BTW, YES--you can still sign up. I mean, it isn't October yet is it? Wait. Is it? Have I missed a day already? (I kid.)
The irony here is that tomorrow, on the first day of NaBloWriMo, a day which I should devote to writing a blog so fine that it glitters in the sun like RobPat AND reading your glittery blogs, I'll be on a bus with a bunch of UberSmart Children heading toward Dahlonega. Which means that I'll be writing my inaugural post tonight after I've finished my chores.
Which leads me to a few things:
- I've added a page up above (in the tabs above the posts...do you see them) with some tips and pointers and whatnot. If you have a tip to add, please share it with us and I'll add it. I do plan on posting a prompt every day.
- Don't beat yourself up if you can't post every day. Are you a human being? Okay, so stuff happens and sometimes you can't make all your goals. DON'T let one missed day ruin the whole thing for you so that you sink into a Pit of Despair and refuse to write any more posts for the rest of the month because you RUINED it. Just write a post the next day, okay?
- All that said, Blogger has a function by which you can write a post and schedule it to be posted later. That's what I'll do tonight, in fact. If you have problems figuring out how to do this, email me and I'll help you out. I'm not sure if the other blogging hosts have these options, but it's definitely worth exploring.
- Please take the time to read your fellow bloggers' work. I wasn't lying when I said I've met some amaaaazing people through this. Just pick a few to read here and there and leave a comment if you feel so moved. We all love comments, right?
- Drink lots of water. Hydration is important to brain function.
- Leave your chair occasionally. I mean, seriously. Nobody wants blood clots due to blogging.
- Floss.
- I'm not sure why flossing is important in blogging, but there must be a connection somewhere.
16 comments:
Thanks for the tips... I am an unofficial participant of NaBloWriMo and shall run and get my floss ready.
Good luck with the blogging!
Sure you don't want me to put you on the list? I mean, you have a button and everything :) and I KNOW folks would love to hear more about Vader. (That? Was one of the funniest and most awful posts I've ever read.)
I'm ready! I think. Maybe. Slightly. But I've got floss!
I'll participate- officially or unofficially. I've got a plan. Who am I kidding? My plans have yet to work!
Mary
Is it too late to participate? This sounds like fun!
Mary--I hear ya!
Patricia, it isn't. I'm putting you on the list now.
Whoops I didn't sign up. But I'll participate unofficially if that's okay?
Hey, there's plenty of time to sign up. I'll add you to the list and you let me know if you want to be taken off, okay, NiaRaie?
I think I'm going to sign up--- I'll definitely be posting on the first day!!! hmmm... September got away from me and I haven't even thought about what I was going to be doing about this. See see the second day. If I can make it through the weekend then perhaps I'll be an official sign-up-ee.
Danette
Sorry I'm late can I still join in? Please....sign me up. :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
Please sign me up...
Thank you for the offer, Not Hannah! I thought I had missed the deadline so if I can be added, I would absolutely love it.
I too would love to be added. Thanks!
I'd like to sign up too!
Read a few blogs and decided to officially declare-- I'll join up. Fortunately I was ready for today!
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