For three out of the past four years I’ve hosted a rather
unique Blogfest. I first started it to
help me readjust to blogging after the turmoil of WRiTE CLUB, but now it exists on its own merits.
Want to know one of my pet peeves about the way our
blogosphere operates? You can miss some
really awesome posts if you need to be away for a while and unable to keep up
with your favorite blogs. While WRiTE CLUB goes on I probably miss out on hundreds of quality
posts. And anybody who participates in
the A to Z Challenge will certainly miss some truly outstanding
posts because of the impossibility of trying to keep up while writing a post a
day. It’s really hard to rebound when
things get like that, so what most of us do is simply pick up with everybody’s
latest post. You know what that
means? A post about the signing of an
agent…missed! A book contract
finalized…missed! A cry for
help..missed! A birth
announcement…missed! Some other special
event in a bloggers life…gone! I just
shake my head when I think of all of the special posts I’ve missed this
year. And then there are the informative
posts about the topics I’m dying to know more about, yep I probably missed some
of those as well.
That’s what the Déjà
vu Blogfest is for.
This year, on December 18th, anyone who decides to take part
in the blogfest will re-post their
favorite blog offering from earlier in the year, or one that you believe failed
to receive the exposure it deserved. On December 18th as the day unfolds and
everyone hops from one blog to another, what they will be reading is the best
of the best (as determined by you) from this 2015. The blogosphere will be chock full 2015
writing brilliance on that day!
Encouragement, enlightenment, knowledge, bared souls, stimulation,
hilarity, insecurities, success stories!
All on display. And it couldn't
be any easier to take part...no writing necessary!
I’ll be back later in the year with a proper announcement
and a linky tool to sign up, but for now just write December 18th on
your calendar. :)
This is one of my favorite blog fests :)
ReplyDeleteAnother one of your stellar ideas!
ReplyDeleteI hate missing posts.
ReplyDeleteThat blogfest is fun for reading posts that were either missed or maybe early in a blogger's career.
I'm looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great blogfest celebration. I'll have to make up a special page for all of them.
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ReplyDeleteI took part in this fest for the first time last year. It was fun and I had a few posts I struggled to choose from. I'm sure I'll be able to find another this year and join again.
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What a fun idea for a blogfest!
ReplyDeleteI didn't particpate in this blogfest because I had a post scheudled for that day, but its a great idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! This week has been one of those weeks for me - super busy at work and home, which means so much is falling through the cracks (I can hardly even keep up with my own blog, let alone everyone else's!). I am sure I am missing amazing posts from other people.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's an excellent idea! Thank you for sharing. Happy A-Zing!
ReplyDeleteHi Don .. it's a great idea to remember posts that might have helped us or kept us up to date if we missed things ... it's great that Dec 18th is the key date ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteStopping by thanks for Dani @ Entertaining Interests. That sounds like a cool blogfest!
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