This is a post I probably should have done last Friday. But there are a couple of reasons I didn’t do it then:
- I wanted my post count to end up at a neat 10
- I wanted to see if anyone else would do a compilation of all the advice given during this Blaugust. If they did then I wouldn’t do it too as it would feel unnecessary.
Yeah, I am pretty silly in case anyone hasn’t noticed that yet. :p
Anyway, I decided to make a compilation of blogging advice written during this month by the mentors. It just seemed like a good idea to have it listed in one place, even if it will end up just being for my own use.
Before we get to my ramblings about my participation on this Blaugust, let’s get this list out of the way, shall we?
I tried to categorize them in a way that made sense for me. Hopefully I didn’t miss anyone but if I did, please let me know, with the link to the relevant post.
The same goes if you feel your post isn’t in the appropriate category.
General Advice
Blaugust Prep Week – Tales of the Aggronaut
#BlaugustReborn Getting started – StarShadow
Dust Off Your Old Blog – Contains Moderate Peril
A Blaugust to Revive Blogging – The Ancient Gaming Noob
Blogging is Dead! Long Live Blogging! – Me vs Myself and I
When Blogging Turns Bad – Contains Moderate Peril
Blaugust Prep Week: Build Bridges – JVT Workshop
Blaugust Prep Week – Armagon Live
Imposter Syndrome and Your Blog – Gamer Girl Confessions
Blaugust Prep Week: Advice – Moonshine Mansion
Blaugust Prep Week: What’s in a name? – Moonshine Mansion
Blaugust Prep Week: Listen to Advice – JVT Workshop
Thinking about blogging? A TL;DR for Newbies – Thinking Play
Blaugust Reborn – Deciding to Blog – Nomadic Gamers, eh!
Blaugust Reborn: Five tips for coming up with blog topics – Bio Break
Blaugust Mentor: How blogging can help your next job interview – Cinemaxica
The Best Laid Blogs O’ Mice an’ Men – Casual Aggro
Starting a Blog & Keeping the Momentum – A Hobbit’s Journey
Blaugust Reborn: Five things every blogger should do to connect with other writers – Bio Break
Opinions, Debate and Courting Controversy – Contains Moderate Peril
Blaugust and Consolidating Your Blog Reading – The Ancient Gaming Noob
On Writing
Finding Inspiration Where There Is None – Me vs Myself and I
Blaugust Prep Week: First Words – JVT Workshop
Blaugust Prep Week: Less can be More – JVT Workshop
Blogging: Importance of Voice & Choosing your Audience – Aywren Sojourner
Blaugust Prep Week: Word Killer – JVT Workshop
How Do You Write A Blog Post? You Just Write A Blog Post – Inventory Full
It Is Blaugust and What Should I Even Write About? – The Ancient Gaming Noob
Blaugust: Keep Your Finger Near the Print Screen Key – Aywren Sojourner
Finding inspiration #BlaugustReborn – GamingSF
A Writing Process – Thinking Play
Blaugust and Editorial Policy – The Ancient Gaming Noob
Language, Style and Tone – Contains Moderate Peril
Organization and Scheduling
Blaugust Prep Week: Time Allotment – JVT Workshop
Blaugust 2018: The preper’s guide to survival blogging – Bio Break
Blogging logistics #BlaugustReborn – GamingSF
Blogging and Self-Discipline – Contains Moderate Peril
Should I Blog & How Often Do I Post?!? – A Hobbit’s Journey
Organising blogposts #BlaugustReborn – GamingSF
Writing and Time – Contains Moderate Peril
Topic Prompts
The First of Blaugust – Tales of the Aggronaut
Blaugust Reborn Begins – Me vs Myself and I
Blaugust Reborn – It Has Begun – A Hobbit’s Journey
All The Post Ideas From My Remarkably Small Brain – Atheren’s Adventures
Blaugust: Topic Brainstorming Week – Moonshine Mansion
Blaugust: Free Ideas Lockbox! – Why I Game
Blog Post Topic Ideas – Endgame Viable
Scarcity Of Subjects – Gamer Girl Confessions
Learning from Day 2 of #BlaugustReborn – Beyond Tannhauser Gate
Blogging idea generation #BlaugustReborn – GamingSF
Blaugust Topic Idea: Pet Peeves – JVT Workshop
Topic Brainstorming Week: How do you buy games? – Armagon Live
Conversation Starters For All Occasions – Inventory Full
Blaugust Topic Idea: Future Tech – JVT Workshop
Blaugust Topic Idea: Pretty Pictures – JVT Workshop
Blaugust Topic Idea: Stories and Guides – JVT Workshop
Mining The Past – Tales of the Aggronaut
Blaugust Topic Idea: Reviews (and a Daylight Review) – JVT Workshop
What Class Do you REFUSE to Play? – Soul of the Forest
Technical Advice
Choosing a Platform – Tales of the Aggronaut
Blaugust Prep Week: Picture Editing – JVT Workshop
Syndication and Social Media – Tales of the Aggronaut
Time for a Makeover – Contains Moderate Peril
Blaugust – Keep up with the news via RSS – Armagon Live
Staying Motivated
Staying Motivated: Oddities of Life – JVT Workshop
Why I’m [Still] Blogging – The Parent Trope
Staying Motivated: Asking Questions – JVT Workshop
Staying motivated #BlaugustReborn – GamingSF
The Rhythm Method – Inventory Full
Staying Motivated: Status Update – JVT Workshop
Reflections on the Event
I decided to join in for two reasons: first it was a good excuse to get into regularly blogging again. The second was to add more new blogs to my RSS reader. Although I wouldn’t say I really achieved the first the second goal was a definitive success. 🙂
My initial aim was to write 5 posts during August which I was able to do without too much issue. I did get a bit more ambitious though and aimed for 15 posts just for the silver badge but unfortunately my mood was pretty bad during the last two weeks and I didn’t feel much like writing (or doing anything) during that period. Still, I wrote more than I expected I would.
I also re-learned the importance of starting to write early, of having some drafts saved up. Writing those big walls of text in one go is hard and the end result isn’t good for anyone. That is one of the things I intend to change going forward.
I also intend to write at least one blog post per week. Eventually I’d like to settle into a schedule but for now I think just having one post per week is a more realistic goal.
All in all I am very happy with the event and my participation on it. A big thank you for Belghast for organizing the event. Also thank you for the mentors who wrote all the above advice and for everyone who joined the Blaugust Discord server for the chat and general support. You people rock! 🙂
For anyone curious, here is the tally of the participants that Belghast did.
