Nov 4, 2016 / First Friday

First Friday

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Welcome to First Friday, a weekly open thread where any new blogger can share a link to their first post with the community! To share your first post with us, copy and paste the link right into a comment here.

Posts should have been published within the last month, and should be your first post. We’ll remove other links to keep this space focused on new bloggers. If you’re not new, you can still be a part of First Fridays by visiting a link or two and leaving the bloggers a supportive like or comment.

We ask that you help us keep this space focused with a few other guidelines:

  • If you share a link, visit a few other bloggers as well. New readers for all!
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  • Link directly to your new post — it makes it easier for folks to like the post or leave you comments.
  • Avoid repeated “Follow for a follow!” or “Please look at my blog!” comments. They’re a bit spammy, and it’s much more effective to visit and comment on individual blogs.
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    1. Love what you have so far! I was trying to follow you but can’t seem to find a follow button! I would love to continue to read your works. Also I know you are new, as am I, but I thought I would point out your default about page and a sample text widget are lingering in your site.

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    3. Bonjour! Il s’agit d’un beau blog, et j’adore la poste en ce qui concerne Black Mirror, c’est très intéressant et j’adore ça!! (Désolée, mon français est très mauvais)!

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    2. your blog looks cool, I would insert a read more tag so that you don’t see the whole post on the first page when it’s long!

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    1. Hello there! just checked out your new blog! I love what you have there! I did notice something and I don’t know if its just my lack of knowing how to work this damn technology but I couldn’t find your post until I clicked on the comments link. Again, maybe that’s just my inability to figure out this wordpress thing as I am new as well! Anyways, loved it!

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      1. @epiphany you can see the blog post by clicking on the name of the post. having readers actually go to the page to read it helps to save room on the home page. @thosepointlessthoughts I love your blog and think it is an amazing idea! your first piece is really good and I think the whole blog will be 🙂

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      1. Thank you! I’ve just explored through your blog! I particularly like how you opened your most recent piece with paradox and the ending note! 🙂

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    2. Hi Qiu,

      It’s really interesting how you separate your posts into moods and colours. Your writing is really clean, yet dreamy at the same time. Saw the “Nightfall” post, and it really kept me wanting to read more. I hoped you are planning on continuing that!
      I would like to add that your pictures are Beautiful, seriously.

      Sloth Truly,
      Xavier

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      1. Hi Xavier!
        Thank you so much for such a lovely review and thoughtful approach to how you felt about Nightfall.
        I’ll definitely run the Blue section for a continuation of it!
        Your comment on my pictures just made my day! 🙂 If you have an instagram account, feel free to look over @audere.in_esse for more of the pictures I took!

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    1. Hi! I think your blog has potential to be very interesting, but the way you are doing your posts makes it so that there isn’t a lot to read…. I would work on writing slightly longer, more meaningful posts in the future. I like it so far though!

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  11. Hello all,

    Writing makes me think. Not on a superficial level, but like a tough mathematics question where you mull it over for days. Except I don’t do maths. I love doing only three things on my days off. Eat, Watch, and Write. Oh, and being Slothy. I hope that my post would help each and everyone out there like it did for me.
    I’m Xavier and nice to meet you.

    Jane Austen, Her Romance and My Love

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  16. Hi there, I am trying to get my blog off the ground. I just finished a new post and I would love any feedback, not only on the post itself but on the sight over all. I would be happy to look at your blog too! Lets help each other!

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  17. Looks like I just made it under the one month timeline-glad I found this post! This is my first foray into blogging and I’d love some feedback and suggestions. This post is a general introduction and I’d welcome feedback on any other posts as well. Thanks in advance for taking the time to help!

    Hello World

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  19. https://battleforwords.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/first-blog-post/

    I started this blog mostly so that I’d have a place to sort through my thoughts about writing and my goal of becoming a published (well, I might as well be honest: Bestselling) author. I also share tips and encourage writers who might be struggling to get a draft down on paper, but during November I’m posting daily updates about my progress during NaNoWriMo. My first post is mostly background on why I stopped writing, and what I’m doing to keep from quitting again. Hope you like it!

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    1. Hey Defluo,

      I too sometimes struggle to write, finding all sorts of excuses to NOT write. Sometimes its laziness or inspiration, but I find that if I really sat down to think things through, I am able to at least get something out. I’m glad you are determined to finish this project that you started, and I hope it goes well with you.

      Sloth Truly,
      Xavier

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    1. Hi seyiminam,

      saw your post “In the theatre of my mind”, not sure if you planned it or not, there are some additional spacings between words.

      But hey, I think your poem was really great, especially that last part which sums it up beautifully.

      Sloth Truly,
      Xavier

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    1. Howdy! I noticed you’ve got some text widgets with long links in them. You can turn those into linked words if you’d like — you just need a bit of HTML. Here’s a template; replace the bits in caps with your info:

      <a href="http://YOURLINKHERE.COM">TEXT YOU WANT TO SHOW HERE</a>

      So, for example, this:

      <a href="https://wordpress.com/dailypost">The Daily Post is awesome!</a>

      Will appear as this:

      The Daily Post is awesome!

      (There’s also a shortcut — open a draft post, and create your text and link there. Then, go into the “HTML editor” view. The HTML will be there, and you can copy and paste it. Then trash the post.)

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