Hive Blog Posting Month (aka #HiveBloPoMo) starts April 1st 2023!

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This past Tuesday, I hosted #HiveChat on Twitter so I could shout out about Hive Blog Posting Month, and mentioned I'd have the announcement post out "soonish." Not sure that three days later and just before the first of the month begins counts as soonish, but at least I got it out by May. 😂

As I'm sure most of you are aware, I've written about this 30 Day blockchain blogging challenge (inspired by National Blog Posting Month aka NaBloPoMo challenge) a number of times over the past few years, so like last time, I'm going to keep this announcement post short and sweet. Well, short for me...😂

Firstly, here are links to my other Blog Posting Month posts -

Introducing #StXXmBloPoMo - the first announcement post on our legacy chain, for April 2019.
#StXXmBloPoMo Day One - More thoughts & writing prompts - Also for April 2019
(Skipped November 2019 as I was having health issues)
Introducing Hive Blog Posting Month (aka #HiveBloPoMo)! - The first on Hive, for April 2020
Hive Blog Posting Month (aka HiveBloPoMo) starts November 1st 2020! - for November 2020
NaBloPoMo & HiveBloPoMo (aka Hive Blog Posting Month for April 2021! - for April 2021
Hive Blog Posting Month (aka #HiveBloPoMo) starts November 1st 2021! - for November 2021
Hive Blog Posting Month (aka #HiveBloPoMo) starts April 1st 2022! - for April 2022
Hive Blog Posting Month (aka #HiveBloPoMo) starts November 1st 2022! - for November 2022

What exactly is Hive Blog Posting Month?

The description I have in the header graphics for the HiveBloPoMo Hive account, as well as the Twitter account is -

Post daily on the Hive Blockchain for the month of April 2023
Win the amazeballs feeling of having 30 new posts earning crypto on the Hive blockchain!

Is there a community for HiveBloPoMo?

I'm so glad you asked, because YES! As of October 28th, 2021, there is a community devoted to this twice a year initiative.

The HiveBloPoMo Community

However, as I mentioned on Twitter a few days ago, at the moment it's mainly for connecting with other participants & isn't actively moderated / curated, so it's not very active. You're welcome to post or crosspost to it, but it's not necessary.

What else is going on for April?

In the world at large, there is National Poetry Month (this year is the 27th anniversary), which is celebrated by poets sharing daily poetry on blogs and social media.

On the Hive blockchain, I know of three at the moment, but I'll be sure to edit this post if I discover any others.

WalkTalkChallenge by @epodcaster - For the third year, one of the busiest and most incredible blockchain promoters on social media will be "walking and talking with women entrepreneurs and women in the web3 space about their goals and challenges." For more info, take a peek at her post from March 2022 - WalkTalkChallenge April 1-30: Web3 Women as well as her recent tweet (and while you're there, be sure to give her a follow!).

And the other two are both done by the ever awesome @hivebuzz team!

Hive Power Up Month - power up every day during the month, either by powering up at least 1 Hive, or setting your post payouts to 100% Hive Power. Check out this post for more details - Be ready for the next Hive Power Up Month!
Monthly Author Badge - what better time to try for it? Here's a bit of the description from the HiveBuzz website -

Keep in mind that a month begins the first of the month and ends the last day of the month (like on calendars), and that HiveBuzz uses UTC time to validate when you published your post! It is not a date to date month. If you miss one post on one day, you will miss this monthly award and you will have to wait for the next month to try to obtain this badge again.

What should I post about?

I'd been meaning to do this for ages, and as of November 2021 I finally put it together! Here's a calendar page with prompts for each day. Please remember these are just suggestions and don't feel obligated to use them.

Oh, and I used Holiday Insights (which states it's "one of the original holiday calendar sites") as a reference for fun & interesting holidays in April. Check out the link if you want more info about my non-Hive specific choices, or to see what else is being celebrated each day.

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There were also some cool suggestions from the HiveTwitter peeps during this week's @HiveBloPoMo #HiveChat. Here's a link to the tweet, if you want to take a peek at the replies -

https://twitter.com/TraciYorkWriter/status/1640801081188929558
- TraciYorkWriter

Back in April of last year, @shadowspub also reminded me that she has an awesome email list that sends out a variety of daily prompts. Here's a copy of what she has in the footer of all her posts -

image courtesy of @shadowspub

"Would you like to receive writing prompts every day? You can subscribe to Prompt A Day to get started."

What do I win if I do all 30 posts?

As I said in the short description, you win the amazeballs feeling of completing the challenge and having 30 new posts on the blockchain! But as I've done for every other BloPoMo, I plan to do a little something to help keep everyone motivated and/or thank them for their participation.

I'm not sure I can swing any sort of badges at this point, but now that there's a community, I plan to investigate that next. And since I'm a curator for @ocd, I will be keeping an eye on posts in the HiveBloPoMo community and might be able to recommend a few for curation through OCD's Niche Community Initiative.

That's it!

Good luck to everyone giving this (or any of the other 30 day challenges) a go! Please feel free to shout out if you have any questions and happy Hive blog posting!

Image Credits: blog thumbnail and blog prompt calendar created on Canva.