#AtoZChallenge: Aaaaaand here we go!

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#AtoZChallenge: Aaaaaand here we go!

Happy everything today, fellow (sister) intrepid bloggers! Somehow it’s April again. Somehow it’s time to kick off this odyssey called the A to Z Blogging Challenge, and I’ll tell you I’m sitting here with zero percent coffee in my bloodstream and I had the trouble spelling “odyssey” to prove it. Coffee can wait. My first…

I.L. Wolf

April 1, 2018

1–2 minutes

#AtoZ, #atozchallenge, A to z, amwriting, blogging challenge, writing posts

Coffee can wait. My first blog post can’t.

This is my fourth time around the alphabet, and I’m looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. For some reason though, this year I’m nervous about making it all the way to Z.

Typo fingers just typed “A,” so apparently the anxiety runs deep. But on the plus side, it looks like I’ve already nailed that one!

Woo-hoo.

Today is the day that I envy you blog-planners, with your posts all neatly lined up and ready to go. But not for me.

Nope.

I like to ride the randomness of the day, see what each letter inspires as it comes. And here we go.

Oh, one more thing. Please feel free to leave a link to your day’s post or blog in the comments, it makes it easy for everyone to come see you.

And now we’re really off.

Check out my full-length novels:

Aunty Ida’s Full-Service Mental Institution (by Invitation Only)

Aunty Ida’s Holey Amazing Sleeping Preparation (Not Doctor Recommended)

Her Cousin Much Removed

The Great Paradox and the Innies and Outies of Time Management.

And download Better Living Through GRAVY and Other Oddities, it’s free!

Peruse Montraps Publishing.

28 responses to “#AtoZChallenge: Aaaaaand here we go!”

eschudel

April 1, 2018 at 10:21 am

I, too, am all about the randomness – see you tomorrow for B!

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 1, 2018 at 10:30 am
  
  Can you believe we’re doing this AGAIN?! Heading over to see what you’re doing this year! 🙂
  
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SD Gates

April 1, 2018 at 12:48 pm

Good luck. I didn’t finish last years, but I am really going to try and complete this years challenge!!!

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 1, 2018 at 1:33 pm
  
  Didn’t you have a late start or something last year? I seem to remember you having to catch up, which is ALWAYS rough.
  
  Looking forward to seeing what you do this year! I’m going to eat and then I’m going blog hopping. I don’t even have to put on shoes 🙂
  
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@breakerofthings

April 1, 2018 at 12:57 pm

Hey hey! I wish the plan was as advanced as you think it is!

Fellow: you might like this -> https://wp.me/p6nENh-ro

But @debsdespatches and I are kicking off with an Alpha Protocol… https://wp.me/p7K4Zp-1mK

See you on the other side! (And throughout the month, no doubt 😀).

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 1, 2018 at 1:31 pm
  
  Looking forward to checking it all out! I don’t know, coordinating for a blog DEFINITELY feels like a plan to me, but I won’t know what I’m writing about tomorrow until that cursor is blinking right at me! 😉
  
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  1. @breakerofthings
    
    April 1, 2018 at 1:58 pm
    
    That’s kind of how I’m feeling at the moment! There is still a lot of writing to be done, but I guess we do have an idea of where this is all heading, so may be we do have a plan…a very loose, general plan, but a plan…😓
    
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  2. I.L. Wolf
    
    April 1, 2018 at 2:01 pm
    
    In my world, THAT COUNTS!!
    
    It definitely, definitely counts! 😉
    
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Iain Kelly

April 1, 2018 at 2:36 pm

Look forward to seeing where your mind takes you each day! Good luck!

A IS FOR AARHUS, DENMARK

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 1, 2018 at 2:49 pm
  
  Thanks, and to you! Heading over to check out A right now!
  
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Jackie

April 1, 2018 at 4:00 pm

Aaaaah those anteaters though. . . great choice for a pic! My Letter A Response

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 1, 2018 at 4:37 pm
  
  Thanks! It’s just such a weird, weird joke of an animal! And yet does its thing so well.
  
