November is a big month for writers — you’ve probably read about NaNoWriMo, which kicks off today.
Not interested in writing a length book, but looking for a challenge that’ll push you as a blogger? Try NaBloPoMo, National Blog Posting Month, which also starts now: one post a day, however short or long, every day in November. The topic is up to you, as is the format — longform, photo essay, haiku, webcomic, or quick musings; they’re all fair game.
To participate, just start posting! Tag your posts with “NaBloPoMo” to help other bloggers (and us!) find you. You’ve also got until November 5th to add your blog to the official NaBloPoMo blogroll on BlogHer, where you can grab a badge for your blog.
(Why register for the blogroll? One word: community. Oh, and one more: prizes.)
We’ll have more on NaBloPoMo next week, but the clock starts now. Check out our new Blog Event Survival Guide for inspiration, and get posting!
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Doing NaNoWriMo already, but going to start this as well. November is now officially “type your fingers off” month.
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The Simul-NaMo! Impressive!
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The other day I edited NaNoWriMo to fit my needs. It became NaNoBloPoXamWriMo. Definitely agree with writing your fingers off 🙂
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Time to start writing! 🙂
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I am posting my scrappy attempt at a novel on my blog. 2 birds, 1 stone, more thinking and making-it-up-as-I-go-along time.
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I’m on it. Crafting my first post now. So stoked!
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I’ll be Nano-ing it this month, but since I’m a glutton for punishment, I think I’ll do this, too. 😉
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Another Simul-NaNo-er! Y’all are quite the overachieving bunch 🙂
Good luck!
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Thanks!! I need it!
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Just did my first NaBloPoMo post today… excited about this challenge and anticipating that I will learn much by participating in this event.
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doing NaNo and now also this, my fingers are aching already!
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good luck and creative juices (and when those run out just sheer bloody-minded determination) to all taking part.
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I wish I had the time to write a post a day or better yet, a full-length novel in a month.
But it just isn’t going to happen.
I’ll be sending moral support along to all the participants, though!
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Hi,
I have a few questions:
1. Due to time differences, it was 11PM here in the Philippines when I received this post about NaBloPoMo, can I still join even if in my time, my first post in November for the NaBloPoMo is November 2? Technically I missed the first day.
2. I currently participating 2 blog challenges in parallel: the single woman’s 30-day blog challenge, and the 30-day drawing challenge. Can I just use the NaBloPoMo tag for each of my entry in both blog challenges?
Thanks in advance!
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No worries! Just start posting today. If you want to be really thorough, write a post and date it yesterday 🙂
Also, feel free to use the NaBloPoMo tag — posting every day is posting every day, no matter why.
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thanks for the quick response! 🙂
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i just joined! Whoo hoo! Check out my first post for NaBloPoMo! https://myfemalepersuasion.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/my-new-baby/
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decided to take up this challenge to help get my new project belgianstreets off the ground!
http://belgianstreets.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/rue-emile-bouillot/
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This is going to be a lot of work, but I think well worth the effort in the end. Let’s cheer each other on and help keep everyone going! Good luck!
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sounds like cracklin’ good fun…
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It’s like those 30-day challenges! I’m looking forward to this! Let’s hope I don’t give up halfway.
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Okay, so I just heard about this whole thing a few minutes ago– but now I see people writing from prompts. Do you HAVE to do the prompts in order to participate? Because I’m just a promptless kind of girl, but I like the idea of binging on daily posts.
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Not at all; the only requirement is one post each day. Prompts are just tools to help you explore a new topic, or to give you a boost on days when your inspiration well’s running a bit dry.
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Aha– okay. Cool. Autonomy is key. Until like day 12 when I’m all “oh em gee what do I write.”
Also, I appreciate that you used a semicolon in a comment. Don’t see that all too often.
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I appreciate that you appreciate the semicolon; it’s an ill-understood and unsung punctuation hero.
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I’m in! Hope I can come up with enough ideas but with the tools listed, it should be all right 🙂
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Just posted my 1st entry here http://wp.me/p2DJxD-19K
Do I need to add the logo to every day’s post as well?
Thanks for your comments and looking forward to a very interesting month of November 🙂
HAPPY weekend everybody! 🙂
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You don’t need to do anything but post — everything else is just a cherry on top.
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Thank you! 🙂
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This is a great challenge and opportunity for us all. Thanks.
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This looks like a great project. Sign me up! I only hope I have internet access for the time I’m away from home. I doubt I can write enough posts before I go out to cover the whole month, but at least I made a good start, here’s day 1… http://captjillsjourneys.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/civil-forfeitu…and-of-the-law
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OFF SUBJECT!
Can someone tell of an easier way to get to my “COMMENTS” section other then having to work my way through “SETTINGS”?
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If you hover over the name of your blog in the black admin bar across the top of the screen, you can click on “comments” to go straight there.
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Can men enter this blog event? The web site owner states that everyone who enters her site…are men therefore excluded from this event? Waiting for your answer.
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It’s for everyone — there are plenty of men who participate (and you can participate without registered at BlogHer).
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Another glutton, I’ve managed to get more than 5K words written for NaNoWriMo my first two days so why not add this to the fun?!
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Loving all the folks who are tackling NaBlo and NaNoWri — cheers!
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Timing isn’t so good for me at the moment. I’ll check back with ya soon as the smoke clears.
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Kicked off with an “usually-much-reviled” listicle. My first, incidentally. Would love some feedback, thanks!
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The Community Pool thread opens at noon ET today — it’s a great place to seek feedback.
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Oh okay. Thanks! 🙂
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I am very enthusiastic about this one – if I can sort out the technology, that is! I tend to put the wrong tags on my pieces and send them, inadvertently, to the far reaches of the Galaxy. Here is today’s, just in case. Warning: it does contain adult content:
http://alienorajt.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/is-sex-love-love-sex-and-what-is-love-some-sexual-language-nablopomon/
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I’m going to do both…why not!
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Have been trying to join this event since 4 a.m., BlogHer.com must be overwhelmed with traffic, or else they are being ran by the government (the same people who are “fixing” the healthcare website.) No matter what I have tried, I cannot post a comment and it took hours before the site finally showed my URL. Still, I’m looking forward to participating in this event! Write On!
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I just heard about this today! I’m two posts/days behind but I can catch up by tomorrow. Is it cool if I add my blog? 🙂
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Go for it! Note that today is the last day to register for the official blogroll, but you can (and should) participate either way.
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