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Day 4 for 25th WDC Birthday Party - Blogging

Day 5 for 25th WDC Birthday Party

FORUM

It's WDC- 25th Birthday  (E) 7 day Challenge to celebrate 25 years of this successful writer's haven. #2343390 by A Warped Witch I Be

The Task:
There are different style blogging groups on WDC. Some are active all year, some host a specific month or just for WDC's birthday and some are on hiatus. Yup, more scavenger hunting, can you find at least five (5). There's more than that, I checked. Write about two of the different groups in your 3-paragraph entry. How do you feel about blogging in general?


I am roughly aware there are several blogging groups on WDC so I went exploring.

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GROUP

Blogging Circle of Friends   (E) A group for WDC bloggers. #1901868 by A Warped Witch I Be

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FORUM

BCoF 's Virtual 50 State Bucket List  (18+) We're going to explore one unique place in each of the 50 states in alphabetical order. #2342653 by A Warped Witch I Be

I love the mission statement here - to promote the writing and efforts of all WDC bloggers. I participated in the more specific 50 State Travel blog this summer and I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot about the different states and made some good blogging friends. So, would that be two different blogging groups?

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GROUP

30-Day Bloggers Group  (13+) Among the best bloggers on WDC can be found here. Join us, and expand your readership. #1788309 by FivetricksterTreats

This one looked to be an active bi-monthly blogging contest.


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Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2025  (E) Blogging event from September 1-7, 2025. CLOSED #2277665 by WakeUpAndLive~gummy worms BOO

I blogged for this contest last year during WDC's birthday. It was a lot of fun, but trying to shake things up and try different things this year.

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FORUM

It's WDC- 25th Birthday  (E) 7 day Challenge to celebrate 25 years of this successful writer's haven. #2343390 by A Warped Witch I Be

Does this one count? Another blogging contest for WDC's birthday.

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GROUP

Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise  (E) Blog City - Every Blogger's Paradise. #1972895 by A Warped Witch I Be

This blog city looked massive, but I loved the vibe and the community.


The most recent blogging experience I had was with the 50 State Travel Blog. I love to travel and I've been to some of the states but not all of the states so I thought this would be a lot of fun and I'd learn a little bit along the way. I discovered it was A LOT of fun, but it was also a lot of work. It did require that I do a little bit of research for me to put together an informative and fun blog entry.

I participated in the Blog Week Birthday Bastion last year and I found it challenging but in a different way. The entries required more of a personal introspection, but I was also challenged with time constraints. I wanted to enter everyday so I worked hard to do. I think that blogging contest taught me what I need to do to manage time if I want to blog on a consistent basis.

How do I feel about blogging? Overall, I think if you do it consistently you can build up a "fan" base, which is something I would like to do, but finding the time to blog consistently is a challenge. Blog topics that interest me for sure including travel, every day life challenges, health topics. I find I do better with a prompt. I find I favor smaller entries. Honestly, blogs between 300-500 words are the best for me, but then I can get wordy, too. Blogging is a great way to challenge myself, but before I commitment to a blogging challenge, I always try to see if I can balance the time commitment. If I can't, I generally don't do it.