Comments on MotherReader: Comment Challenge: Finish Line

Thanks so much for the comment challenge. I was a...

2012-02-01T13:34:25.029-05:00

Thanks so much for the comment challenge. I was able to connect with quite a few creatives. It was also so fun to discover new blogs. Can't wait for next year!

Hi. I started late and ended early, but for the mi...

2012-01-31T13:03:17.874-05:00

Hi. I started late and ended early, but for the middle period of the 21 day challenge, I was quite on fire with my commenting. I made about 80 comments in a span of ten days or so. I made an effort to visit every blog on the list, which was very enjoyable. I am definitely less shy about commenting on others' blogs now. Thanks!

103 comments as of today. Sorry, I forgot when the...

2012-01-31T12:10:25.629-05:00

103 comments as of today. Sorry, I forgot when the end date was. I probably was up to about 90 by the 25th, so I'm pleased with the results. It's good to focus on commenting instead of just clicking away with my thoughts still guarded in my own mind. Giving encouragement to others is both a gift and a discipline to be practiced.

Visited a lot of new blogs, but am terrible at kee...

2012-01-30T06:25:21.890-05:00

Visited a lot of new blogs, but am terrible at keeping tabs on things like this. Even if I didn't make 100 comments (an dI have no idea), I certainly was motivated to comment more than usual, so that's a good thing. Thanks for challenging us.

I found some great new blogs through this. And I d...

2012-01-28T21:44:49.464-05:00

I found some great new blogs through this. And I did get more comfortable leaving comments.

Thanks for hosting the comment challenge! I wasn&#...

2012-01-28T12:23:54.768-05:00

Thanks for hosting the comment challenge! I wasn't counting and I'm not sure of my total. But I do know that I visited and commented on lots of great blogs. I bookmarked many of them to remember to visit again and I got lots of lovely visitors to my blog. I had a great time! :)

I really enjoyed the challenge and am surprised by...

2012-01-27T16:54:57.604-05:00

I really enjoyed the challenge and am surprised by how much I learned - not only about the bloggers I visited but ideas for my own blog. Getting comments from new visitors was also exciting. I'm not quite finished (didn't make 5 a day I'm afraid!) but I'll keep going until I've commented on every listed blog. Thank you for organising this.

I made it! I posted 100 comments, exactly. This ...

2012-01-26T15:52:59.097-05:00

I made it! I posted 100 comments, exactly.

This was great fun. I'm so thankful for the people who took the time to stop by and comment on my blog.

Great challenge, I stopped by from Madigan Reads ...

2012-01-26T15:48:37.076-05:00

Great challenge, I stopped by from Madigan Reads

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This was a really fun challenge! Really cool way t...

2012-01-26T11:03:22.099-05:00

This was a really fun challenge! Really cool way to find all sorts of new blogs! I didn't realize we were keeping track of the comments, so don't have a tally, but think I kept up for the most part. Thanks so much for organizing this! :)

Commenting is the fuel for writing. What a special...

2012-01-26T07:41:08.582-05:00

Commenting is the fuel for writing. What a special boost to be visted by many new people. I was inspired by other blogs and am excited to continue reading through more blogs, as I did not get through the entire list. I made 61 comments and learned so much.

Whoo-hoo! I did it! Over a hundred different blogs...

2012-01-26T04:22:17.850-05:00

Whoo-hoo! I did it! Over a hundred different blogs commented on, many of them with multiple (thoughtful, not spammy) comments.

It was tough but doable.

Thanks again for hosting - this has been a lot of fun.

I had a lot of fun and found some new blogs to fol...

2012-01-26T01:11:51.815-05:00

I had a lot of fun and found some new blogs to follow as well as some new books to read. It was also fun to have more comments on my page, since I'm a fairly low-traffic site.

I made my count of 100 -- every day I made at least five comments and then deliberately didn't count further because I wanted to start fresh each morning. I'll try to keep up with the habit of clicking through to comment on interesting things or posts that make me want to run out and get the books they mention.

Thanks for organizing the challenge.

2012-01-26T00:02:03.017-05:00

Thanks for organizing the challenge.

As of January 7, 2011, I had never been to 98% of ...

2012-01-25T22:57:47.333-05:00

As of January 7, 2011, I had never been to 98% of the blogs in the Comment Challenge, and did not have a site of my own. 18 days later, I've visited 75 new blogs, made what I thought were 41 substantive comments (including revisiting to continue the conversation wherever it made sense), and received something close to 50 comments on my poems that I posted to my new website.

