Xamuel.com Blog Carnival » blog carnivals http://www.blogcarnival.xamuel.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:59:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Xamuel.com Blog Carnival, Edition 1 http://www.blogcarnival.xamuel.com/edition1/ http://www.blogcarnival.xamuel.com/edition1/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:01:45 +0000 Xamuel http://www.blogcarnival.xamuel.com/?p=17
  • First some inspiration… James Feudo talks about pushing yourself and illustrates his article with some real life experiences, something I’ve always felt adds a lot to a story.

    James Feudo presents Do You Push Yourself Enough? posted at Overnight Sensation – Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development.

  • An insightful blog article about book prologues. Pay attention, ye novel-writers :P

    Livia Blackburne presents Pillars of the Earth: an example of a prologue done well posted at Livia Blackburne.

  • Here’s an article about the tough initial period of starting a business, when you aren’t actually making any money. Patrick says “Work for Free”… I say “Work for Fun”.

    Patrick presents Want to Work for Free? Start a Business posted at Cash Money Life.

  • The next post from Swagat is not original, but it’s always fun to re-read the oldies. One thing I’ve learned from writing is, there’s nothing new under the sun.

    swagat presents tasting your own medicine posted at Its all in here.

  • Palmer Arkanian points out some funny names in this short piece:

    Palmer Arkanian presents Olympian Bode Miller’s Sister posted at The Blog of Unusual Things.

  • Ok, this next one is a bit obscure: a list of 50 (!) blogs for crime and mystery book lovers. The internet not only has everything… it has everything in great abundance :)

    angelicbaby presents 50 Best Blogs for Crime & Mystery Book Lovers posted at Court Reporter.

  • Here’s an interview with Sarah Hamaker about writing. Nothing very revolutionary, but it might be worth a glance for people very new to writing.

    Tiffany Colter presents Interview with Sarah Hamaker posted at Writing Career Coach.

  • I’m a little surprised to get the next submission, just because it’s so short. An interesting haiku…

    Robert Terrell presents galactic dreamers ? haiku posted at the existential poet.

  • Here’s an interesting story about two very different people who got married… do men like this actually still exist? Soaked in the pickup artist world, I have a very different view on romance than the guy in this story, but whatever works for you!

    Madeleine Begun Kane presents Romancing The Stoic posted at Raising Kane.

    • Only nine submissions, so I’ll fill in the tenth with one of my own articles. We should end things on a cheerful note, so here are One Hundred Things that Make Me Happy :)

    ]]>     http://www.blogcarnival.xamuel.com/edition1/feed/ 1     Ten Reasons to Host or Participate in a Blog Carnival http://www.blogcarnival.xamuel.com/ten-reasons/ http://www.blogcarnival.xamuel.com/ten-reasons/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:29:52 +0000 Xamuel http://www.blogcarnival.xamuel.com/?p=7 Here are ten reasons to host or participate in a blog carnival.

    • Get more readers.

      We’re all looking to expand our readership. Blog carnivals are a good way to do that.

    • Make connections in the blogosphere.

      No blog is an island. Blog carnivals are a good way to make friends and connections in the blog world.

    • Find great content to read.

      A good blog carnival is like having someone filter out the cruft from the blogging world, letting you read the better articles which stand out above the rest.

    • Expand your reality by reading about new things.

      The quality of our lives is determined by how many things we allow into our reality. Blog carnivals are a great way to discover new fields you didn’t even know existed.

    • Learn from fellow writers.

      Part of being a blogger is the constant journey to become a better writer. It helps a lot to have exposure to other writers– perhaps you can learn some lessons the easy way, which those writers had to learn the hard way.

    • Get feedback on your own writing.

      Submitting articles to a blog carnival is a fantastic way to get a sense which of your articles “make the cut”. It’s tough love, but if your articles aren’t making it onto the carnivals, at least you know you need to work on it.

    • Stay in touch with the latest technology.

      Part of being connected to other bloggers is you don’t get left behind by the ever evolving technology of internet writing.

    • Get ideas for new topics to pursue on your own blog.

      Ever suffered from writer’s block? Remember, nothing under the sun is new. Browsing through what others have written might just lead you to a subject which really excites your own writing juice.

    • Get indexed by the search engines faster.

      The old phrase, “build it and they will come,” no longer works now that the internet exists. You can write great content, but the search engines won’t even know it exists if you don’t publicize it somehow. Blog carnivals are a fantastic way to get the word out.

    • Have fun!

      The ultimate reason to do anything is for fun. Blog Carnivals mix the fun of a reading club and a writing co-op. You’ll never run out of excellent new things to discover through a blog carnival!

    The main site to get you started is Blog Carnival, where it all began. There are thousands of blog carnivals to peruse, and when you have lots of experience with blogging, you can start your own!

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