Today is the day bloggers post their reflections on the
Blogging Challenge experience. I’m glad I participated this year, and met so
many talented people through their blogs.
I particularly enjoyed others’ movie blogs, blogs about
literature, poetry, or just people writing about their travels. I liked meeting
people from other countries, and learning about their culture. One person I
happened upon was writing short essays on current events, political topics, and
I enjoyed reading the posts and the comments that followed.
What didn’t work for me was when I would attempt to post a
comment on someone’s blog, work to word it just right, and then it wouldn’t
post. The Blogging A to Z staff emphasized at the start that people were to
remove any impediments to commenting, and not everyone took this advice. It
made it frustrating for me, and in some cases, I just didn’t return to their
blog. If I make a comment, I want it to show up right away. You can always
delete a comment if it’s inappropriate or spam.
What worked great was the discipline of churning out 26 blog
posts in such a short time. Writing the movie reviews for my blog was a great experience,
and I learned so much from researching and watching the films. I enjoyed the
comments I received, and always made a reply to my readers.
I did not miss having the “Linky List.” It worked great for
me to look at blogs from the main page after I had left a link to my blog in
the comments section, and to also look at the Facebook page and find the blogs
from there.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to put this event
together and who participated. There are some greatly talented people out there
sharing their knowledge. Some blogs I am continuing to follow, so I hope to see
you posting all year. I will continue to review films and post about once or
twice a week.
Happy creating!
