{"id":5953,"date":"2015-05-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=5953"},"modified":"2015-05-23T11:33:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T16:33:35","slug":"is-it-blogathon-yet-blog-strong-every-day-of-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=5953","title":{"rendered":"Is it Blogathon yet? Blog strong &#8211; every day of June!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5958\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/papered-pen.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5958\" data-attachment-id=\"5958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=5958\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/papered-pen.png?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"212,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/papered-pen.png?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-5958 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/papered-pen-212x300.png?resize=212%2C300\" alt=\"sketch of paper wrapped inkpen by Vinsche from OpenClipArt.org\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image courtesy of Vinsche https:\/\/openclipart.org\/detail\/148327\/paperpen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Is it June yet?<br \/>\nCan you haiku?<br \/>\nWanna <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tagxedo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">wordcloud<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Long-time BooksYALove readers (or any who show up this time of year) will recall that the WordCount Blogathon in May 2010 was the impetus for starting this book recommendation site. I set up my first Blogger site on April 30, then leapt into blogging on May 1, buoyed by how-to-do-this guidance from Michelle Rafter, some theme days to give structure to the month (31 whole days to fill!), and even guest posts.<\/p>\n<p>Now, for my 6th year participating, I give big thanks in advance to Jeannie Phillips and the Freelance Success crew who are once again leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FLXBlogathon\" target=\"_blank\">this supportive and enriching blogging experience<\/a>, following Michelle&#8217;s lead.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to build up your blogging muscles by posting every day of June (your choice of subject, of course), be sure to sign up by May 31 <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bnEqbP\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, then reply to the email that Jeannie sends you. Also, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FLXBlogathon\" target=\"_blank\">2015 Freelance Success\/Wordcount Blogathon Facebook page<\/a> where participants will share blog post links, find new blogs to follow, and seek guest bloggers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s free!<br \/>\nParticipants who post every day of June can win prizes!<br \/>\nAnd you&#8217;ll love the theme days, camaraderie, new followers, and sense of accomplishment that participating in this blog challenge brings.<\/p>\n<p>C&#8217;mon over! Sign up <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bnEqbP\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and blog along with us!<\/p>\n<p>**kmm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it June yet? Can you haiku? Wanna wordcloud? Long-time BooksYALove readers (or any who show up this time of year) will recall that the WordCount Blogathon in May 2010 was the impetus for starting this book recommendation site. 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