Each post will begin with the corresponding letter of the alphabet beginning with A and finishing with the letter Z.
I began participating in this challenge in 2012. With the exception of last year, I believe I completed the challenge each year. Last year I lost steam somewhere around the letter W.
Zip-pity Do Da! I made it!!!!
Zeal
First of all I am giving myself a 👍 for finishing the 2019 A to Z blogger challenge.
This year's challenge has been the easiest one for me. I approached it with more of a new found zeal than in years past. I believe one of the reasons for this is the fact that after being away from my blog for many months, I had only recently come back to writing again.
I did write and schedule 5 posts a few days before April 1. This gave me a bit of a head start.
In years past, the number of views and comments was a priority for me. When there were only a small number of views and comments, I became discouraged and disappointed. I think that's why I didn't finish the challenge last year.
While this year I absolutely appreciated the loyal readers who came each day, and those who commented, I cared more about who was reading and commenting rather than how many were.
I must give a shout out to two lovely women in particular. They each visited my blog every day and also left a comment on every post. Their visits and comments were a huge encouragement for me to finish the challenge.
Thank you to Betty. Her blog is "A Bench With A View".
Thank you to Liz. Her blog is "Laws of Gravity".
I am excited that my new found zeal will carry on and inspire me to keep on writing.
A big thank you to the team of AtoZ organizers!
Arlee Bird (founder)
Blog: http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/
@ArleeBird
J Lenni Dorner (team captain)
Blog: http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com/
@JLenniDorner
Zalka Csenge
Blog: http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/
@TarkabarkaHolgy
John Holton
Blog: https://thesoundofonehandtyping.wordpress.com/
@onehandtyping
Jayden R Vincente (Google forms)
Blog: https://jrvincente.wordpress.com
@JRVincente
Jeremy Hawkins (graphics)
Blog: http://www.beingretro.com/
@iZombieJMH
Thank you Lynda for the shout out! I did enjoy reading your A/Z this year! I thought you did a great job with a variety of topics covered, insightful ones, etc. Job well done! Congrats! Now don't make yourself scarce in writing on your blog!
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Your'e welcome. Couldn't have done it without you! :) I think I will be able to keep up my writing.
DeleteThanks for visiting me, too. It's the comments that are the hardest during A to Z, I think. It's discouraging to do the blog hop and get few return comments. But I think that's the nature of blogging in general. We find our crowds and we stick with them. I like doing the challenge as it's how I find new blogs to add to my crowd.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome :) I will probably make my rounds now that the challenge is over. Perhaps I will find a new "friend" or two along the way.
DeleteI've enjoyed finding new blogs during the A-Z, yours was one and now I've added Betty's as well. So glad we made it to the end. This time around I didn't end up with the feeling of euphoria that I usually experience, partly due to lack of visitors and comments. I need to use your approach!!
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A to Z Microfiction: Zebra
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Thanks, Donna. I'm pretty proud of myself too that I made it to the end.
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