Well, coming into the month I had only written 25 blog posts all year, and I challenged myself to the National Blog Posting Month challenge - to write a blog post each and every day this month. When I decided to do, I was just hoping that it cause me to write a little more frequently, as I enjoy writing for something that isn't for work - something that can be a less formal writing venture. I never imagined that I would actually accomplish the goal, and write a blog post each and every day for the month of November. Considering the holiday of Thanksgiving, and the amount of other travel we did this much, it actually feels like an accomplishment.
In any event, it wasn't always pretty, and many posts consisted of redundant themes, or just some pics or videos, or a few lines of poetry, but I accomplished what I set out for when taking on the NaBloPoMo challenge. Here's some quick tidbits on what I learned...
- Each blog post doesn't have to be a novel, or even a "long," or even completely say in full detail what I wish to write - it can be just a quick expression of thoughts, even if not fully formed.
- There is so much flexibility in the format an individual blog post can take, and that flexibility can help me be more creative.
- The process of thinking of a topic to blog about each day caused me to be both more aware each day, and more reflective, than usual.
- I really enjoy the process of casual writing.
As such, blogging should really be something I do more than just a few times each month. I'm not a traditional artsy or creative guy, but blogging gives me some form of creative outlet that I don't normally get, and it continues to be both a cathartic and beneficial process for me to undertake.
So I leave the requirements of my challenge, a blog post everyday behind, glad that its not a daily thing any more, but hopeful that I the experience can spur to be a more active blogger.
- Each blog post doesn't have to be a novel, or even a "long," or even completely say in full detail what I wish to write - it can be just a quick expression of thoughts, even if not fully formed.
- There is so much flexibility in the format an individual blog post can take, and that flexibility can help me be more creative.
- The process of thinking of a topic to blog about each day caused me to be both more aware each day, and more reflective, than usual.
- I really enjoy the process of casual writing.
As such, blogging should really be something I do more than just a few times each month. I'm not a traditional artsy or creative guy, but blogging gives me some form of creative outlet that I don't normally get, and it continues to be both a cathartic and beneficial process for me to undertake.
So I leave the requirements of my challenge, a blog post everyday behind, glad that its not a daily thing any more, but hopeful that I the experience can spur to be a more active blogger.
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