#AtoZChallenge Reflection!

I successfully completed the A To Z Blogging Challenge!  I’m still amazed I managed it (and am already planning for next year!  I really enjoyed the challenge I set for myself, to explore the concept of “Telling Tales,” in short posts.  I’ve written a handful of short stories through the years, but they have never been “my thing,” so it was really a challenge for me!

I loved the way that this challenge helped me connect with other bloggers — I participated in the Thursday evening twitter-chats (on my commute… which always made for an interesting time), and ended up guest-posting on two blogs!  I also ended up bringing in some guest posters.  This was my first time at this event, and I really look forward to continuing to visit the blogs and nurture the connections made during the month.

I learned that planning ahead is kind vital, as is writing ahead. I have to settle on what my theme for next year is going to be — but I have plans to try and write a bunch of the posts throughout the year so that April itself can be more dedicated to visiting other people’s blogs.

I also learned that, while it may seem like a fun idea to combine different events, it’s kind of crazy to do so.  Next year I wont run a Taliana event at the same time!

And finally, I learned just how awesome guest posters are!  I am already planning (and hoping) to start having some more regular guest posters (as well as doing some more guest posts on other blogs)

Eclectic Alli’s A to Z:

A – Artistry (part of Taliana’s Spring Adventure, and an Insecure Support Group Monthly Post!)

B – Burning! (part of Taliana’s Spring Adventure, Co-written with Sam).

C – Confusion and Caution (part of Taliana’s Spring Adventure).

D – Danger Lurking out of sight (part of Taliana’s Spring Adventure, Co-written with Raevenly).

E- The Cost of “E”

F – Farm Farewells

G – Gods of Faded Memory

H – Humanizing History

I – Imagination  (I wrote a review of Island of the Blue Dolphin as a guest post over at An Unconventional Librarian)

J – J the Squirrel, by Super Special guest poster, Josh.

K – Karen, a Holocaust memory.

L – Lotte, a Holocaust memory.

M – Menachem, a Holocaust memory.

N – Newlyweds: Mary and Elkanah Walker

O – Ocean Offerings

P – Silent P, by guest poster Tom

Q – Questing

R – Restricting Religious Interpretation (1500’s style)

S – Slugs Eat Anything That Is a Plant, by Super Special guest poster, Adel.

T – Time Slip, by guest poster Bohemian Nerd   (My post: Tittynope and Tetractys can be found on her page!)

U – Underwater Adventure in the Bathtub, by Super Special guest posters, Isabelle and Jenny.

V – Vacation

W – Writing, and other ways of telling tales.

X – Xander and the xoanon

Y – Being Yoder, by guest poster Rebecca.

Z – Zachary Zombie Hunter and his pet Zebra, star in “Catching some Z’s”