tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938473711428759840.post5232906533592861238..comments2023-06-02T05:50:24.226-04:00Comments on Musings of a Catholic Mom: 30-Minute Blog Challenge Vol. 2 (harder than it souds)Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04137051756147544296noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938473711428759840.post-89421636692988078232010-08-10T23:21:59.018-04:002010-08-10T23:21:59.018-04:00On the pre-planning thing, upon some reflection, I...On the pre-planning thing, upon some reflection, I think it's fair to say that if I'm not exactly pre-planning a post, I am often pre-writing it (especially if it's a continuation of a previous post or set of posts). Keep practicing and they may come easier! ;)Dr. Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210899232931814200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938473711428759840.post-39056143039739237682010-08-10T09:18:59.368-04:002010-08-10T09:18:59.368-04:00Thanks to you both! :) I think if I keep practici...Thanks to you both! :) I think if I keep practicing, it will hopefully get easier to post something authentic and worth reading in 30 minutes. And, no, I don't think it's cheating to pre-plan (do you agree, Mary?) For me it's a way to help me organize my thoughts better. Just last night I posted one about our weekend away, and although I wasn't timing myself, I think it took forty-five minutes at most. That's pretty good for me. I think I'm getting better about having an idea of what my post is going to look like/sound like before I start.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137051756147544296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938473711428759840.post-56951141578075381262010-08-06T13:22:16.586-04:002010-08-06T13:22:16.586-04:00"Last week, I took up Mary's challenge to..."Last week, I took up Mary's challenge to try and write, edit, and post a blog in 30 minutes."<br /><br />Yeah, that can be pretty hard to do. I used to hold pretty strongly to that rule with my "30 minute musings" post, but I eventually gave up with that, and so now they tend to be anything which is done relatively quickly (many actually do stay under 30 minutes!).<br /><br />I did find, however, that most longer posts can be broken into a series of short posts, often allowing for a series of 30-minutes posts over three days instead of a single 90 minute post (for example). Of course, this brings up the question as to whether or not it's cheating to pre-plan the posts and then break them up (does that count in the 30 minutes?), but sometimes I can just "wing-it" and make them work.<br /><br />Also, kudos for this post--it's pretty good for 30 minutes!Dr. Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210899232931814200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938473711428759840.post-2084870733242185862010-08-05T01:25:09.940-04:002010-08-05T01:25:09.940-04:00You did great! I am impressed with all that you w...You did great! I am impressed with all that you wrote in 30 minutes!Mary @ A Simple Twist of Faithhttp://mbsquared.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com