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I have no theme to reveal today ...
I am just a newbie, I do blog (past 52 days) but not sure if I can call myself 'A Blogger'.
Why the hell did I sign up??
I saw this challenge was taken very seriously in the blog world. I read about how this challenge had brought a change in a blogger's life. So many bloggers wrote about the positive effect it has had, like making new friends, increasing followers, page views, getting noticed globally, personal time management... list goes on.
So yes, after witnessing this kind of infectious energy it's difficult to just let it pass by.
I enrolled myself for the legendary AtoZchallenge.
Now I start thinking what should I write about ?
I have to give it my best shot else I will be lost in this ocean of brilliant bloggers.
I write down a few fiction plots, that I think are interesting.
Immediately I scratch out two plots, because I can't write 26 posts about it.
I dump another plot, because it might not be that interesting after all.
The next plot seems so repetitive to me, so obviously my readers will get bored or might happen that I have no readers if I choose this one.
Next one seems so silly, that it already makes me feel Dumb.
I am now left with just the last plot on the list.
I am happy that I have found the final winner.
The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative.
Just because it's the most logical thing to do, I cannot write something that I am not really passionate about, with these thoughts in my mind, I cross out my last fiction plot.
So have I given up on the challenge??
NO, I think the right thing for me to do right now, is to write about my life.
After all, the best stories are those which we don't tell anyone.
Truth is always stranger than Fiction !
At a verge of starting a new life and I decide to remember my past for one last time and write about it and let it all go. We all come with an emotional baggage, it's time for me to let go of mine or at least try.
A lot of people assume that women of a certain age who are not unattractive have no excuse for not having a perfect life. But you can have emotional baggage that is dragging you down like cement blocks tied to your feet.
It's time to free my feet !
Looking forward to learning about your as you share stories of your life.. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks !
DeleteIndeed the best stories are in one's life. :)
ReplyDelete"The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative." - Very well said! I look forward to your story(ies) from your life. All the very best :)
ReplyDeleteYou write well. I am looking forward to reading your posts. I don't have a theme either, it will be I, me, myself mostly ;)
ReplyDeleteYou go girl!! Would love to see you unload that baggage..smile :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck :) Glad you found what works for you :) Always the best thing to listen to the inner voice.
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting!! Waiting to get the glimpse of your life!! And I m also facing this- "The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative."
ReplyDeleteAll the best Ananya, and I know I felt the same way about the challenge, This is my first time too :)
ReplyDeleteLives are what writing is based on, should be great to read through your posts :)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck and I'm sure you'll do fantastic
ReplyDeleteWould love to know more about you. :)
ReplyDeleteLooking foward to getting to know you. Good luck with the challenge! :)
ReplyDeletehttp://thedogladysden.com/2014/03/21/announcing-the-great-theme-reveal-atozchallenge-atozreveal/
Keep going gal.. best of luck :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best! My first time too!
ReplyDeleteAha another life story - personal stories are the best. Look forward to yours.
ReplyDeleteGood for you girl, Fly free. Have a great April and happy days ahead!
ReplyDeleteSo..finally u decided without succumbing to the pressure of the outer world...that's great ...waiting eagerly to read ur posts :)
ReplyDeleteSo we'll get to know you pretty well by the end of the challenge. Great!
ReplyDeleteYou write well..you know how to connect ... I look forward to seeing you unload your baggage.. I might get some tips from you :)
ReplyDeleteall the best...Looking forward to read all the posts coming April!! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Ananya. All the best. Looking forward to snippets of your life :)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to read you, Ananya as you free yourself before embarking on a new journey of life! Cheers :)
ReplyDeletethats great ananya :-) even i have signed up for the challenge! looking forward to read ur stories which will help me knw more abt u :-) good luck!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Ananya :-) looking forward to your posts in April .
ReplyDeleteAll the best Ananya :-) looking forward to your posts in April .
ReplyDeleteWow! Anticipate some soul-searching posts. Its tough to decide a theme. I spent days agonizing before I could decide. Good Luck.
ReplyDeleteloved this line..
ReplyDelete"The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative."
yup.. just free them.. I too started blog to free up my baggage!!! :D
All the best Ananya.. :D Not only that it helps us to learnt to express.. but also get to know us better and learn :D
ReplyDeleteWelcome and all the best.. Ur tweet button does not include ur twitter handle. Pls make sure it is included.. here is a tip from Shailaja in her notes...........https://www.facebook.com/notes/atoz-2014/how-to-add-the-tweet-this-button-to-your-blog/219749138233561
ReplyDeletePhenoMenon
http://throodalookingglass.com/2014/03/a2z2014-theme/
Thank u for reminding me abt the tweet button. I had totally forgotten at it.
