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Q&A: How Alana Mautone blogged every day for a year (and more)

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 15, 2012 | 12 Responses

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The upstate New York blogger has posted 373 days in a row – and is still at it. Find out where she gets ideas and her favorite time to write.

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Posted in Blogs | Tagged Alana Mautone, blogging every day, Ramblin with AM, WordCount Q&A | 12 Responses

A day in the life…blogathon edition

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 17, 2011 | 27 Responses

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Come with me for a minute-by-minute look at how what it takes to run the WordCount Blogathon, a freelance writing business and a family.

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Posted in Blogs | Tagged blogging every day, life of a freelance writer, running a freelance writing business, WordCount blogathon | 27 Responses

Recommended reading for writers for April 28, 2011

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 29, 2011 | Leave a response

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This week’s essential reading – 2 guest posts I did recently, one on why it pays to blog, and another on the secrets about editors every writer needs to know.

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2011 WordCount Blogathon: Blog every day & you could win these prizes

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 18, 2011 | Leave a response

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Would you post every day during May if you knew you could win a prize for doing it? Here’s hoping you do, because the 2011 WordCount Blogathon once again includes a raffle drawing of writing-related prizes that anyone who makes it through the entire month could win. Some of those prizes include free hosting for [...]

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2010 WordCount Blogathon haiku extravaganza

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 24, 2010 | 9 Responses

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We’re 24 days into the 2010 WordCount Blogathon and everyone’s running out of gas, so the theme for today’s group blogging effort is short and sweet – haiku.

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Around the Blogathon: the best of the guest post exchange

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 22, 2010 | 3 Responses

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A WordCount Blogathon highlight is guest post exchange day, where writers pair up to post on each other’s blogs. Here are some of the more intriguing match ups.

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2010 WordCount Blogathon by the numbers

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 3, 2010 | 17 Responses

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The number of bloggers in the 2010 WordCount Blogathon is up by more than 145 percent. Here are other interesting facts about this year’s blogging marathon.

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Posted in Blogs, Contests, Writing | Tagged blogathon, blogging every day, why writers should blog, WordCount Blogathon 2010 | 17 Responses

They’re off: The 2010 WordCount Blogathon is here

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 1, 2010 | 40 Responses

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It’s here, the 2010 WordCount Blogathon, with more than 100 writers and bloggers posting every day in May. Follow the fun on Twitter at #Blog2010.

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Posted in Blogs, Contests, Freelancing, Writing | Tagged 2010 WordCount Blogathon, blogathon, Blogging, blogging every day, writers with blogs | 40 Responses

Save these dates: official guide to WordCount Blogathon 2010

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 26, 2010 | 2 Responses

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The 2010 WordCount Blogathon starts May 1 – here’s your guide to a month’s worth of blogging fun.

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Posted in Blogs, Contests, Freelancing, Writing | Tagged blogathon, blogging every day, WordCount Blogathon 2010, WordCount Blogathon 2010 calendar, writers who blog | 2 Responses

You could be a 2010 WordCount Blogathon winner!

You could be a 2010 WordCount Blogathon winner!

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 21, 2010 | 3 Responses

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To mark WordCount’s 3rd annual blogathon, we’re giving away coaching, software and other fabulous prizes to writers who commit to blogging the entire month of May.

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