Theme

7 Things you are thankful for

Rules

• Write a blog post listing at least 7 things you are thankful for.
• Recommended: link back to the announcement post.
• To submit your entry, check that your blog post leaves a trackback on the announcement post or else contact Luke using one of these methods.

Submission Deadline

Wednesday November 25th 2009

Results

Thursday November 26th 2009

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Writing to Learn

In Joanna’s words: “The floor is pretty much open, but here are some more questions that might get your creative juices going: How do you write to learn? What have your learned from writing? How have you adapted your writing in order to learn more, better, faster? What do you want to change in order to learn through writing in the future?”

Rules

• Write a new blog post on topic.
• The post must contain a link back to the announcement post.
• To submit your entry, leave a comment on the announcement post with your permalink url.

Submission Deadline

November 22nd, 2009

Results

Before the end of November

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Climate Change

Official quote: “Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 will be the largest-ever social change event on the web. One day. One issue. Thousands of voices.”

Rules

• Write a blog post related to the theme. Here are some ideas.
• Recommended: reuse the official logo at right or one of the other badges on your own post.
• To submit your entry, the post must contain a link back to the official website.

Submission Deadline

Thursday October 15th 2009

Results

It’s not clear from the official website when the results will be posted, or if they’ll be posted at all. However, they have been posted in past years so I expect that the results will be posted again this year, as they are submitted.

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Minimalist Sailing

In Tillerman’s words: “What are the fundamentals of sailing that we enjoy? Such simple things.. wind, water… and some machine that propels us using those elements. Why make it more complicated and fussy than it needs to be? Let’s get back to basics. Less is more.”

Rules

1. Write a new post on topic.
2. Link to the announcement post on the Proper Course blog.
3. To submit your entry, email tillermeister [at] gmail [dot] com with your permalink url and post title.
4. Recommended: Give your story a unique title.
5. Recommended: Follow the Proper Course blog to visit the different entries and comment on them.

Submission Deadline

Sunday, October 18th 2009

Results

As Tillerman posts them on his Proper Course blog

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Limits

In Robert’s words: “You really want to get where you’re going, or accomplish that thing you’ve set your heart (or possibly even your future financial fortune) on, or whatever it is you’re aiming for – and then some danged fool has gone and shackled you with some kind of limitation or two! Augh! Drat! Grrr!”

The Usual WILF Rules

1. Write a new post on topic or submit one from your blog archives.
2. Link to the announcement post on Middle Zone Musings.
3. Be nice!
4. Warning: to be eligible for the final list of entries, your post must be suitable for all ages.
5. Once you’re done, email Robert Hruzek (rhruzek [at] sbcglobal [dot] net) with your name, the title of your post, and the permalink of the post.

Submission Deadline

Sunday, October 11th 2009

Results

Monday, October 12th 2009

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Industrial design or product design

In Raph’s words: “By “relating to the subject of industrial design or product design” I mean an informative article that contributes in someway to the profession. Maybe it gives advice, is a tutorial on how to do something, a list of resources or even just some general tips… Even if you are not an Industrial Designer/Product Designer or not a designer at all you can still enter – try writing something that you believe a designer might find valuable.”

Rules

• Your blog post must not have been written before September 29th 2009.
• Recommended: link back to the announcement post.
• To submit your entry, send your permalink and name to Raph via the Design Droplets contact page. That’s the least you need to do. However, if you’d like to earn more entries in the prize raffle, the announcement post has a long list of other things you can do to earn entries, and you’ll then need to tell Raph about those other actions.

Prizes

The many prizes in the raffle include website subscriptions, web hosting packages, laptop bags, design consultations and more, so check the full list on the announcement post.

Submission Deadline

12 AM (midnight) Australian Eastern Standard Time on October 27th 2009

Results

October 30th 2009

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Patterned after Jacob Cass’s first massive design group writing project, Raph’s gwp will be both a group writing project and contest. Raph is now looking for sponsors for the prize draw.

As a big design fan and someone who would naturally want to encourage more group writing projects, Group Writing Projects and I will be sponsoring Raph’s gwp with free advertising slots here on Group Writing Projects.

If you would also like to sponsor Raph’s gwp, contact him now. There are a number of benefits to sponsors including a prize draw of their own.

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Laughter

In Robert’s words: “Maybe it’s a favorite joke, a funny story, or even share a practical joke or two. Ever written a limerick? Congratulations, that qualifies! Whatever strikes your funny bone, we want to hear it! Also, did you learn anything from it? If so, tell us about that too. (But if all you got was a big belly laugh out of it, no worries; no need to get profound here, I’m just goin’ for laughs this time!)”

The Usual WILF Rules

1. The post has to be new.
2. Link to the announcement post on Middle Zone Musings.
3. Be nice!
4. Warning: to be eligible for the final list of entries, your post must be suitable for all ages.
5. Once you’re done, email Robert Hruzek (rhruzek [at] sbcglobal [dot] net) with your name, the title of your post, and the permalink of the post.

Submission Deadline

Midnight (GMT-5) on Sunday, September 13 2009

Results

The next day: Monday, September 14 2009

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Before I Was A Mom

In Jordan’s words: “Your post can take any form as long as it reflects this theme—this includes anything from serious to sarcastic, about your children, your future children, your pet, etc.”

Rules

1. Your post must relate to the theme
2. Your post must be new (later than August 10th)
3. You can participate via your blog, vlog, plog, etc. or with a guest post on Mamablogga
4. Recommended: link back to the announcement post.
5. Submit your entry through the submission form.

Prize

US$30 gift certificate to Amazon.com

Submission deadline

August 17th, 2009

Results

August 17th, 2009

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Possibility

In Joanna’s words: “Break out of your current blogging comfort zone and post something that’s written in a form you haven’t used before, or that’s created using a different medium. A new form might be an imagined tale, mythical fable, short story, poem, haiku, fairy tale, TV drama… you choose…share something that you’d previously considered out of bounds”

Rules

• Blog a new post related to the theme
• Also, write a short description about how you attempted this new possibility. This could be a separate post or part of the above new post.
• The post must contain a link back to the announcement post.
• To submit your entry, leave your permalink and post title in a comment on the announcement post.

Submission Deadline

Friday August 21st 2009

Results

By the end of August

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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