Happy Halloween again (since I already said it on my post from earlier today! Tomorrow begins a new month, which as always means another Hive Power Up Day, but in November it also means the beginning of 30 days of blogging craziness. So yes, the time for #HiveBloPoMo (Hive Blog Posting Month) is upon us once again!
I've written about this twice-a-year initiative a number of times before (links below), so I'll just do a quick roundup of what to expect over the next four weeks.
What is HiveBloPoMo
I'm a huge fan of the original NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) that started back in 1999 and after I discovered it in 2007, I took part many times. Then I found the offshoot NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) and made the questionable choice to attempt both back in 2014. I'm happy to say that not only was I able to complete both challenges that year, it also gave my blogging a well needed kick in the pants and I've been (somewhat...lol) consistently blogging ever since.
Back on our legacy chain, I decided to create a blockchain version of the blogging challenge, which naturally followed over here on Hive. It runs twice a year in April and November (the traditional PoMo months), and while it's essentially a personal challenge (meaning nothing is being offered for a prize pool), it's a great opportunity to connect with other bloggers and get your blogging skills honed and polished.
Okay, but what exactly is Hive Blog Posting Month?
- Post daily on the Hive Blockchain for the month of November 2022
- Win the amazeballs feeling of having 30 new posts earning crypto on the Hive blockchain!
Yes, it's that simple. And (for me) wicked difficult! 😂
All the links to my previous Hive Blog Posting Month announcement posts with more info
Introducing #StXXmBloPoMo - the first announcement post on our legacy chain, for April 2019.
#StXXmBloPoMo Day One - More thoughts & writing prompts - Also for April 2019
(Skipped November 2019 as I was having health issues)
Introducing Hive Blog Posting Month (aka #HiveBloPoMo)! - The first on Hive, for April 2020
Hive Blog Posting Month (aka HiveBloPoMo) starts November 1st 2020! - for November 2020
NaBloPoMo & HiveBloPoMo (aka Hive Blog Posting Month for April 2021! - for April 2021
Hive Blog Posting Month (aka #HiveBloPoMo) starts November 1st 2021! - for November 2021
Hive Blog Posting Month (aka #HiveBloPoMo) starts April 1st 2022! - for April 2022
Is there a Hive Blog Posting Month community?
Yes, not only is there a HiveBloPoMo Hive account, and a Twitter account, there is also the HiveBloPoMo Community that I created on October 28th, 2021. However to be clear, there's no "rule" or anything about posting to the community - I made it to make it easier to find HiveBloPoMo posts, and to help people participating in the initiative to connect. I'm not actively curating it (yet) or anything like that, so it's a completely optional thing if you want to post and/or crosspost to it.
What should I post about?
Anything you like! But if you're like me, there are times that you just can't pull anything out of your brain, so last November, I finally put together a monthly calendar of daily blogging prompts. There are a bunch of topics that are Hive specific (like #SublimeSunday, #WednesdayWalk, and #MarketFriday), but others that are more general (like #Caturday and #ThrowbackThursday). I've also included some fun and/or thought-provoking "Holidays" that I found on the website Holiday Insights. If you want more information about a specific holiday mentioned on my calendar, you can check out their November Holidays - Daily Calendar National, World Days page, scroll down to the date, and there are clickable links that tell you more about the celebration.
Back in April of this year, @shadowspub also reminded me that she has an awesome email list that sends out a variety of daily prompts. Here's a copy of what she has in the footer of all her posts -
image courtesy of @shadowspub
"Would you like to receive writing prompts every day? You can subscribe to Prompt A Day to get started."
Are there any other 30 day challenges for November?
I'm so glad you asked! Yes, and I'm going to give this a go at the same time I'm doing Hive Blog Posting Month (because, why not?). This November marks the 15th anniversary of @epodcaster's NaPodPoMo (National Podcast Post Month) and for the second year in a row, she's hosting it on Hive as well. Be sure to check out her page NaPodPoMo.org for more information, or take a peek at her Hive profile for helpful posts like, NaPodPoMo 101: Getting Started. Oh, and this year she's set up a NaPodPoMo Community as well.
That's it!
Good luck to everyone giving this (or any of the other 30 day challenges) a go! Please feel free to shout out if you have any questions and happy Hive blog posting (and an early happy Hive Power Up Day as well)!
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