Every year I tell myself I’ll give it a go, then I realize that it’s smack in the middle of my summer vacation plans and I do not have the ability to schedule that much for my blog. Hence why you’re seeing this NOW and not at the start of August. On a given year, I average 3 posts a week. That’s ~150 per year, and certainly more effort than a tweet. I came to the conclusion long ago that blogging is a form of mental therapy for me, so the measure of success here is less volume and more general health.
Blaugust has been around for a while now, and it’s always a pleasure to find new folks in the community. Those who are “new” to blogging often find it a struggle to find a system that works for them, and the mentors/themes of Blaugust really help folks along. While the goal is certainly a post a day, that’s a serious achievement. If you’re not on the discord server, you’re missing out.
One tip that’s less for the bloggers and more for the readers (from Bel):
Mingle with the participants of Blaugust 2022. Get out and see the blogs, read the posts, and comment frequently! These folks represent a social structure that you can lean on for advice in the coming years. I deeply value the ties I have made with other bloggers and started this process as an attempt to cement those and build new ones.
Even if you are not a blogger, the comments are always appreciated and more often than not, act as further inspiration for content.
Looking forward to it!
Leo's Life 
It’s never too late to throw in with Blaugust. Well, I guess it will be come September.
The irony is that the hugely increased output can actually mean fewer comments than in a regular month, especially towards the end, when reading burnout is as real as blogging burnout. I’m a pretty profligate commenter in normal times and I do make a special effort in Blaugust but I usually end up feeling I’ve not commented on nearly as many posts as I’d have liked and I certainly won’t have read everything, either.
Still a great event, even if it is exhausting sometimes.
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Reading fatigue is absolutely a thing! I think that’s worth a post in itself.
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