I am so excited to be apart of a mass collab organized by Shania (a totally awesome blogger you should go read!) Thank you so much Shania, for bringing us all together.
Here are the other amazing bloggers in the collab:
We were given the (more difficult than one would think) task of determining our favorite part of blogging. But I have a stubborn tie:
Writing Posts & The Community
My first favorite part of blogging is the way it keeps me writing. On days that I don’t feel ready to tackle a new chapter of my novel, or the idea of a new poem seems daunting, I know what I can do- write a blog post! I think the key to living literarily is having ‘little writes,’ so even on days you’re not ready to complete a whole project, you can still complete a written work. Here’s a list of other quick writes I like to do:
- Write a letter
- Jot down a haiku
- Make a list
- Finish a journal entry
- Write a book blurb for books I haven’t yet written
- Write a positive note and leave it for a stranger to find
- 6 word stories
- Water-bottle wrapper poems (It’s surprisingly addictive to write poems on bottle wrappers)
Secondly, the blogging community is so wonderful. When I first started, I was sort of worried that no one would read what I wrote. I think it’s a common fear in the writing community. But on WordPress, everyone was so kind and welcoming. Within minutes of launching my site, with no posts and no design, people started following and leaving comments. People went out of their way not only to be nice, by following me and liking my posts, but by being incredibly supportive, leaving inspiring messages and comments. After six months of blogging, I’m almost at 600 followers, so consider this a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped me out from the very beginning and joined me along the way.
Thanks for reading about my favorite part of blogging! This brings this collab to a close. What’s your favorite part of blogging? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
What a mass collab! Agreed; WordPress is such a welcoming and friendly community, which is one of reasons why I’m going to stick with WordPress for a long time.
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Just like you, it’s the people you meet. That’s what makes it.
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Great what an amazing mass collab. It is so nice to be with WordPress a great platform for sharing and caring with bloggers.
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Oooh, this sounds fun!
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I love how the WordPress community is so supportive as well!
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What are water-bottle wrapper poems? Sounds fun!
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I never thought of writing poems on water bottle wrappers… That is actually a really cool idea!!!
And oh my word, that is a wonderful favorite part of blogging, and SO TRUE. Although, sometimes for me, blogging gets in the way of actually writing the things I SHOULD be writing, but eh. At least I’m writing, right?
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Hi! I nominated you for One Lovely Blogger Award!
https://theimmortalreaders.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/tag-one-lovely-blogger-award/
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Ah thank you! I’m SO behind in awards, but I hope to get to them soon! Thanks for thinking of me 🙂
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I like your suggestion about writing blurbs for books you haven’t yet written. Though that could be dangerous!
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WOW! I like that you suggest writing blurbs. I don’t do that and I think I want to bring that into my writing this year! Good post! Have an AMAZING February!
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Heya! I just found your blog but i reaally like it so far 😉 Just wanted to let you know, keep up the fantastic work. xx
https://adventuringirlblog.wordpress.com/
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WOW! That’s a LOT of people.
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Eeep, this is such an awesome post! And YAY for a supportive and lovely community that cares about art and helping artists grow. ❤ One of my most favourite parts about blogging is just the creativity to express myself. I'm not really good at speaking my opinions IRL, so writing them out is really my favourite thing. ALSO MAKING COOL FRIENDS. I've met the best people through blogging.💕
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i myself, am thinking of try to write six word stories. hehe
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