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Jean Davis

April 1, 2018 at 4:04 pm

Hey, you made it through the first day post. Good job. 🙂 I’ve only got half the month lined up. I need to get on that before April gets too crazy. Here’s to hoping for enough caffeine to carry us all over.

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 1, 2018 at 4:40 pm
  
  Thanks! Yes, I swear without coffee the Earth would stop turning. And thanks, sometimes the first is the hardest 🙂
  
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Doesnt Speak Klingon (@NotKlingonRed)

April 1, 2018 at 9:09 pm

Last time I did this, I had it planned out. This time, I’m on the random train, too. My only cohesive thought is sorta kinda “life wisdom”. So I’ll be handing out advice – deep and shallow – for free all month!
Can’t wait to follow your random train!
#AtoZChallenge Doesn’t Speak Klingon on the master list.

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 1, 2018 at 9:35 pm
  
  I’m looking forward to it! I haven’t seen you in ages! 🙂 Random, I think, is the way to go…
  
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Becca MacLean Lyman

April 1, 2018 at 9:37 pm

I’m glad I’m not the only one blogging from the seat of my pants! 🙂

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 1, 2018 at 10:05 pm
  
  Nope! From NaNo to A to Z, you can always count on me to be pantsing it!!
  
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Cathy Kennedy

April 2, 2018 at 8:38 am

Isa,

I did the random thing my first year but it was too much. I certainly understand the thrill of the process, though. For me, I fair better having my post scheduled ahead which leaves me time for responding to comments and doing return visits. I shall look forward to your month-long random madness. It’s sure to be lots of fun. Happy A2Zing and thanks for visiting me yesterday.

Y’all are invited to visit my all-in-one Mewsic, Sparks, & A2Z “B” post on Curious as a Cathy! 😉

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 2, 2018 at 12:08 pm
  
  Oh I have it open! You have a point with the planning and the comments, I haven’t even started visiting yet today!
  
  Who knows, maybe next year I’ll plan it. That would be wild! 😉
  
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debscarey

April 2, 2018 at 9:00 am

Blog planners eh? Oh how I yearn for the comfort of posts pre-written as last year 🙂 But this year’s challenge has those added layers and it has actually been really enjoyable, so far. As @breakerofthings says, we kinda, sorta, know where we’re going *and* we’ve the first week of posts scheduled. Still … it could all be a little frantic from here on in :O

A-Zing this year at:
FictionCanBeFun
Normally found at:
DebsDespatches

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 2, 2018 at 12:09 pm
  
  I’m so looking forward to seeing how it all works out! Collaborating is a whole different thing all together…I wouldn’t trade my randomness, though I have a feeling envy will set in around O. 😛
  
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debscarey

April 2, 2018 at 12:24 pm

Ha ha! I’m already giving Q for Quebec one of *those* looks …

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Hannelore Adler Gailwin

April 2, 2018 at 6:40 pm

I found your post #1 after reading the #2. Is this taking random to a next level? Good luck with all your posts!

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Ally Bean

April 3, 2018 at 9:50 am

I wish you all the best in your quest to be random, alphabetically. I’m too much of a planner, but I love the idea of just going with the flow each day. Maybe someday I’ll try it.

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 3, 2018 at 9:52 am
  
  You should! Though I have to say I found your A to Z completely fascinating…still random can be liberating.
  
  And thanks, you’re missed this month.
  
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StuHN

April 5, 2018 at 5:36 pm

I only have an idea of what I want to do based on whatever theme I have chosen. Like you, the letter of the day often dictates the path I’m going to take while writing. I’m an improv performer (one of the things I am), so that kinda comes naturally: be in the moment, don’t pre-judge, let it flow, and say “Yes, and…”

Thanks for stopping by. I will be checking your work out.

Stu
Tale Spinning
https://stuartnager.wordpress.com/

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1. I.L. Wolf
  
  April 5, 2018 at 5:39 pm
  
  I like that approach (obviously!) Though much more of a challenge with fiction than my random thoughts.
  
  I’ve done some sketch comedy writing, but never improv. By the time I think of something, it’s too late, which could be funny in itself, but not the right way.
  
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