yeah write #132 weekly writing challenge kickoff: getting ready for November’s NaBloPoMo

by Erica Mullenix | Oct 20, 2013 | badges, BlogHer, Challenge, NaBloPoMo, YeahWrite | 17 comments

This is the second year yeah write will be blogging alongside BlogHer’s NaBloPoMo for 30 days in November

Let’s keep an eye on the NaBloPoMo space over at BlogHer, so when their official blogroll opens, we’ll be ready. The day BlogHer opens the blogroll, we’ll open the yeah write NaBlo grid.

Until then, we still have 12 guest blogging spaces available for BlogHer’s NaBloPoMo at yeah write and, if you have perk packages to donate for the 30 days, you can sign up on the same Google spreadsheet. Yeah write subscriber Rarasaur is also getting her game face on by putting together her own team that will hang out with us. For more details, see Rara’s introductory post.

You’ll be blogging for 30 days in your personal blogging space and, if you choose to help us out at yeah write, guest blogging a day or two over here. What the yeah write community has offered so far to be included in weekly random drawings during November:

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A basket of Trader Joe’s non-perishable goodies from yeah write editor Stacie
The book Why We Write (edited by Meredith Maran) from Jake of Jake vs. The City
Two hand-knit beanies from Jennifer of I’m Dancing in the Rain
Two book bundles from regular yeah write guest contributor Deb of MannaHatta Mamma including copies of You Have Lipstick on Your Teeth edited by Leslie Marinelli
The best homemade fudge you will ever know from Alisa of Ice Scream Mama
A book bundle from yeah write editor Kristin including Difficult Mothers by Terri Apter and The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
A book bundle from yeah write editor Erica including The Art of Possibility by Ben Zander
A book bundle from Gina of Does Anyone Care What I Write containing her two favorite books of 2013

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Wreaths Across America leadership development service project

Erica M is still collecting veterans memorial donations with her 12-year-old son Jon Alex who is a second-year cadet in his middle school leadership development corps. If you would like to donate one or two wreaths to be laid on the grave markers at Houston Memorial Cemetery during a holiday ceremony, please click here and give what you can. If you feel yeah write has ever contributed positively to your blogging or writing life, this would be a wonderful way to give back. Thanks.

Badges are ready for Tuesday’s post

Odds, ends, reminders

The badge you will need to add to your planned submission is over in the sidebar
Today is the earliest your submission can be dated
Your post can be no longer than 600 words
Personal essays or traditional blog anecdotes only
There are no weekly prompts; the topic is yours. Be compelling
The grid is open from Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. to Wednesday at 11:59 p.m.
There is voting. Voting will take place Thursday from midnight to 10:00 p.m. US eastern
The challenge grid is limited to 50 bloggers
The winners’ post will be published by noon on Friday
No self-promotional posts are allowed on the yeah write grid, including those containing links to other blog events and Internet contests

Yeah write #132 opens Tuesday…

17 Comments

Goldfish on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 12:06 pm

Rara sent me your way. I’m game for a guest post if you still have openings.
projectechoshadow on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 9:33 am

Rarasaur said I should contact you and let you know my email since I’m doing the NaNoWriMo thing, the exact comment was as follows.
” I’m having a sort of wonky day, so if I’ve already told you this– sorry! Haha, 🙂 But … Since you’re doing NaBloPoMo with us in November, if you want to do a YeahWrite guest post during that month — I talked to Erica and she’d love to have you! 😀

You just need to let her know where to reach you and she’ll send you info. You can pre-write it & choose your date. They have a big audience, so it’s probably worth it if you have time! 🙂

Just comment on their post, letting her know you’re game! yeahwrite.me/kickoff-132/ ”
So yeah, you can contact me at Trueecho22@gmail.com, I’m not actually sure how to proceed from here but thanks for your time.
- Erica M on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 10:04 am
  
  Watch your email for the link to the sign up sheet, thanks!
shreejacob on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 5:42 am

Hello Erica 🙂
Rara sent me over here to apply (lol is that even the correct word to use?) for a guest blogger spot?

My email is shree(dot)jacob(at)gmail(dot)com …

Thank you 🙂
- Erica M on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 10:05 am
  
  I sent the link to the sign up sheet. Thanks for “applying” haha
  - shreejacob on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 10:38 am
    
    Hi Erica!
    
    So I got the sign up sheet. I put my name down (Shree Jacob) for the 26th of November 🙂
    
    Just to confirm:
    The post is to be a maximum of 600 words on any topic.
    Where or how do I send the post to you? And what is the deadline?
    
    Thank you for the opportunity 🙂
Jantine on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 2:59 am

Rara sent me over for a guest post as well, I’d love to do one of those =D
- Erica M on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 10:05 am
  
  I replied to your share request. I think I learned some German, but I’m not sure!
  - Jantine on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 10:11 am
    
    In my mail address, it’s not German, but Dutch. The two languages are quite similar though. When I was a kid we went to Germany often on holidays, and I mixed with the German kids quite soon every time =P
    - Erica M on [Tue] 22 Oct 13 at 10:12 am
      
      Dang it, I knew I guessed wrong. I figured it out enough to share the spreadsheet, so I’m not an entire doofus. How do you say “doofus” in Dutch, anyway?
      - Jantine on [Wed] 23 Oct 13 at 2:42 am
        
        I think it hoovers somewhere between ‘sukkel’ and ‘sufkop’ 😉
Marilyn Armstrong on [Mon] 21 Oct 13 at 5:49 pm

I’m on Rara’s team (Yay Team Rara!). She sent me your link so you can find out where I am. I’ve actually got two sites, the one listed in the reply info and http://serendipity-redux.blogspot.com/ — a baby blog, just a week old tomorrow. Doing well all things considered. Rara thought I might like to do a Yeah Write post and I thought I might want to also, as soon as I figure out what it is. In the meantime, now you can get in touch with me … and vice versa. This should be fun. Never done anything like it before so it’s gpomg tp be a whole new experience. And very nice to meet you 🙂
- Erica M on [Mon] 21 Oct 13 at 6:54 pm
  
  Nice to meet you, too, Marilyn! I sent you the spreadsheet link. Thanks for joining us!
HA on [Mon] 21 Oct 13 at 2:54 pm

Hello Erica,

This is HA. I am going to participate in this year’s NaBloPoMo. Along with that, I’d be glad to do a YeahWrite guest post. Can you please provide me with more info regarding the same?
You can reach me at hamusesanewtune@gmail.com or at my facebook page.
Thank you.

Regards,
HA
- Erica M on [Mon] 21 Oct 13 at 2:56 pm
  
  Done! Thanks for joining us!
laura saenz on [Mon] 21 Oct 13 at 2:49 pm

hello! rarasaur sent me over to tell you i am want to play along and do a guest post! feel free to email me more info! thank you! laura (aka phrogmom)
- Erica M on [Mon] 21 Oct 13 at 2:51 pm
  
  Laura, yay! I’ll send you the link to the sign-up spreadsheet. Welcome aboard.