Do you like a challenge? Do you like pushing yourself to your limits and beyond to see what you’re made of?

Me too.

Whether that’s with writing, working, running or any other facet of my life I’m one to avoid the easy route and aim higher. Things don’t always go according to plan but at least I can say I’ve give it, whatever it may be, a go.

In October I’m challenging myself to post every day, Monday to Friday. That’s 21 blog posts in 21 days. I figure having the weekends free will take the pressure off.

Doable?

Sure is. I actually planned to do this last month and the month before but life got the better of me – as it often does when you’ve got a job, a toddler and trying to get started on building a house that just doesn’t seem to want to be built.

Why am I adding a blogging challenge to the mix?

I’m afraid I’ll get bored. Hahaha, no, I need to take Writerly Pursuits to the next level. I need to get a lot of the ideas in my head out into the world before my brain explodes.

But blogging isn’t enough. Write and they shall come is not a good mantra. It doesn’t work like that anymore. Maybe when blogs first started emerging you could write and the audience would magically appear but that is not the case anymore.

Today it’s much harder to earn your readers trust and interest.

There’s so much noise out there that there are no guarantees of success. Talent isn’t enough. A lot of people have talent. Unfortunately, not all are successful.

I have noticed one thing though, slow and steady wins the race. Consistency and discipline are vital.

What do I want to get out of a full month of blogging?

◆ Double my page views.
◆ Attract regular readers.
◆ Help writers achieve their dreams by showing them it’s possible.
◆ Sell more books.

Join me.

You’ve nothing to lose and everything to gain. There’s no need to do it every day. Maybe aim for every other day or three times per week. Choose an amount that is easy then add ten percent to stretch yourself a little. You might be surprised at what emerges.

Not sure what to write about? Here are a few topic ideas to get you started:

✓ List post
✓ ‘How To’ post
✓ Tell a story
✓ Opinion piece
✓ Share an experience
✓ Do an interview

What to expect over the coming weeks?

⁃ How To Write A Novel series of posts (writing a novel is simple but it isn’t easy)
⁃ Interview with authors selling books (yes, there are many indies swimming in book sales)
⁃ Different income streams available to writers (you don’t need to be a starving artist)

It’s easy to make excuses about not having enough time or energy. In October, I’m quitting with the excuses and getting down to work because no one else is going to do it for me.

I challenge you to get out of your comfort zone too.