Very pleased to be a part of this community. Thank you for opening this event up without qualification -- I have met some great people, gotten some helpful feedback, and have even opened up a few "opportunities" in a very short time.

I intend to become even more active, and interactive, as time goes on.

5 comments/day for 3 weeks was tough, but now I think I'll shoot for at least 1-2 comments/day every day from now on.

MotherReader, I am so grateful to have once again ...

2012-01-25T22:13:01.978-05:00

MotherReader,
I am so grateful to have once again done this Comment Challenge we dreamed up together... Together! Full disclosure: this is the first time I didn't make it to 100... I'm only at 67, but I am determined to visit all our 150+ participants' blogs, check things out, read a few posts, and comment! This year felt less about the challenge and more about a shift in blog reading style, where I became invigorated by going to new-to-me blogs and kept reading and finding great stuff! I'm grateful as well to everyone who joined in and gave more attention and intent to being a kid lit blog reader... I really see it build community! Thanks again MotherReader, everyone, stay tuned for the announcement of the prize winners, and we'll do it again in 2013! Keep on commenting, Lee

This has been a great stretch for me, and again, a...

2012-01-25T21:10:59.100-05:00

This has been a great stretch for me, and again, a reminder of how important comments are - for both reader and writer of blogs. I'm not finished yet, but I will be before the clock strikes midnight! Thank you for sponsoring this once more. a.

This is like eating peanuts. After the first one,...

2012-01-25T20:32:40.096-05:00

This is like eating peanuts. After the first one, it's hard to stop. There were three days where I had to double up with 10 to stay on track. And then I found myself wandering on to other blogs, some not on the list and some that are. On the plus side, besides finding lots of really great blogs to visit, I have had more visits and comments on my blog in the last two weeks than in the last year. I finally declared myself done by stopping at Carrie Pearson's blog as my 116th. Now it's almost sundown and time to throw some grub together. Can't wait to tell my wife when she gets home from work how I spent the day....

I just checked in on Lee's blog but wanted to ...

2012-01-25T20:05:28.270-05:00

I just checked in on Lee's blog but wanted to say thank you here, too. I think you've helped me make this commenting thing a habit! I was pretty shy about it before this. According to my tally, I posted 111 comments over the last three weeks.

I really enjoyed the challenge, but I didn't ...

2012-01-25T19:50:22.554-05:00

I really enjoyed the challenge, but I didn't quite make it to 100. More like 58. :( Thanks for doing it! I found so many great blogs.

I loved it...I met so many amazing bloggers and pe...

2012-01-25T18:57:05.973-05:00

I loved it...I met so many amazing bloggers and people actually read my blog...I almost fainted one day...can we do this every month? Please...

Thank you for hosting and introducing me to so man...

2012-01-25T18:48:43.495-05:00

Thank you for hosting and introducing me to so many awesome blogs (including Lee's). I commented 119 times over the past 21 days (121 if you add this and the one I left on Lee's check-in post today). This was the perfect challenge to nudge me to start interacting more with what I read. You rock!

I really enjoyed every bit of this & meeting n...

2012-01-25T16:33:03.549-05:00

I really enjoyed every bit of this & meeting new people as well as so many new & creative blogs. Thank you!

So happy that you and Lee did this! I pondered, l...

2012-01-25T16:18:21.606-05:00

So happy that you and Lee did this! I pondered, learned, made friends, and had a writerly great time! I have a running total of 116. Looking forward to keeping up with my new favorite blogs!

Phew! Made it! Favorite newly discoverely blog: ht...

2012-01-25T16:11:45.408-05:00

Phew! Made it!
Favorite newly discoverely blog:
http://thisisnotthatblog.com/2011/05/31/five-ways-to-improve-your-workplace-with-sharks/

This is Susan from Pen and Ink
We are only counting my comments. I visited all and commented on every blog in the challenge (some more than once) Alltogether I've made 211 comments so far. Visiting Lees Blog will be 212.
I am, of course, not counting comments on my own blog. I learned a lot, got a new TBR list, and found some blogs I want to follow. Thanks. Heading to Lee's to check in. Do check out that link I put here. Using Sharks in the Work Place is a really funny post.