don't write. But after a packed day, will I have any words left for a blog post? I suppose I'll find out in the course of the week.
There's NaNoWriMo, obviously. (Writing today has been much easier than yesterday, so yay!)
Then there is NaBloPoMo, which started as a November event before it went monthly about two years ago. And if you had a go at NaBloPoMo but had to drop out (or even if you're still going strong with the daily blog posts), there's IComLeaveWe. Why, International Comment Leave Week, of course. It's a monthly event, too, and starts at the 21st of every month. The rules: post five comments on blogs and return one comment made on you blog every day for a week.
I forgot to post last month's theme - sorry!
The August theme at NaBloPoMo is Tomorrow. As usual, it is not required that you use the theme if you want to participate, it's more of a guideline in case you need inspiration
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You can accuse me of many things, but giving up is not one of them. I didn't manage to post every day last November for NaBloPoMo, I dropped out this month after only 9 days, and yet I'll have another go in April.
The theme in April is Letters. I have an idea about what I'll do with this theme, but I have to sit down and get it sorted before I'll say anything about it
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1. Blogging means you expose your writing to the world. Exposure is good.
2. You will get some feedback. You don't have to post your fiction - I even suggest you don't post it - to receive feedback on your posts that will help you grow as a writer
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There are a number of reason why I have decided to join NaBloPoMo this month. And since we're doing lists, here they are in no particular order:
1. I want to write here regularly again - busy in the day job and broadband issues are somewhat valid excuses, but still ... I can't let that keep me from blogging. Which leads me to
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New rules over at NaBloPoMo: There will be a BloPoMo, or Blog Posting Month, every month from March on. That means you will have the chance to post /- 30 blog entries during the month that suits you best. November will remain the "official" NaBloPoMo, though.
They have also introduced a different theme for every month, but writing themed posts is optional. In March, the theme is going to be Lists. As I love making lists, I will definitely give it a go - broadband availability permitting, that is
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