On Monday, we featured a guest post from Fiona at NLP Mum about NaBloPoMoUK. The blogging social network, BlogHer, in the US runs National Blog Post Month and it’s been brought across the pond for us to try. We are grateful to Fiona for bringing it to our attention and as BritMums specialises in “leading the conversation” we wanted to show our support for this most excellent blogging challenge: writing a blog post EVERY DAY for the month of November.
Yesterday, being the 1st of the month, bloggers everywhere began sharpening their fingers and grey matter in anticipation of 30 days worth of posts. There was a bit of trepidation, however. Could it be done? Would they lose their minds and their followers? How on earth can you find something to write about EVERY SINGLE DAY?? As ever, at BritMums, we’re here to help. Initially I started a Forum discussion on the BritMums network to gauge the interest level of our members for this endeavour. Then, after a really positive response from our members, I started a Group on the Network where those who are NaBloPoMo-ing could list their posts, find support and learn from each other.
Between the Forum Discussion and the Group there are now 49 BritMums signed up to participate in NaBloPoMo! Very exciting stuff from our members. This is a mega-commitment and one that should not be taken lightly. Writing every day, for many, is just not something they do. Most bloggers average 3-4 posts a week if they are lucky (or if they want to). The idea behind NaBloPoMo (gleaned from NaNoWriMo) is simply to encourage your writing. It’s not for everyone. And hopefully none of our BritMums NaBloPoMo-ers will lose any followers in the process. They need your support and encouragement so I’ll be listing below, for this week’s Good Reads, the NaBloPoMo UK BritMums for you to follow. Their posts will be dropping into your readers/email inboxes on a daily basis for the next 30 days so do your best to cheer them on. If I have somehow forgotten any one of the bloggers signed up to NaBloPoMo through BritMums, please forgive me. Blame it on the Bebe that’s waiting to get out!
- Emma B at Mummy Musings; @B4kersgirl
- Mirka at All Baby Advice: @Kahanka
- Hayley at Simply Hayley; @simply_hayley
- Jenny at Cheetah in My Shoes; @jennyovengloves
- Rachel at This Mid 30’s Life; @Mid30sLife
- Gemma at Helloitsgemma; @helloitsgemma
- Kate at Kate on Thin Ice; @netcurtains
- Fran at From Fun to Mum; @from_fun_to_mum
- Sandra at Kids Bee Happy; @kidsbeehappy
- Elaine at Little Sheep Learning; @littlesheep
- Angela at Angela This is Life; @Ang_thisislife
- Cat at Yellow Days; @catparrott
- Not a Notting Hill Mum at Not a Notting Hill Mum; @notanottinghill
- Deb at Aspie in the Family; @MumForAutism
- Laura at The Mummy Life; @TheMummyLife
- Sophie at Super Amazing Mum; @superamazingmum
- Sarah Mac at People Don’t Eat Enough Fudge
- Fiona at NLP Mum; @nlpmum (and the genius who brought the concept to BritMums)
- Aly at Plus 2.4; @plus2point4
- Kirsty at Imperfect Pages; @imperfectpages
- Emma at Mummy Mummy Mum; @mummymummymum
- Sinead at The Singing Mummy; @thesingingmummy
- Jules at Curtains for the Window in my Head; @muddleduck
- Elizabeth at Momma Two; @Eliza_Do_Lots
- But Why Mummy Why at But Why Mummy Why; @butwhymummywhy
- Penny at Alexander Residence; @Aresidence
- Clare at Seasider in the City; @seasiderclare
- Jenny at Mummy Mishaps; @JennyPaulin
- Magz at Tangerine Turtle; @magzparmenter
- Debbie at Motivating Mum; @motivatingmumuk
- Becs at Rollercoaster Mum; @chickensandkids
- Shell at Shell Louise; @shell1207
- Annie at Mammasaurus Blog; @mammasaurusblog
- Tattie at Tattie Weasle; @tattieweasle
- Michelle at The American Resident; @michelloui
- Bianca at Richmond Mummy; @RichmondMummy
- Jo at Miss Holly Blog; @MumFriendlyJo
- Nikki at A Mother in France; @amotherinfrance
- Actually Mummy at Actually Mummy; @actuallymummy
