Bloggers of the 2015 October Platform Challenge
On Day 3 of the 2015 October Platform Challenge, the task was to create (or improve) a writing blog. Several writers took the challenge and shared their blog URLs. I’ve…
On Day 3 of the 2015 October Platform Challenge, the task was to create (or improve) a writing blog. Several writers took the challenge and shared their blog URLs. I've collected them in the list below.
Bloggers of the 2015 October Platform Challenge
While I tried to make this list perfect, I know that the chances of a mistake here are there are pretty high--both as a result of how I collected the information and just the sheer number of bloggers/URLs. If you notice an omission or mistake, don't freak out; instead, share it in the comments below, or send me an e-mail at robert.brewer@fwcommunity.com.
Without further ado, here's the list of bloggers of the 2015 October Platform Challenge:
- Nicolle Howard nicollehoward.com
- Poet Ariel http://arielccwillowandotheraliases.blogspot.com
- Brazenbookbug http://tracinathanielwalker.com/
- jralston http://stories.chiaroscurohouse.com
- pcbanda https://moodsofme.wordpress.com/
- clint hammock https://ceh3167.wordpress.com/
- DRZ October http://uponatimeitaly.wordpress.com/
- WillHogarth http://willhogarthauthor.blogspot.co.uk/
- Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi http://flowerwordspoetry.com/
- S.K. Lamont http://sklamont.com/
- PaigeBowers http://www.paigebowers.com
- marlacarlton http://www.femininecollective.com; http://dropbydrop.press
- charebear23 https://charityrau.wordpress.com/
- tobysgirl http://writingmylif.blogspot.com
- SarahFloresWriter https://sarahfloresblog.wordpress.com/
- Laurie J. Edwards https://lje1.wordpress.com
- Linda Kay http://www.articulatewoman.com
- Lara Bowles Bravo http://www.larabravo.com
- Sherlock http://youcansolvethiscoldcase.com/
- Amber http://amberhendonlife101.blogspot.com/
- RitaJuanita https://juanitamillhouse.wordpress.com/
- Marla Cooper http://www.chicksonthecase.com
- grizzly13 https://www.tumblr.com/blog/thearachnidassailant
- Kim http://wordjunkie1966kimdeal.wordpress.com
- KarenDoll http://karenadoll.blogspot.com/
- apayne56 http://apayne.com/thewriter/
- MandyB http://mandyevebarnett.com/2015/10/05/seasonal-writing-changes/
- Shari Della Penna http://www.ShariDellaPenna.com
- Cindy https://ninasuniquecreations.wordpress.com
- ajauhola http://annasnotdead.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_1.html
- stephaniecain http://www.stephaniecainonline.com/
- sppeac1987 https://scribblingsofstu.wordpress.com/
- Believer1950 learningaboutblogs-farley.blogspot.com
- scrippen http://www.susiemade.blogspot.com
- Lindi Stammann http://www.lindislookbook.com
- Margie Harding http://www.margieharding.com; http://margiejharding.blogspot.com
- Carli Fierce http://www.RunningIntoShape.com
- clpauwels http://clpauwels.com/category/uncategorized/
- chooky http://lynnbfowler.com/blog/; http://christianbookreviews.lynnbfowler.com
- RuthieShev http://ruthcrowellshevock.blogspot.com/
- David http://www.taskforce-gaea.com/2015/10/2015-october-platform-challenge.html
- Melinda Payne http://www.melindapayne.com/
- candy http://rhymeswithbug.wordpress.com
- MaryAnn http://www.myrandomwriting.com/
- YvonneM http://mydentalhygienist.blogspot.com
- smgood http://cowpasturechronicles.com/2015/10/04/the-value-of-blog-comments/
- lmjxsn http://www.storiesbylee.blogspot.com
- Nellyb http://www.ellenbyron.com/#!blog/c1in0
