As many of you know, this is my second year participating in the annual WordCount Blogathon, wherein I will blog every day for the month of may, in the hopes that it will become an ingrained habit and not just something I think about doing in the wee hours of the night (when I am at my most clever, by the way; sadly, I never have the computer with me at the time).
There are nearly 200 participants this year, and reading them all daily just isn’t possible. But I am trying to get through a good dozen or so every day. Periodically — because I can’t always be clever and pithy and despite what I said two days ago, don’t always have several books I’ve read in a row that relate to each other — I’ll include a link or two to one or more of the blogs I’ve found that move me, make me laugh or teach me something.
Here are three:
Never Another Diet — a blog about the struggle to be healthy every day. In her words: “I’d had enough of censoring my thoughts and feelings by eating or not eating, so it was time to find out what eating, thoughts, and feelings actually were.”
Memoir, Writing and Life — What it’s like to be a working writer and mom. I don’t agree with her post from May 3 that every writer worth her salt has a notebook. I make a living as a writer and keep scraps of paper, corner book and magazine pages, and keep web pages open until I use them or forget why I opened them up. Then again, maybe I can learn something from her…
The Writing Well — More about working as a writer. It’s a mix of practical advice and musings about writing. That thing about learning something? I can do that here.
If that’s not enough to get you started, the complete list of participants is here. If you find something you like, pass it on!
Thanks for sharing these links!
I’m flattered that I made your list of 3 recommended writer blogs – I’ve enjoyed posting and look forward to finding other bloggers in this exciting space. Happy blogging!
I agree with you – every writer does not need a notebook, and writing every day, while certainly preferable, sometimes just can’t be done. Writers who proclaim the latter usually tend to be men, I have found. They have an easier time to create the mental – and physical – space to do their writing in, darn it. (I added the last two words because you are not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition, and I didn’t feel like rewriting.)
Good luck at the blogathon. To be honest, I have never written every day for 30 days in a row. So far, so good. I made a list of posts for the next two weeks which helps me to feel a little more in control of this thing.
I am looking forward to reading more posts from you!
Shalom,
Sawyer
Luck back at you. It’s a tough row to hoe unless it’s already an ingrained habit. I find myself having to blog late in the evenings when I’d rather be vegging out!