It was
several years since I had participated in the A to Z challenge and it was
almost at the last moment that I decided to take part. I started planning on 30th
March!
I found it
all-consuming. My theme was ‘Nature’ and I had to ensure that what I wrote was as
accurate as possible; to that end, I had to conduct much research. I learnt a
considerable amount along the way.
I was
amazed at the number of participants and the wide variety of themes. Visiting
other blogs and learning new things is always a pleasure and I was taken to
realms of which I had only superficial knowledge and understanding. Some authors
I intend to continue to follow.
Some participants' posts were long and detailed, others short and succinct. On balance, mine were
too long, probably because I went off at a tangent so many times. In person, I speak
little, but am a good listener, so I compensate for that when I write.
I didn’t
visit as many blogs as I intended and accessing and commenting on some was just
too off-putting.
Will I do
it again? I don’t know.
Thank you
to everyone who visited my blog. It was good to interact with you.
Congratulations
to all who took part and completed the course.
I hope you do return for A to Z next year. I enjoyed your photos and posts, and thanks for visiting/commenting on my blog. I also did not write ahead and didn't realize my blogs would end up being long due to so much content to cover. Next year, I hope to remedy that by planning ahead, photo blogging with shorter posts, and visiting/commenting more. Hope to see you in AtoZ 2024!
ReplyDeleteThere's long, and there's long and interesting and your posts were definitely interesting. I look forward to your 2024 A to Z :-)
DeleteNever too long when you had so much to show and tell about nature. But I'm a big nature fan. Thank you for the work you did.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lynn. I don't know how I came across your blog, but I'm glad I did :-)
ReplyDeleteI've been remiss in not faithfully following your A - Z posts but intend to go back and catch them all, as well as following the links. I've quite enjoyed all you've shared; well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stephanie. It's quite taxing to keep up, isn't it? By the way, I can't access your blog.
DeleteI realize I need to go back and read these A-Z posts. Some days are better than others for me and blog visiting. Your comment about speaking little, but being a good listener sounds like me. Do you suppose that is an Aries trait?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is an Arien trait - I'd never considered that. Are you fully recovered now?
DeleteI enjoyed your A-Z, but it isn't something I would do myself and I didn't visit other sites. I spend too much time with the computer already.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you mean, River. The world can shrink to just the keyboard and the computer . . .
ReplyDeleteI am in awe of the time and research you put into these posts! xxx
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, I don't go out to work x
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your posts and didn't find them too long :-) Congrats on finishing the challenge!
ReplyDeleteRonel visiting for Reflecting on a Double A-Z Challenge 2023
Thank you, Ronel :-)
ReplyDeleteNature is always an awesome subject!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
Beth
https://bethlapinsatozblog.wordpress.com/
Thank you, Beth - it is, indeed.
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