- nickky84 myreadingmywritingjourney.blogspot.com
- aweisheit http://codependentkitties.blogspot.com/
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- Jennifer V http://jennifervandenberg.com/its-october-time-for-challenges-and-streaks-spooky/
- SMH http://retrospectiverealizer.com/
- jackikellum https://jackikellum.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/winter-comes-too-soon/
- Sharon http://oneroofpublish.com/2015/10/04/writers-block/
- lm2 http://www.fiftyphilosophy.com
- dr.zainab https://zainabkasid.wordpress.com/
- kcharon http://www.homeschoolinginnovascotia.com; http://www.loveluckandlaughter.net
- randinha http://www.randianderson.com
- J.S.Dawes contramundumsite.wordpress.com
- Ency Peterson http://encyrant.blogspot.com/
- Ally McCormick http://www.houselfblog.com/
- Leah Henderson wordsonmymind.com
- painted geisha paintedgeishadotcom.wordpress.com
- Roberta L. Brown https://robertalbrown.wordpress.com
- Blackleaf http://blackleafinfb.blogspot.com/
- C.G. Gordon https://cggordon.wordpress.com/
- Majida https://apakistaniwomansjourney.wordpress.com
- JasWriteIt http://jasmineannawilborne.tumblr.com/
- Stephanie Wenburg stephwenburg.com/
- Ravenskiss http://insanityusa.blogspot.com/
- megrant53 https://meganeparmerter.wordpress.com/
- Lindy™ http://www.lindytm.com
- Katherine http://www.KatherineMcCormick.com
- HoskingPoet http://vhosking.wordpress.com
- Alyssa Mayley http://www.alyssamayley.com
- Marie Rogers marieqrogers.wordpress.com
- EdgarAllan https://fawnsofnaphtali.wordpress.com/
- Trena https://trenasadventures.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/october-writing-challenge-day-3/
- Duckydad http://awritingoutlet.wordpress.com
- EEisenhauer http://profanityprojects.tumblr.com/
- semayawibeth http://writerssoiree.blogspot.com/
- Sharon http://paviewonmedicine.blogspot.com; http://strengtheningyourfaithblog.wordpress.com
- katoak75 http://www.hyperpetal.com
- writermom116 https://bychristinemccarthy.wordpress.com/
- margetesch https://margetesch.wordpress.com/
- Sean http://psinergy.com
- dlighthart http://sapphireleeblogs.blogspot.com/
- andreaddavis http://www.digitalcelt.com
- James Stack http://www.siroliverofskygatefarm.com
- slcoffey sharoncoffey.com
- Rie Sheridan Rose http://riewriter.com/blog/
- KathyDaws-Kopp purlsforfm.wordpress.com
- clrbear430 http://claire-chan.livejournal.com/715849.html
- ritebooks https://jayleeward.wordpress.com/
- Kelly1417 http://elizabethsimmonswriter.blogspot.com/
- wordmage https://wordmageblog.wordpress.com/
- Terri Lee http://www.terrigerrard.com
- TheLadyT https://medium.com/@Marvelous_M
- Northside Girl http://www.BelleoftheGlades.com
- MargaretSheehan http://margaretmarysheehan.blogspot.com
- sandraproto http://www.sandraproto.com/#!writing-inspiration/c16j6
- Writer_BJR https://bonniejeanroberts.wordpress.com/
- Doney411 mwdoney.wordpress.com
- ErinMuir http://erinthepisces.blogspot.com/2015/10/dancing-with-bougainvillea.html
- yehudit45 http://yehuditrose.com
- tammysbiz1 http://www.thetammythomas.com
- AJMCCARTHY http://www.ajackmccarthy.com
- kdexter http://musicroad.blogspot.com
- Lauren Walker https://encoreperformanceblog.wordpress.com
- Allison http://amariesilver.wordpress.com
- Carrie33 Thestickingplace.weebly.com
- VeronicaMcDonald http://veronicamcd.wix.com/veronicamcdonald
- SheepCarrot https://sheepcarrot.wordpress.com
- sgbasu http://sgbasu.com/blog
- VanceBastian http://www.vancebastian.com
