Blogging from A to Z Challenge - Reflection Post

Reflection on the Blogging from A to Z Challenge April 2015
This is the first time that I participated in the yearly Blogging from A to Z Challenge. It sounded like fun and a great way to get more blog traffic, but at the same time I was anxious because April is usually one of my busiest months. I’m glad I took part, and I did make it all the way through the alphabet. Here’s my reflection post.

I learned quite a few things while blogging (almost) every day to write a post corresponding to one letter of the alphabet. My overall theme was LOVE because I’m after all a romance novelist, and I tried to portray all aspects of it through blog posts, poems and short stories / flash fiction. The results?
-    I realized again how complex love is.
-    Some of my commentators said I should become a marriage counselor. ;-)
-    I made some new friends.
-    I realized I haven’t lost my poetry touch, although the days are gone when I used to write a poem almost every day.
-    I got a new idea for a novel.
-    I finally wrote some vampire fiction.
All in all it’s been a really positive experience. I just wish I had more time to read the many posts by the other bloggers. I’ll definitely give it a try again next year.

My Love Alphabet
Here’s an overview of all my A to Z posts. Do you have a favourite? How was the experience for you?

A – Attraction (poem) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-a-attraction

B – Broken Heart (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-b-broken-heart

C – Crush (flash fiction) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-c-crush

D – Desire (poem) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-d-desire

E – Embrace (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-e-embrace

F – Forbidden Love (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-f-forbidden-love

G – Good Enough (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-e-embrace

H – Honesty (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-h-honesty

I – Intimacy (book excerpt) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-i-intimacy

J – Jealousy (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-j-jealousy

K – Knight in Shining Armour (poem) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-k-knight-in-shining-armour

L – Love (poem) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-l-love

M – Marriage (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-m-marriage

N – No Limits (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-n-no-limits

O – Obsession (vampire short story, part 1) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-o-obsession

P – Perfect Partner (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-p-perfect-partner

Q – Quotes (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-q-quotes

R – Romance (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-r-romance

S – Soul Mate (vampire short story, part 2) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-s-soul-mate

T – True Love (poem) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-t-true-love

U – Unrequited Love (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-u-unrequited-love

V – Vow (poem) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-v-vow

W – Wedding (book excerpt) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-w-wedding

X – Xtra Effort (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-x-xtra

Y – Yearning (vampire short story, part 3) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-y-yearning

Z – Zing (blog post) http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-z-zing