Post-marathon ponderings on the April A to Z Blogging Challenge

April bloggers reflect today on the month-long marathon of A to Z blog entries we have published.

This year, I completed the alphabetical endeavor with six blogs.

• Heart of a Ready Writer – Bible and devotional writings
• Meme Express: Blog Prompts – blog topics and writing prompts
• Nickers and Ink: Poetry and Humor – poetry and humor
• Practically at Home – home and how-to’s
• The Mane Point: A Haven for Horse Lovers – horses and equestrian topics
• Working in Words – writing and publishing pointers

And I loved doing it!

Sure, it was a lot to do. Concepting and composing 26 posts for six blogs equaled 158 posts in all. Matching ideas to title initials was fun and occasionally infuriating at the same time.

Overall, it was a blast. I just wish I’d been able to visit more participating blogs, and I hope to continue dropping in on fellow A- Z-ers in the coming days.

A to Z Blogging Challenge finishers: 

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created by Working in Words, 

if you wish. As a courtesy, please link back to Working in Words, 

if you do!  Thank you.

What did participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge do for me?

For this particular blog, the month-long event inspired me to look for super published content by fellow web writers, finding fine features to fill my A to Z topics. By doing so, I discovered delicious recipes, helpful how-to’s, creative crafts, great gardening ideas, fun family finds, and much more!

I even made a few new friends after featuring folks’ work.

Here’s the full list of Practically at Home April A to Z Blogging Challenge posts.

• A is for April Fool's Day & the A to Z Challenge
• B is for Bridal Showers
• C is for Chocolate Mousse Day
• D is for Decoupage
• E is for Easter Eggs
• F is for Festival & Fair Foods
• G is for Gummy Bears
• H is for Haphazard Humor
• I is for Impeccable Irises
• J is for Juicy Jams
• K is for Killer Ketchup
• L is for Lentil Soup
• M is for Mini Monsters
• N is for Nummy Nachos
• is for Oh, No! Osteoporosis!
• P is for Playing on Pinterest
• Q is for Quick Breads
• R is for Rank Refrigerators
• S is for Scrumptious Spaghetti
• T is for Table Setting
• U is for Under-bed Storage
• V is for Volunteering as a Venture in Vulnerability
• W is for Waging War on Whining
• X is for eXtra Credit - eXcellent or eXasperating?
• Y is for Yardwork
• Z is for Zippy Zinnias

Did you notice any writers you recognized in the highlight lists?

You never know who might be featured on Practically at Home. I love pointing out great content by valued colleagues!

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A to Z April Challenge Survivor badge

 by co-host Jeremy

at Retro-Zombie – used by permission

A to Z 2012 Checkered Flag 
created by Linda Ann Nickerson
for Working in Words

A to Z Blogging Challenge 2012 logo

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