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Some of My Favorite Blogs
Every blog I visited was magical in some way. Please know that I was enriched with every visit. Thank you! With that said, there are those blogs I kept revisiting so I thought I would share them with you:
1. Stories Mary Grace Ketner shared observations and anecdotes about the traditional tales found in the 398.2 section of your library – Folktales, Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths and Fables – as well as their protagonists and villains, collectors, illustrators, and scholars. Mary Grace is a professional storyteller, author, friend. Each post was 100 perfectly placed words that flowed. You'll want to find the 398.2 section of your library and discover these treasures listed in each post!
2. Pam Faro and her StorytellerStory Crossings blog was amazing. Her blog is all about making connections through storytelling. She is an amazing storyteller, storyteller presenter, and educator. I'm so happy to have another storytelling friend.
3. Life, the Universe and Everything - Each day's life experiences with Megan was such a delight to read. She is a storyteller and a fantastic writer.
4. The Multicolored Diary - Each day of folktales, legends, and myths held me spellbound. Zalka Csenge Virág's writing is beautiful and so are her tales. Here are her words: "I love colors. I love colorful things (in case the blog's title did not cue you in). This year, I am going to be posting about folktales, myths andlegends that have something to do with a certain color of the day. The A to Z will be given by the colors, which is fun in itself: there are more colors (and especially names of colors) in the world than you could possibly imagine."
5. Stephanie's Studio - Stephanie's blog is inspiring and her writing is flowing! I've loved each of her posts and will continue to read and learn from her!
6. Finding Eliza - Awww, the letters, postcards, and anecdotes written down by Kristen Cleage's grandfather to his wife Pearl - priceless! Extensive photographs and research are throughout with fantastic recounts of her grandparent's days together (1907-1912).
1. Stories Mary Grace Ketner shared observations and anecdotes about the traditional tales found in the 398.2 section of your library – Folktales, Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths and Fables – as well as their protagonists and villains, collectors, illustrators, and scholars. Mary Grace is a professional storyteller, author, friend. Each post was 100 perfectly placed words that flowed. You'll want to find the 398.2 section of your library and discover these treasures listed in each post!
2. Pam Faro and her StorytellerStory Crossings blog was amazing. Her blog is all about making connections through storytelling. She is an amazing storyteller, storyteller presenter, and educator. I'm so happy to have another storytelling friend.
3. Life, the Universe and Everything - Each day's life experiences with Megan was such a delight to read. She is a storyteller and a fantastic writer.
4. The Multicolored Diary - Each day of folktales, legends, and myths held me spellbound. Zalka Csenge Virág's writing is beautiful and so are her tales. Here are her words: "I love colors. I love colorful things (in case the blog's title did not cue you in). This year, I am going to be posting about folktales, myths andlegends that have something to do with a certain color of the day. The A to Z will be given by the colors, which is fun in itself: there are more colors (and especially names of colors) in the world than you could possibly imagine."
5. Stephanie's Studio - Stephanie's blog is inspiring and her writing is flowing! I've loved each of her posts and will continue to read and learn from her!
6. Finding Eliza - Awww, the letters, postcards, and anecdotes written down by Kristen Cleage's grandfather to his wife Pearl - priceless! Extensive photographs and research are throughout with fantastic recounts of her grandparent's days together (1907-1912).
Thoughts and Reflections
Twenty - six days of blogging was like a hiking adventure up a mountain never visited before. I learned to survive from those around me, took in the sights, paid attention to the trail signs, had a few falls along the way, took pictures, and one step at a time, I made it to the top, along with all the new friends I made along the way! What a sight it was! Looking down at the path taken was simply amazing! I left my handprint on the flat boulder up there hoping others would notice. Thank you for this unforgetful adventure. I definitely look forward to participating again next year.
Reflecting on this month: I wanted to attract storytellers, teachers of youth writers and readers, educators, and anyone mildly interested in engaging students and adults in the crafts of reading, writing, and storytelling. It was amazing that my visitors were from all walks of life and I'm so appreciative that they came to visit and see what my blog had to offer them. I recipricated and found that I connected to so many blogs myself. I enjoyed communicating with the authors and making friends with many of them as a result. My curiosity kept me coming back for more. I'm now following several blogs and look forward to each of their posts. I'm a new blogger (since August 2013) so my learning curve is great. Folks along the way offered great advice and tips on how to create a successful blog.
The world really is a network of friends. Viewers from all over the world visited. Thank you from Texas!
The world really is a network of friends. Viewers from all over the world visited. Thank you from Texas!
Tips on How to Make the A-Z April Blog Challenge even better
This being my first year to try this out, I would like to shout out "THANK YOU!" to all involved. Your support, your modeling what a great blog looks and feels like, your kind and thoughtful comments, your time in reading the posts - make each day invigorating! I looked forward to each post I wrote because of you!
Tip for next year:
1, Blog Categories. The directions state: "There are categories for those looking for like-minded blogs. Select ONE category code and enter it after your blog’s title/name. The code applies to your blog, not your theme for the Challenge and is purely optional. However, if your blog has adult content or strong language with liberal use of swearwords etc. you MUST mark it (AC) or it will be removed from the list."
My suggestion would be for those that wish to use a category code- have a pull down window to select that code. If bloggers would like to visit those like categories then there would be a way to click on that particular code and see those blogs. I bet we would visit more blogs if we had them in order by categories.
2. Possibly place blogs in alphabetical order under their categories
Tip for next year:
1, Blog Categories. The directions state: "There are categories for those looking for like-minded blogs. Select ONE category code and enter it after your blog’s title/name. The code applies to your blog, not your theme for the Challenge and is purely optional. However, if your blog has adult content or strong language with liberal use of swearwords etc. you MUST mark it (AC) or it will be removed from the list."
My suggestion would be for those that wish to use a category code- have a pull down window to select that code. If bloggers would like to visit those like categories then there would be a way to click on that particular code and see those blogs. I bet we would visit more blogs if we had them in order by categories.
2. Possibly place blogs in alphabetical order under their categories
My blogging will continue tomorrow. It's my hope to blog 2-3 times a week. I'll focus on storytelling, writing, reading activities, and everything in-between! Visit often and I hope to revisit your blogs and take the roadtrip to blogs never visited yet. Cheers to all!
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