NaBloPoMo. I know. I am sorry to say it, but I think the name is horrible. I cannot remember it. I keep calling it random things that do not match up to that abbreviation. Anyway. It is based around the idea of NaNoWriMo, but instead of writing a novel the aim is to write and publish a blog post each day for a month.
Amy and Hannah discussed wanting to give this a try. I would say they talked me into joining them, but really.. I felt it might be nice to join and suggested that I would.
The thing is, blogging has not been the easiest to combine with getting used to my first grown-up job, which means that whenever I am done for the day, I choose to read instead of staring at a computer screen some more (which I do a lot of during work hours – well not staring, I’m actually doing stuff, but you understand what I mean). And when I’m stressed, what do I do? I read a book, and I do not write about the 30 other books I have already read and are still waiting to be reviewed. When I loved a book and think “this was so awesome, I should write a post about this right away”, what do I do? I pick up another book or watch a TV show because a post requires feelings and thinking and arguing and I sometimes want to look smart and classy like all the other bloggers and so I do not write posts for fear of failing.
[this sounds like I am actually reading a lot, but my reading numbers have gone way down too since starting a job. Basically, I'm spending a lot of time catching up on sleep.]
Anyway, I thought perhaps this month might make it easier. Might put on some healthy pressure to make me stop over think things. To make me comfortable to maybe, you know, write about music sometime instead of just about books. To post smaller posts at times when I really cannot muster the energy for longer ones. To just become comfortable with blogging again.
[This sounds as if blogging is no longer fun for me. But it is. I do still enjoy blogging. I more than ever love all the contact with other readers through here (although yes, my commenting needs to improve desperately). It's just that I tend to over think blogging sometimes, and I am trying to let that go just a little bit].
It might result in a lot of rambly posts that do not exactly go anywhere. But then at least you’ll know what is happening: I am trying to write a blog post a day. I am trying to find new directions. I am trying to just blog. And I am actually enjoying it 
. I hope you won’t mind too much.
Meanwhile, both Hannah and Amy have given us some high quality posts. Let me point you towards Hannah’s post on banding together instead of creating division, and Amy’s post about being someone’s commenting angel for a month.
Music, books, rambly posts, whatever, just bring it on! I’m super excited about a whole month of daily posts from you
Aw, thanks for the link! And I agree, the name doesn’t roll off the tongue (or keyboard) like nanowrimo does.
yay I’m so glad you have joined in because I absolutely love posts from you and I just <3 you.
And yeah the name is superrrr awk!
Sounds like a perfect goal for you to get into the swing of blogging again. Good luck!
I’m trying to participate too, though I only found NaBloWriMo yesterday and haven’t posted anything today so I’m already behind!
I like this project, and if I didn’t have so much going on right now, I would be all over it. As it is, I can carve out a couple of hours for commenting, and then get a couple of reviews posted per week, but that’s where I have to end. So many real life conflicts going on right now, that I am barely keeping up. I wish you great success though!
Write whatever you want, and whatever amount you want. Lessens the pressure
I have an issue with the name too, tried to describe it the other day and called it NaNoBloMo, which I guess would work if you’re writing a book over several blog posts…
aw, so cute tho!
Sometimes a nice bookish quote makes an excellent blog post.
Good luck with your BLOG-EVERY-DAY goal.
Iris, daily posts will be great! And don’t worry, you always write interestingly!
good luck ,all the best stu
I blog on average once a month and only if something moves me to the point where I say to myself “I have to write this down”. This is why I have few followers but that’s OK, I’m a reader more than a writer. Unfortunately most of my blog posts don’t move out of my head onto the page. My blogging needs to come from the heart not from the time schedule. That said, I’m so grateful to the book bloggers with a time schedule, the ones that get their blog out of their head onto the page, they provide me with hours and hours of pleasure-reading. A blog a day puts a lot of pressure on a writer, alternatively a blog a week gives the writer a week to produce a “well considered” piece and one to be proud of.
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