A blogging backlog

by Joanna on December 7, 2007

I’ve got a whole stack of blogging tasks that are demanding my attention.

I’m tempted to try my hand at Brian Clark’s Cosmo-headline-writing challenge. I need to work out what on earth I’ve learned from the world of sport for Robert Hruzek’s latest group writing project (and yes Robert, this one’s a real challenge for me). I’ve started compiling links for another round up of what you’ve been writing. There’s a thinking different challenge that I doubt I’m ever going to get round to. And of course I need to work on the round up of words and entries from the group writing project on connecting words (23 entries and more than double that in words – and still trying to think of a creative way to connect them up).

I wanted to show off my shiny new RSS and e-mail subscription buttons (and hover text over them! what a breakthrough this was), and how co.mments is making the task of engaging in blogging conversations so much easier for me…

Meantime the blogosphere is sending me messages that I need to clean up my sidebars (echoed loud and clear by my design adviser Cat) – and I know I can’t postpone this task much longer.

All of that is before I go anywhere near the writing theme I’ve set for this month…

So I decided to duck out and post this instead:-)

Have a great weekend all.


Links and thanks:

The Cosmo Headline Technique for Blogging Inspiration
at Copyblogger
Group Writing Project: What I learned from the world of sport at Middle Zone Musings
Thinking Differently about Giving Advice at Brain Based Biz (sorry Robyn for the delay!)
Improving your blog: clean it up by Lorelle writing at the Blog Herald
11 ways to spring clean your blog – video tutorial at Problogger

Thanks to Kenneth at Bloggers Journey for the great RSS and e-mail buttons, and to Michael Martin at ProBlogDesign for teaching me how to do the hover text (it took me a while to give it a whirl!)

Joanna Young, The Confident Writing Coach
Because our words count

{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }

Robert Hruzek 12.07.07 at 2:53 pm

Don’t worry, Joanna; you’re doing great! If there’s anything I can do… well, hey, I’m here for ya! :-)

By the way, I’m working up a post on this month’s theme for you too. (Hopefully it will be ready BEFORE the month’s over!)

Robert Hruzek 12.07.07 at 3:10 pm

And speaking of Brian’s Cosmo Challenge… I’ve renamed today’s MZM post “Why I Write Like Jethro Bodine”, and dedicate it to you!

Cheers!

Joanna Young 12.07.07 at 4:29 pm

Robert, what more could a girl ask for from her readers?

Thank you so much :-)

Joanna

Robert Hruzek 12.07.07 at 6:30 pm

Well, I suppose you could ask for money and diamonds… but you’d be out of luck! :-(

Brad Shorr 12.07.07 at 9:22 pm

Those new buttons are cute as a button!

cat 12.08.07 at 3:21 am

Hey Joanna,

Yeah, those sidebar chores can be a real pain in the batootie :-D

I do the same actually.

When I’m supposed to be doing something I’m not comfortable with, I do something old shoes instead. Like designing.

Somehow, this releases me to do what I’m supposed to be doing. Like writing.

btw – love your new newsletter graphics.

cat

Robyn 12.08.07 at 3:36 am

Joanna, you’re not alone in getting behind. I think I was the slowest to respond to the Turtle Meme. :-)

It’s never to late to get a “round tuit.” Rick Cockrum was also tagged and he just published his today as did Galba Bright. So, when you get a “round tuit” it’ll be fine because it was meant to be at that time. ;-)

Joanna Young 12.08.07 at 9:23 am

Ah Robyn, I knew you’d understand. Being slowest with a Turtle Meme sounds kind of appropriate!

Joanna

Joanna Young 12.08.07 at 9:26 am

Hi Brad, trust you to find a way to play with the words! :-)

They’re great aren’t they? I had to laugh at myself yesterday when I found myself waxing lyrical at my breakfast meeting with the facebookers about how I’d found the buttons, added the hover text… I seemed to have travelled a long way from my former self!

Joanna

Joanna Young 12.08.07 at 9:27 am

Hi Cat, you know I’m exactly the opposite way around, can always squeeze in a little bit of writing to put off the design work… I guess that’s why we make a good combination :-)

Joanna

Michael Martin 12.11.07 at 11:01 pm

I’m quite impressed to see that someone actually remembered a comment I wrote so long ago! That made me laugh. :D (The buttons do look good though!)

Joanna Young 12.12.07 at 8:17 am

Hi Michael, just goes to show the power of commenting!

I can’t tell you how pleased I was when I got it to work. Thanks for teaching me in such a clear and simple way.

Joanna

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