New Author Series for April: The A-Z Blogging Challenge!

I heard about this a while back and immediately thought about how neat it would be to participate AND open it up to all you writer peeps.

So, let's jump right in with the deets, shall we? The A-Z Blogging Challenge is sponsored by the blog Tossing it Out by Arlee Bird. As of now (3/11), there are well over 900 blogs signed up to participate. Lawdy! I stole borrowed this from Mr. Bird's blog:

How does the Challenge work?

             The premise of the Blogging From A to Z April Challenge is to post something on your blog every day in April except for Sundays (we'll have to throw in one Sunday to fit them all in).  In doing this you will have 26 blog posts--one for each letter of the alphabet.   Each day you will theme your post according to a letter of the alphabet.

              You will only be limited by your own imagination in this challenge.  There is an unlimited universe of possibilities.  You can post essays, short pieces of fiction, poetry, recipes, travel sketches, or anything else you would like to write about.  You don't have to be a writer to do this.  You can post photos, including samples of your own art or craftwork.  Everyone who blogs can post from A to Z.


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The cool thing here is that you're completely in charge of what to post for YOUR particular day and letter. The only thing I ask is that you keep it of a reasonable length. People's minds start to wander if things are over 500 words. And PLEASE keep it PG. I do have some younger readers, so withhold the swearing and nudity. 


I figure this will be another way to showcase some lovely writers, whether you're published or un-published. Just like the March author series, I'll let everyone choose a letter/date first come, first serve and will keep the schedule listed here. Before your due date, please send your post to:


mystiparker@yahoo.com  


Include a short bio (45-100 words), profile pic, book cover(s) if you have any, and any links where readers can find you. 


Here's the schedule. To sign up, choose a date/letter and comment with your 1st choice. I'll assign each one first come, first serve:


April 1 (A)--Georgianna Grant
April 2 (B)--BC Sirrom
April 3 (C)--Chrystalla Thoma
April 4 (D)--LM Fields
April 5 (E)--Yvonne Rupert
April 6 (F)--Tricia Kristufek
April 7 (G)--Judy Beaston
April 9 (H)--Optimistic Existentialist
April 10 (I)--Mysti Parker
April 11 (J)--Raven McAllan
April 12 (K)--Mysterious
April 13 (L)--Kopi Soh
April 14 (M)--Angela Yuriko Smith
April 16 (N)--Cara Bertoia
April 17 (O)--Dixie Barnes
April 18 (P)--Ey Wade
April 19 (Q)--Mamatua
April 20 (R) --Deborah P.
April 21 (S)--John Steiner
April 23 (T)--Bree Donovan
April 24 (U)--Tara Fox Hall
April 25 (V)--Ian Hall
April 26 (W)--Dan Wright
April 27 (X)--Nora Weston
April 28 (Y)--Mysti Parker?
April 30 (Z)--Matt Posner