Our Writing 101 challenge kicks off on Monday — have you registered yet?
The next Blogging U. challenge, Writing 101, kicks off Monday — so if you’ve been thinking about registering, you’ve still got a few more days to hop off the fence and sign on!
Writing 101: Building a Blogging Habit is a write-every-day challenge designed to help you create a writing habit, publish posts that mesh with your blog’s focus, and push you a bit as a writer. It’s also a great way to make new friends and find new favorite reads. All bloggers are welcome, whether you use WordPress.com, are self-hosted, or use another platform entirely.
Here’s how it works:
- We’ll post a new writing assignment just for Writing 101 each weekday in June on The Daily Post. Assignments will publish at 10:00 AM EST (14:00 PM GMT). You can follow The Daily Post to get assignment notifications.
- There are no weekend assignments — you’re free to expand on a weekday post, write something unrelated, or (gasp!) spend some time away from your blog.
- Each assignment includes a writing prompt and an optional “twist.” Prompts are your inspiration for the day, while twists push you to experiment and stretch your writing chops.
- You can mix assignments up however you’d like. Respond to the prompt, and ignore the twist. Try the twist, but write on your own topic. Use both the prompt and the twist. The only goal is to get you writing every weekday.
- There’s no need to publish every day if you don’t want to — publish the posts you’re happiest with, and use the other days as private writing practice. How much you publish is up to you.
Participants will also have a private community site, the Commons, for chatting, connecting, and seeking feedback and support. Daily Post staff and Happiness Engineers will be on hand to answer your questions and offer guidance and resources.
Interested? Fill out this quick form to register. You’ll receive an email on Monday with the above details, along with instructions on how to access the Commons and connect with other participants. Get ready to get writing!
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Hi I did register but haven’t received an email yet and keep getting the notice “http://writing101june2014.wordpress.com/ is marked private by its owner. You can: Request access to view the site etc….”
Any ideas? thanks
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Ooh, me too! I am not sure what to do. 😦
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http://kristenthoughts.wordpress.com/
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Thank you for the invite Michelle. It worked! Yeah!
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What time are the challenges posted, UK time??
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I registered yesterday and I didn’t receive an email. Did I fill out the form wrong?
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Hi. I registered for the Writing Challenge using a blog that I use currently, but for the challenge I think I want to set up a separate blog. Do I need to re-register? Thanks for the challenge. I look forward to expanding my creativity … again.
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Help! I am having a problem setting up a pingback so that my blog can be included. http://wp.me/4GYu2
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I registered a few days ago but have not received an email with an invite to the commons. 🙂
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Hi Michelle
I haven’t received the confirmation email to start blogging. The blog I’ve got ready for this is imonje.wordpress.com
Thank you for your help!
Isabel
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is it free
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or do i have to pay?
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I guess I’m confused. I was told I was signed up and when I went to the Daily Post I thought our 1st writing assignment was about a Lost Art. Now I read from other’s comments that there is some access I should have to The Commons. Could I have some guidance here as to how I find our writing assignments, please? Thanks!
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Sounds fun! Can’t wait to get started 😛
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Not sure if it’s too late to register – signed up this morning and hoping to get my email soon – I’ve got some catching up to do!
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same here am still waiting i did sign up but still nothing happened
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Hey, I signed up for Writing 101, but I never got the invite to the commons. Can someone help me with that?
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I signed up but have not received an email to the commons. Hmmm…
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hi i just checked mine, if you are using a laptop go like you wanna sign off under your blog there is writings 101
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Thanks!
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……
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sounds interesting I think i’m gonna try it 😀
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