DeleteThere can be no better topic than ones own Life :) Look forward to reading your posts, best of luck for the challenge
ReplyDeleteI really like you already! I wish you the best of luck with the Challenge and I am looking forward to getting to know you and cheering you on as you unpack that unhealthy baggage.
ReplyDeleteindeed a very nice thing it is :) .. i tagged you for My Most Memorable Memento' Contest here believe in 'me'mento
ReplyDeleteWriting about your life is a great idea :)
ReplyDeleteIt is a brillant Idea and somewhat similar to what I am doing....Looking forward to your Posts :)
ReplyDeleteNo better choice of subject, Ananya. Good luck with the challenge.
ReplyDeleteindeed Ananya ,our life is full of experiences,meetings,instances that we can go on and on about it and you are write when you say that real stories score better than fiction...
ReplyDeletecheers and good luck..
Looking forward to knowing you better this month :-)
ReplyDeleteRicha
Don't be so critical of your ideas. You might find, once you start blogging for the challenge, that people really like them/
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about the challenge, just participate, their is a greater joy in participation, which neither winning nor losing can give you :)
ReplyDeleteAmritt
Welcome to the madness!!
ReplyDeleteHave fun creating your posts. That's important. :)
ReplyDeleteThis will be brave theme-- I've never found it easy to talk about my own life. Look forward to your posts in the challenge!
ReplyDeleteDamyanti
Co-host, A to Z Challenge April 2014
Twitter: @AprilA2Z
#atozchallenge
No worries, Ananya, I'll lend you my chisel. I found a LOT of support last year (my first) from the hosts, co-hosts and rank and file. And not just during the challenge. We've traded visits here and there ever since. Looking forward to getting to know your better. C'mon April! :O)
ReplyDeleteLuAnn Braley
AJ's Hooligans @AtoZChallenge
Back Porchervations
Ananya, kudos to you for your spirit! I am certain the next month will be more for you and you have hoped for. Perhaps this will become the catharsis you needed.
ReplyDeleteDagny
Go for it, Ananya! I admire your spunk!
ReplyDeleteVidya
Team Damyanti
My April A to Z Challenge 2014 Theme Reveal #atozchallenge #atozreveal
The best stories to tell are from ones life.. i am doing too..:) Nice to have someoen with me doing the same.. will be hopping here a lot... :)
ReplyDeleteSince you're new to blogging, writing about your life is an excellent way to attack the Challenge. Since A to Z is about honing writing/blogging skills and building relationships with other bloggers, writing about your life will cover both realms. Keep posts relatively short (300-500 words is best) and leave comments on other blogs and you should cultivate a decent following.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
Lee
Wrote By Rote
An A to Z Co-host blog
all d best ananya :) waitin for next post :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE it, Ananya! Congratulations on joining the A-to-Z and the reveal 'fest, but more than anything for having the guts to take on your own life as a subject. Yes, I agree with Lee--this is the best way to start, and I'm sure you'll be very successful. Welcome to the wonderful blogosphere, Ananya! No warmer people anywhere :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. -- thanks for your super sweet comment on Quiet Laughter: The Mighty Theme Reveal yesterday--it made my day :)
A big hug. :)) to all my friends who have encouraged me, by leaving their precious comments here.
ReplyDeleteAnanya looks like we are going to get to know you better...great going.
ReplyDeleteWrite what you know! An excellent decision. I think personal stories are more interesting.
ReplyDeleteYes, the best stories are the ones untold. The ones that we hide from ourselves - not others!
ReplyDeleteDestination Infinity
HI, lets get blogging together...and make this blogging phenomenon a success...
ReplyDeleteI agree that some of the best stories come from real life, some of them even unbelievable. I've chosen to have no theme. Or you might say the theme I Random >:)
ReplyDeleteCold As Heaven
Glad to see so many VikLit friends over at our new A to Z Challenge - and a challenge it will be...still struggling with the linky thingies and signature...my picture disappeared; perhaps not a bad thing after all! See you on the 1st. And then I'll take time to read your lovely blog.
DeleteOh, that's how I'll be signing in to get you straight to my A to Z blog. Hence, no picture.
DeleteAnd I continue to THANK my friends :)
ReplyDeleteSo just 52 days as a blogger.....cool...
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