2nd Annual Wordcount Blogathon

More than thirty bloggers have banded together, making a pact in blood. I mean blog. I mean, well, I don’t know what I mean, but it’s exactly like NaNoWriMo, only it’s blogging instead of novel-writing, and it’s in May instead of November, and no one’s going to neglect their epileptic dog during a seizure to make the 50,000 word count, because there isn’t a word limit. Or is there? I’m still clueless.

For my part, I’ve agreed (in blog, not blood, as I said before) to post every day in May, subscribe to the blogs of my fellow blogathon participants, read those blogs, and mention them in my own blog. It’s like a big RSS orgy which is much better than a real one, or at least I’ve been told by those who’ve participated in both.

This is the brain-child (or perhaps love-child) of Michelle Rafter, a fellow freelance writer that I’ve bantered with a bit on Twitter. Another one of my tweeps, BikeLady Jackie Dishner, mentioned this in her blog and when there’s a techno-dweeby bandwagon rolling by I can’t help but grab my trusty sousaphone and jump on it.

Here are the currently participating blogs:

Vera Marie Badertscher – A Travelers Library – Books & movies that influence travel.

Heather Boerner – Serenity for the Self Employed – Advice for the self-employed among us.

Jane Boursaw – Film Gecko – May Movie Madness and other film-related stuff.

Melanie Bonsall – Expert Editing – The online home of this editor, proofreader and writer.

Danielle Buffardi – Horrible Sanity – Random thoughts of a mother & freelance writer.

Sona Charaipotra – Sona Charaipotra – for entertainmnet topics, and Ishq in a Backpack on travel and food.

Rosie Colombraro – Trust the Universe – There is always a Plan B.

Sue Dickman – A Life Divided – Food, gardening, travel, books and more.

Jackie Dishner – BIKE with Jackie – Improving your life with the B.I.K.E. spiritual navigation tool.

Ron S. Doyle – Ron S. Doyle – Online home of this Denver, Colo., freelance writer and founder of Twittercize.

Kelly Estes – Big Government in Your Wallet – A political blog

Jennifer L.W. Fink – Blogging ‘Bout Boys – With 4 boys between 11 & 3, this writer knows her subject.

Sydne George - I’ll Have What She’s Cooking – Good eats.

Debra Gordon – Wine on Tuesdays

Nancy Hall – Floating Ink – How to fit making art into your every day life.

KT Hinderer – Write Beyond the Cubicle – Musings of a full-time freelance writer and editor.

Heather Holliday – Zazou Marketing – Putting your best words forward.

Elizabeth Humphrey – TheWriteElizabeth – Introducing creativity into daily life.

Leah Ingram – Suddenly Frugal – Tips for frugal living.

JoAnn Jagroop – This Dame Cooks – Recipes from Alaska to the South Pacific.

Sara Lancaster – No. 2 Pencil.com Blog – Blog of this Boulder, Colo., freelance Web & marketing writer.

Jerad Lopatin – Sign in Ink – Everyday life as motivated by astrological happenings.

Lisa Mann – Sonoma on the Cheap – One of the ..on the Cheap blogs, this one for Sonoma, Calif.

Joy Manning – What I Weigh Today – A food writer reflects on weight and body image issues.

Amy Rauch Neilson – Amy Rauch Neilson – This blog’s official launch date is Monday, May 4.

Jennifer Netherby – Jennifer Netherby – Musings of a freelance writer.

Sarah E. Ludwig – Parenting by Trial and Error

Michelle V. Rafter – WordCount: Freelancing in the Digital Age – Plugging into the online media biz.

Kate Reilly – Polka Dot Suitcase – Finding fun in everyday life.

Melissa Sais – Digital Mom – Raising kids in a digital world.

Brette Sember – Martha and Me – One Martha Stewart makeover every day.

Kathy Summers – EcoPregnancy & Baby and Health Writing Hints.

Jodi Torpey – Western Gardeners

Sarah Webb – Webb of Science – Where science meets life.