Stop. Collaborate and Blog.

Another late post, I am sorry. I’m a very busy lady with very important things to do, and sometimes blogs are hard. Also I didn’t get a lot of sleep on the weekend due to Relay for Life which involved walking a lot and also sleeping in a tent. Cancer. What a bastard.

When I did PPOM last month, blogging was so much easier. Topics were still tricky to think of, writing was still a long process, but motivation came easy, inspiration was never far away, and publishing posts felt even more rewarding than usual. Plus more people got to discover some of the blogs I read all the time, and more people than usual got to read my stuff too. Those are two different things you guys, I swear.

I guess blogging can be a lonely process, really. While yes, it can be seen as a desperate attempt to connect with others screaming, “look! Look what I think! Reeeeead my wooooords”, the groundwork is still all done alone, usually late at night, in the dark, eating chocolate and weeping. Ask any professional writer, this is how it’s done. But I’m a people person, I like doing things with others, just ask them. But seriously, I think the loneliness of writing has always been one of my biggest stumbling blocks. That, and laziness, and procrastination, and the other stuff that always seems to get in the way.

I discovered last month, however, that blogging doesn’t always have to be so lonely. You can chat about topics with people beforehand, giving each other encouragement and feedback, you can collaborate with others on a theme, you can comment on each other’s finished work. And it’s friggin great, and NOT something I want to let go of.

And that’s where you come in. I’m going to be very busy over the next few weeks, and will definitely struggle to keep up with my own weekly schedule. But for some reason, I feel the need to put a blog in front of people’s eyes every Sunday (or close to). It just might not always be my words for the next few weeks. Basically, I’m on the hunt for guest bloggers to take a Sunday or two off my hands. I’d been keen for people who already have blogs and those who just want to give it a go to… you know, give it a go. I have guest blogged for other people a few times and it is super fun and a little scary but always rewarding. If you’re keen, please get in contact via facebook or at humdrumplum [at] gmail [dot] com. I promise I’ll look after you, I won’t just throw you in the deep end. All topics welcome.

And further, after my crazy month or so has died down, I want to collaborate with you. If you have a blog, or would be keen to start one, let’s write together. Perhaps monthly even. We could have topics of the month. We could have an internet book club, or film club, or whatever. I want to round up an army of people with words to write, and unleash our words on the unsuspecting world. It’s the first step on my list to conquer the world.

So don’t be shy, send me a message/email saying “hey! I want to write a thing!” and we’ll go from there.