- Primrose Hill at Postcards from Pramstead; @pramstead
- Sara at Walking with Angels; @livvyssmile
- Otilia at Romanian Mum in London; @romanianmum
- Lucy at Dear Beautiful Boy; @love_from_mummy
- Ginny at Close to the Green; @closetothegreen
- Alyson at Alyson’s Blog; @alysonsblog
- Sadie at Mums Guide to Insanity; @sadiequinton
- Polly at Caught Writing; @pollyburns2
- Fran at Motherventing; @motherventing
- Karin at Cafe Bebe; @cafebebe (who is clearly insane as Bebe will be arriving this month)
This will have to do as your Good Reads list for the MONTH of November. Due to the impending arrival of my Bebe by the end of this month (hopefully she says), the Good Reads feature will move to being a MONTHLY feature. So, we’ll be recommending MORE Good Reads to you to carry you through the month. And this month, let’s focus on these brave BritMums Bloggers who are taking on NaBloPoMo. See if you can lend them a bit of support and/or biscuits.
Keep calm, carry on and just keep blogging!
About Karin Joyce
Karin Joyce is the creator of Embrace Happy, an inspirational and motivational website where the focus is on celebrating the good in our lives every day. The Embrace Happy tagline is: Not every day is good but there is good in every day.
Before starting Embrace Happy, Karin was one of the “old school” bloggers from the early days of what was then British Mummy Bloggers with her parenting blog Cafe Bebe. In between school runs, blogging and being a wife to Mark and Mum to Ella (6 1/2) and Sam (3), Karin also works as a freelance social media manager and consultant.
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hi, I’m also taking part! I only started up my blogging recently again, and discovered NaBloPoMo on Monday….hence I’m not managed to get up with all the different networks involved!
Please have a look at http://www.badmumsclub.blogspot.com!
Thank you x
Ps. Good luck with your imminant arrival!
Wow, Karin, you do work hard! Thanks for linking everyone up here, very helpful. I’ve already done my post for today – hope I can continue to be as efficient throughout the month.
Thanks for including me on the blogroll – I would just like to say that my name is Fran, my job title is Mother… 😉
Hi Fran!
Many apologies! You are most definitely a Fran and not just a Mother! I will correct it!
🙂 Karin
Chocolate in the shape of raw fish? Interesting. It would be more surprising to make sushi look like choaolcte. Imagine taking a bite into a Snickers only to discover it was seaweed full of salmon roe.I’m also a big fan of toothpaste that tastes like anchovies or goat cheese.
Blimey I’m subscribed to most of you lot! My inbox is going to be extremely hot(mail) this month 😕
Hi all – Nutter, not genius 😉 I’ve just posted the links to Day 3 comment on FB if you want to hook your Nov 3rd post in there, and I think Karin is creating a NaBloPoMo list on twitter so that we can all follow each other on there too… Karin? (I’d do it… in fact I started it, and then realised that I couldn’t put myself on the list which is yet another shortfall of twitter…. if anyone knows a way round this let me know). Hope you’re all enjoying the challenge. Off to post for day 3….. oh, and if anyone knows how to get wp-polls working do tweet me or contact me through the FB group. Cheers F (@nlpmum http://www.facebook.com/pages/NaBloPoMo-UK/267197473324059)
Hi All,
I’m seriously new to this blogging thing and I am attempting to take part too.
How do I get included on the blog role?
Also how do I set up my comments on my blog so I can reply to individuals? I use Blogger.
Hope to get to know some of you.
Laura
Day five
This is about my blogging first birthday with what I’ve learned, some tips for newcomers ( perhaps) and links to blogher and where to post your posts if you need them
http://www.notanottinghillmum.co.uk/2011/11/my-first-birthday-blogging-anonymously-and-what-ive-learned-in-my-first-year-of-blogging/