Alright, Peeps and Meeps! Today is the day! It’s the official A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal.
For my theme this year, I’ve decided to do things a little differently.
The first year I participated, I signed up late and had no idea what I was doing so I decided to write about capital cities I wanted to visit. I would copy and paste a few pictures of the city and link the tourist website, and that was it.
Year two, I wanted a little more of a challenge. I did a Harry Potter inspired challenge. Each day writing over a thousand words on a person or thing from the series that I thought was unique. That was a lot of work. I wrote some posts in advance but didn’t schedule anything. Then I had no time to interact with other bloggers.
Year three, last year, I went with hockey. More specifically, I dished up some juicy high school stories about OHL players from the Kitchener Rangers. They went to my high school and I tried to stick to those players who were on the team during the years that I was actually in high school, so I knew them. I scheduled all my posts in advance so I could interact with other bloggers more.
Now, it’s year four and I’ve learned a few things. Number one, copy and paste all the letters from the website prior to starting that challenge. If you’re in a rush on the day, that’s one less step you need to do. And two, write a post the day before the challenge starts, and make it a featured posted for the month. It will stay at the top of your blog’s home page to let people know what you’re doing.
So!! Without further ramblings, my theme for the 10th annual A to Z Challenge is…..
500-word fiction!!
Let me explain.
Every day, in less than 500 words, I will write a new little story. Now since I need a little bit more structure than that, I will be using an idea that I saw a few years ago, also on A to Z. I’m sorry, I don’t know who it was that I saw doing it.
For inspiration, I will be working from a children’s carpet. You know, the ones that you see in kindergarten classrooms? Each letter has a picture on the carpet and I will write a new story every day (no scheduling!) using those pictures as part of it. The person who did this actually made an intricate connecting story that linked all the letters and pictures together. I’m not going to attempt to do that haha.
It will be something that I have never done before! And 500 words isn’t a lot, but I’m going to see if I can do it. I’m sure I can!
But I need your help! I have four carpet designs below, and I would like your opinion on which one I should do. Please vote in the poll, it will stay open until March 30th. I need one day to see which picture I will be using for April 1st so I can get my thoughts rolling. Here are your choices:
No Love for Fatties 
What a great idea! I voted and look forward to reading your stories 🙂
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Ooo thanks Stephanie!! I’m not sure how it’s all going to play out but I am excited for the challenge of it all hehe
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Sounds exciting! Also where do I copy and paste the letters? I feel like a dunce
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Oh girl, don’t even fret! I gots you covered!!
Go to the A to Z home page. Then at the top left, there is an orange word that says “Badged 2019” click it. It gives badges and banners for your blog page, as well as individual letters for each day.
It took me like 10 mins to create a draft for each letter lol. I just put the title as the letter and pasted the image and set the category. Then saved the draft. I suggest starting with Z and work backwards then you save them in order 😊
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Found it thanks!
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Awesome!
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Voted! Love the Alligator calendar, simply because it’s cute *and*different 🙂
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Thanks so much!! I like it too! It’s so much fun! If I was a kindergarten teacher, that would be the carpet I’d want in my classroom! So many uses for it
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This is awesome. I’m still not 100% on my theme. Was I supposed to reveal that today?
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No you don’t have to! There is a form to reveal on the site until the 28th but it’s totally up to you. You don’t have to reveal a theme, or even have a theme
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Green apple!!!
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Wooo!!
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You brave (crazy?) lady! I would never attempt that because I would be behind after just a few days. I’m still trying to get all mine written beforehand (not there yet but fingers crossed). Love the idea though (voted alligator). I don’t bother with the badges or anything, but hopefully people can work it all out. Have fun with it, T.
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I am brave and crazy!! Mostly crazy! But I haven’t been tested or anything hahaha! I hope I can keep up too. I’ll just have to wait and see!
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I’ve voted alligator too thanks for the great suggestions, off to sort out my drafts! Good Luck with your A – Z Challenge!
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Thanks for dropping by and voting! I’m super excited to embark on this challenge
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Oh, I remember that author! It was a great challenge… but then I love reading stories during the challenge.
Be you rpen never run dry… well, in case you do use one 😉
@JazzFeathers
The Old Shelter – Theme Reveal – Berliner Cabaret
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Oh wow! How awesome that you remember!! I found them like half way through the challenge and didn’t have the time to read their whole work so I didn’t even try lol But I’m glad it sparked the idea for me!
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I was torn between red apple and alligator. But alligator had a lot more going on, so I went red apple.
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Lol the alligator carpet definitely does have a lot more going on but you have to remember I’m only doing the alphabet pictures. So it all depends on which pictures you like better 😉
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Very creative theme. I’ve voted and now I’m waiting to be treated to some fabulous stories.
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Thanks so much! I’ll be revealing the design I use on Saturday I think
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