- Nancy Posey http://wellversedreader.blogspot.com
- Jennifer Pruiett-Selby https://jenniferpruiettselby.wordpress.com/
- Fernandez Donna S. donnasfernandez.blogspot.com
- Hiba Gardezi http://hibahasan2001.wix.com/dusty-stars
- Janet Stone http://www.janeflintstone.blog.com
- amberlynne http://www.amberhadigan.com/blog/
- TriciaJoy http://www.triciarobertson.com/
- LisaK http://writingonthinice.blogspot.com
- Lorinda http://lorindawantstowrite.blogspot.com/
- Beck http://www.caffeinatedcollegecatastrophe.wordpress.com
- Suzuki Mookii suzukimookii.tumblr.com
- Paranormal_Investigator https://russellvilleparanormalinvestigationblog.wordpress.com/home/
- Janet http://janethartmanwrites.com/blog/
- Margaret S. Hamilton https://margaretshamiltonblog.wordpress.com/
- TeriBeth http://rttlingcage.blogspot.com/2015/10/2015-october-platform-challenge.html
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- andreain2worlds http://acjmcd.blogspot.com
- penandpapermama http://penandpapermamatoo.com/; http://penandpapermama.com/; https://pentictonpedestrian.wordpress.com/; http://haidagwaiibuildingbridges.com/
- Diane Holcomb http://www.squirrelsinthedoohickey.com
- Eccles321 http://colleenecclespenor.com/
- gmagrady http://g-lines.weebly.com/blog
- Samantha Hanni http://www.mrshanni.com
- Old Grizz http://tatersmaterswordsandwater.blogspot.com/
- tracycorral luvsblackdogs.tumblr.com
- lmurban20 https://lmurban20.wordpress.com/about-me/
- Judi reecebrett.com/blog2/
- tracycorral luvsblackdogs.tumblr.com
- mebond http://www.mebondbooks.com/blog
- GailKushner http://www.MyPsychicSearch.com/id72.html
- rc2147 http://write6.blogspot.com/
- shreikurao http://crash-kid.blogspot.sg; http://shreikurao.wordpress.com/
- etlynch http://www.etlynch.com/writing-jazz
- rsmonterusso http://www.rebeccamonterusso.com
- Sasha A. Palmer http://www.thehappyamateur.com; http://www.sashaapalmer.com
- Pam https://mysteryinthemusings.wordpress.com/
- AnnaLeeConti http://annaleeconti.blogspot.com/
- clarkatniles http://www.finishedright.wordpress.com
- carolearlycooney http://cecooney.com/; http://www.the9inchplate.com/
- snowtigra http://snowtigra.blogspot.com/
- mapoet http://mapoetpoems.blogspot.com
- debn http://www.countingmychickens.com
- Tricia Schneider http://shadowsofromance.blogspot.com/
- Keith https://buddhashafer.wordpress.com/
- misspamyla http://speakingtimely.blogspot.ca
- CrashHiker http://forestwords.blogspot.com/
- John Bauer http://oldmanwrite.com/news-and-blog/
- DMGbyrnes http://amalgamology.blogspot.com/
- JL Orchard http://jlorchard.com/2015/10/03/october-platform-challenge/
- MurryG81 http://musingsfromaredhead.com/category/blogs/
- Suzanne Adair http://www.SuzanneAdair.net/blog/
- Acronim https://acronimstarlila.wordpress.com
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community, which includes editing Writer’s Market and Poet’s Market. He regularly blogs at the Poetic Asides blog and writes a poetry column for Writer’s Digest magazine. He also leads online education, speaks on writing and publishing at events around the country, and does other fun writing-related stuff.
A published poet, he’s the author of Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53) and a former Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere.
Follow him on Twitter @RobertLeeBrewer.
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Catch up on some recent Platform Challenge tasks here:
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
