The Labors of Blaugust 2021

Blaugust is over, another festival of blogging has come and gone.

Technically, according to the calendar, we’re in the “Lessons Learned” week of the event through Saturday, but I haven’t much else to add, so I will just round out the final week with some summing up.

I accomplished my goal.  I published a post every single day in August, 31 in total.  I am pretty sure I have earned the Rainbow Diamond Award for that.  Go me.

For making 31 post during the month of August

Unlike past years, I didn’t run over.  I have, at times, over planned and ended up with 40+ posts.  This year I made quote exactly, 31 posts in 31 days.  I suspect I made up for the fewer posts by writing more words per post, but I’ll leave that analysis for another day.

As is usual, I didn’t spend a lot of time focused on the event.  I tend to potter along on my own without much input.  I generally have more topics in mind, more things in my drafts folder, than I can find time to finish.  That is just me.

Still, even with that, I did managed to find time to do at least two Blaugust focused posts.  They were:

• One Blog or Multiple?
• On Blogging, Motivation, and Passion

There isn’t a lot new for me to add to my past blogging advice, but I try to come up with something for the event now and then.

Naturally Belghast, who set up the whole event, has a post summing up how things went and who achieved which goals.  I won’t steal all his thunder, but I do like the overall stats.

• 981 posts were made by Blaugust 2021 Participants
• 45 Individuals Participated in the event and made at least one post
• 2 Newbie Bloggers Participated and both made 31 posts
• 40 out of the 45 participating made at least 5 posts qualifying for Bronze
• 31 out of the 45 participating made at least 15 posts qualifying for Silver
• 22 out of the 45 participating made at least 25 posts qualifying for Gold
• 20 blogers made at least 31 posts qualifying for Rainbow Diamond

So congrats to everybody who participated.  You should take a moment to visit some of the blogs that were involved in the event.

• Alli – The Parent Trope
• Ashgar – Ashs Adventures
• Aywren Sojourner – Spot of Mummery
• Belghast – Tales of the Aggronaut
• Bhagpuss – Inventory Full
• Blockade85 – A Page Where My Brain Leaks Onto
• Chestnut – Gamer Girl Confessions
• Easha and Poppy – Glittering Girly Gwent Gaming
• Endalia – Narratess
• everwake – Everwakes Adventures
• Jaedia – Dragons and Whimsy
• jamesmcrosby – MMO Folklorist
• Jen – Book of Jen
• Kaylriene – Kaylriene
• Kluwes – Many Welps
• Knifesedge Games – Knifesedge Blogs
• Krikket – Nerd Girl Thoughts
• Magi – Indiecator
• Mailvaltar – Mailvaltar – MMOs and other stuff
• Mike Azariah – A Missioneer in Eve
• MMOJuggler – MMOJuggler
• Naithin – Time to Loot
• Nimgimli – Dragonchasers
• Nogamara – Battle Stance
• Rakuno – Shards of Imagination
• Rambling Redshirt – Beyond Tannhauser Gate
• Roger Edwards – Contains Moderate Peril
• Rowan – I Have Touched the Sky
• SDWeasel – Unidentified Signal Source
• Shadowz – Shadowz Abstract Gaming
• Shintar – Going Commando
• Shintar – Neverwinter Thoughts
• Shintar – Priest with a Cause
• Solarayo – Ace Asunder
• Stargrace – Nomadic Gamers Eh
• Stingite / Tom – The Friendly Necromancer
• Syp – Bio Break
• Telwyn – Gaming SF
• Thyanel – Thyanel Plays
• Tipa – Chasing Dings!
• UltrViolet – Endgame Viable
• UnwiseOwl – Leaflocker
• WelshFox – Whats Occuring
• Wilhelm – The Ancient Gaming Noob
• Wolfyseyes – Through Wolfys Eyes
• Zapp – Leeterati