Blogapalooza 2009 Ends, Roundup Links to 128 Posts
January 27th 2009 01:49
Blogapalooza 2009 Comes to an End
They say that all good things must come to an end, and so it is with Robert Hruzek's Blogapalooza 2009. The last few submissions were posted at Middle Zone Musings yesterday, and Mr. MZM has now posted his finished list of a very impressive 128 participating entries. What a phenomenal success this year's project has been! Robert's roundup post, Blogapalooza 2009 is OVER!, contains links to each blogger's What I Learned From 2008 post (found elsewhere on the MZM site), as well as links to each individual participant's own blog. And what a wealth of good reading these linked-to posts contain!
Roundup Post Serves as Blogapalooza's Online "Table of Contents"
I've decided to announce Robert's roundup post to make it easier for those of you who might have thus far refrained from perusing the Blogapalooza posts because you felt it was just too much trouble to work your way through all of them to find the ones that interested you. Robert's roundup post eliminates that problem, allowing you to not only find your favorite bloggers but also locate unfamiliar blog titles that sound as if they might be in your niche or simply sound intriguing, helpful, or entertaining. This list is also an excellent one-stop blog shop that can help you find new blogs that could just become some of your very favorites!
Two Links for Each Listing Provide Added Convenience
Clicking each blogger's name will take you to his or her Blogapalooza entry, which lists up to 12 different blog posts the blogger's written--one for each month of blogging he or she has done during 2008. These posts represent some often-fascinating lessons learned by each blogger over the past year. You may also click the blog title to be taken directly to each entrant's blog so you can check it out firsthand. (Be sure to bookmark the ones you like best! And don't forget to bookmark Robert's roundup post, since there's a lot of material to digest here--far too much to assimilate in a single sitting. You'll definitely want to return later and check out the content, blogs, and bloggers you don't have time to look into the first time around.)
Blogapalooza 2009 Is Over--Or Is It?
Blogapalooza 2009 may be over in one sense--and, no, Robert, I'm not referring to your turning the Blogapalooza title banner upside down!--yet, in another sense, it's just beginning. We now have a wealth of excellent content literally at our fingertips just waiting to be explored--a veritable treasure trove of wisdom, creativity, and expertise that we may freely mine for the gems of knowledge and experience that will prove most valuable to us in our own writing, blogging, business and/or life journeys. So, hurry on over to the "Zone" and get started! I think you'll be glad you did!
Middle Zone Musings: A Blog that Will Soon Have You Hooked!
But, let me warn you: the Zone is definitely habit-forming! Before you know it, Robert's warm and friendly Texas manner--along with his inimitable sense of humor and the hefty doses of down-home wisdom he sends your way--will totally win you over and you'll be hopelessly hooked! You'll soon find yourself wanting to visit the Middle Zone amazingly often to get your regular--and highly beneficial--doses of MZM storytelling interwoven with Robert's impressive musings on life.
But, go right ahead: Indulge! With this particular addiction at least, you needn't feel guilty in the slightest, because every time you leave the Middle Zone, you'll leave just a little bit better than you were when you came--with a little more wisdom, a little more understanding, a little more insight, and a little more vision than you ever had before. And that'll be Robert's special gift to you!
Happy learning!
Jeanne
P.S. If you're interested in single-topic, single-post group writing projects, be sure to visit Middle Zone Musings early each month to find out the topic of the month for Robert's ongoing monthly WILF (What I Learned From) projects. Not only are they a wonderful way to get your group-writing "feet wet," but they also allow you to create entries that double as posts for you own blog--essentially accomplishing two things at once, rather than causing you to forego posting to your own blog in order to participate--a definite plus!
Did you enjoy this post? What are your thoughts on group writing projects such as Blogapalooza? Do you enjoy being kept updated about them? Do you think you might enjoy participating in this type of project in the future? Why or why not? If you're less than enthusiastic about participating in such large-scale projects, would you prefer to hear about other, similar but smaller-scale writing projects you might join in on? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this issue!
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Comment by Janet Collins
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
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In some ways it's such a shame that there are only 24 hours in a day! Yet, these roundup posts give us an opportunity to read some of the best posts of the year, which can be helpful, since we'd probably never find the time to read all the posts these bloggers have written. Even this way, we still need to pick and choose the ones that really catch our interest or fit our niche--but, at least we have a great collection to choose from!
Hope you'll find many among these that you enjoy!
Thanks for the visit!
Jeanne
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
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Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed my Blogapalooza post and those of other bloggers, too! Robert's WILF group writing projects are goldmines, aren't they?
Thanks for stopping by!
Jeanne