(mini) blog ahead
The first time I heard about Blog Ahead was last year, just before it started in October. I was intrigued, and wanted to challenge myself, so I participated by adapting a YA Lit Meme to suit my purposes.
I surprised myself by completing it. I’m not going to lie, I honestly thought I would give up half-way through the challenge and abandon the meme – but I didn’t. I persevered, I created edits and found quotes that resonated with me, and I didn’t just complete Blog Ahead 2015, I also completed my first ever Meme. Though, admittedly, it took me a long while to make that last edit. I’m lazy sometimes, and I’m a very big procrastinator.
But I completed it, and now, I’m putting myself in that position again. This time, instead of creating a month’s worth of posts, the challenge is to create at least 15 new scheduled posts between May 1 and May 15. Not only does this challenge me to come up with content for this new blog, I’m giving myself a whole other challenge – I am not allowing myself to use any of the content I’ve already posted on my tumblr book blog, whether or not I plan to slowly transfer them here.
All new content, that’s the challenge.
Wish me luck!
Ara
I’m Ara, a Southeast Asian writer who someday hopes to have published a novel, and who is currently losing herself in the worlds created by others. I love books and food and television and blogging and I get distracted and sidetracked easily.
2 Comments
Ksenia @ Something Delicate
I’m so bad with challenges of any kind, Ara. I don’t like feel pressure in my reading and blogging. I use my GR challenge for tracking books I’ve read mostly. But if challenge motivates you, I with you good luck!
Ara
Thanks Ksenia! I use these sorts of challenges to motivate me – sometimes they work, sometimes the stress gets too much that I stop. I’m hoping this time will be one that works. But I completely understand where you’re coming from!