Tuesday, September 29, 2009

I Can't See The Forest For The Trees


I've had a few people ask what's BLOGTOBERFEST all about. My response is to say "oh it's simple, you just have to post everyday for the month of October, and you're a festival goer". I suppose there's more to it than that though. Bellsknits did a great post all about it here.

Here's a little exert:
"Blogtoberfest involves the ... task of blogging daily for the month of October and anyone can sign up. You agree to:
  • really give yourself permission to spend time on daily blog posts
  • sink your teeth into posting stuff you never thought you'd write about
  • come up with ways to keep yourself interested and motivated - after that the interest by other people is just a flow on effect
  • find yourself looking with fresh eyes at the world as each moment of each day may contain an image or a conversation or an idea that can be shaped into a blog post."
It was such a great post and it really got me thinking. Sometimes we understate our creative endeavours, we underestimate our creative selves, we miss the bigger picture. So thanks Bells for helping me see myself and my creativity in a bigger, brighter light.

OK, see you tomorrow. I've got something a little bit exciting for you.

22 comments:

  1. It's amazing how many simple ideas can become blog posts...I predict my google reader is going to have a meltdown in october!

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  2. oh I'm glad you liked the post. I'm pumped to go!

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  3. I'm practising some preparatory deep breathing exercises...

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  4. Do you reckon I could spread the posts between my 2 blogs or is that cheating?

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  5. Sometimes I struggle finding the time for a couple of posts a week, but something, somewhere seems to be telling me that I NEED to commit to this challenge. Scary, I know.

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  6. Hi Cathy. Looking forward to seeing what Blogtoberfest brings. I won't be joining in with the daily posting. Not because I couldn't find things to write - I think I have too much to say actually! - but I'm choosing not to as it wouldn't be a good thing for my family and I'm already struggling to keep up with the blog reading and emails. This year I'll just watch and learn I think. xx Gina

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  7. OK, at first I thought NO WAY can I do this but then I said to myself "self, where is your blogging pride, if other bloggers can do it so can you" So count me in baby. Um sorry to be a pain but where do I sign up. I went to one of your links but freaked out when its posts said October 2nd....it was last years, silly me

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  8. Oooh I like the idea of it.....but I'm a commitment phobe...I have less than 24 hours to make up my mind :)

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  9. Wishing you all the best for blogtoberfest! I am really looking forward to sitting back and reading all the great posts...this year, I am going to take it all in and next year I will join in!

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  10. Interesting idea, I'm not sure anyone would read if I posted everyday!

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  11. Do you have a blog button for this at all?

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  12. I so wish I had time for Blogtoberfest this year but alas I don't think I can fit it in, I'll have to live vicariously through everyone else's posts.

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  13. Oh cool - it's on again this year. I'm going to give it a go and hopefully got better than I did last time :)

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  14. Hi! I will join in and do my best:)

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  15. I'm in! Crazy talk, I know, but I'm in!!!
    x

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  16. wow this is really exciting I hope I have enough stuff to tell you all and not get bored with me.,

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  17. alright its now or never...i'm in.
    no promises on the depth of the posts but i reckon i can pull something out each day...

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  18. How could I not join? It's like November's National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but in blogging form!

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  19. Love to but I'm living too much of a roller coaster blog existence at the moment to dare... But next year YEE HAR!!

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  20. I'm in it too! looking forward to joining in.

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