Congratulations to everyone who
conquered the A to Z Challenge!
Here we go! My thoughts on the 2015 A to Z
Challenge...
My Own Personal Preferences
- Some themes/posts are self explanatory
by their title, but when they aren't, I really appreciated when
people put just a short blurb at the top, or beginning of their post,
explaining what their A to Z focused on. Having it done this way
made it easier for me to just dive in.
- I find that I definitely prefer shorter
posts. Unless it's a topic that I LOVE, or a person that has
commented on my blog and I'm trying to return the comment, I usually
leave the page if it's more than a few paragraphs.
- Midway through the month, I went back
to my routine and replied back to comments on my blog only after
visiting and commenting on the original posters blog. Initially I
started the challenge by not responding to comments on my blog,
thinking this would save me some time, but it just caused me
confusion since this was not the way I usually handle things. I'm a creature of habit!
- I really, really, REALLY appreciate
when a visitor just leaves me a direct link to their blog in the comments. When I
click on a visitors name and it brings me to blogger...not too bad.
But when it brings me to Google+, I pretty much want to slam my head
into a wall. I fucking hate trying to navigate Google+...there's
just too much clicking involved. This is a blog hop that involves
over 1500 people. Please make it easy!
Recommendations/Improvements that I
think can be made with the Challenge itself (the first two are the
same thoughts that I had last year)
- A registering system where you can fill
in your blog topic instead of having to pick from pre-made ones.
- All the blog topics would be sorted alphabetically. This
recommendation is a direct result of my OCD.
- The A to Z team could include a
tutorial on how to include a direct link to your blog when you
comment (using HTML fancy language). This would eliminate the Google+ head banging feeling that
many of us get.
- I love the new idea for the A-Z
Challenge themed t-shirts. You know what I'd like better than a
t-shirt? An A to Z bandana! I can put it on Emmie :)
Now that I'm done complaining... here
are some A to Z bloggers that I enjoyed:
- Heather @Waiting is the HardestPart--Heather shared with us how much of an impact the show, The
X-Files, made on her life. Her theme makes me want to do a
rewatch...like Right.Now. I enjoyed her point of view on her topics
as well as the funny commentary by Stormy, her sidekick, at the end
of the posts. Plus, she has a blow up alien doll...and that's cool.
- Roslyn @Fangirl Stitches--She shared
geek themed cross-stitch posts. Geeky mixed with art...I'm all over
that!
- Tyrean @Everyday Writer, TyreanMartinson--Tyrean focused her theme on featuring other bloggers. Not
only did I think that this was extremely generous of her, but it shed
some light on some new bloggers that I found to be really
interesting.
Overall, I'm happy that I accepted the
challenge for a second year. If I do it again next year, I think
I'll do something similar as this year and keep it really simple and
short. Who knows...maybe Emmie will help me out again :)
Many thanks to everyone who visited my
blog and left comments...it was most appreciated!
What are your thoughts?
Are you glad you took the challenge?
It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things! The brainchild of Viklit, Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is. I am thrilled to co-host this wonderful bloghop!
