Blogging Marathon # 117 – 3 Day Marathon for 4 weeks!

This is going to be an announcement for Oct 2020.

Do you want to join the Blogging Marathon Group? Read the FAQs

Can I join the Blogging Marathon Group
Yes, if you have been blogging for at least the last 6 months.

Do you have different Blogging Marathon types?
Yes, we have a regular BM, which is 4 weeks of 3 consecutive days each

2 Mega BMs during April and Sep, running for 30 days nonstop.

When is the Regular BM signup announcement made?
On the 1st of each month for the upcoming month.

How many weeks should I do the minimum?
Mandatory 2 weeks for all participants.

What is the entry for BM?
The entry is by Sign ups. Once the announcement is made, the blogger must email me with their theme choice.

How many bloggers per theme?
Each theme will have only 4 bloggers, on a first come first basis.

Ok, I join in, what I am supposed to do with the posts?
You should tag/label your posts with “Blogging Marathon”
Insert the code that will be given to you.

What else is expected to be part of this group?
The weeks you are doing BM, you will have read your fellow participating blogger’s post and leave a meaningful comment. One word or One liner comments are not accepted.

I have joined the group, how long will my subscription valid?
BM subscription is only for a month. If you are not doing every month, you will be unsubscribed from the group.

I have picked up the themes, what to do next?
Cook, click, and post on your blog on the BM dates. However, your recipes should follow the theme conditions, please read the fine lines. Each theme will come with its clauses. No theme is straightforward unless it is straightforward!

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Before going into the new themes, here are the links to some of the BM related pages.

From 2017 BM details can be found on the Blogging Marathon Page.

If you want to check out older BM details, check the BM Archives

If you are new and want to join us, check out the BM Guidelines and Rules

Since we have a month to prepare, please avoid doing last minute posting, prepare ahead, and schedule, which should give you enough time to read the fellow participating blogger’s post in leisure.

For details on BM held every month, check out the Blogging Marathon page.

If you want to know how the Blogging Marathon started, read the first edition

So the dates will be:
3, 4, 5 Oct
10, 11, 12 Oct
17, 18, 19 Oct
24, 25, 26 Oct

If you want to sign up, please email me at spicingyourlife@gmail.com latest by 08th Sep along with your themes.

FYI: Requests to join after 08th Sep will not be accepted.

Mandatory rules for this Blogging Marathon are as below:

• Should take up 2 weeks of BM without fail. It can be any two weeks.
• Will have to post on all 3 days with 2 weeks without fail
• You cannot take the same themes, except for the different Kid’s Delight theme.
• Should follow the accepted theme all 3 days, meaning if you choose one topic like Rice, you should post all rice based recipes all 3 days.
• Should link to the Blogging Marathon page.
• Is expected to actively give feedback on others’ posts.
• Mandatory reading and commenting on the fellow participating member

Each theme can be selected by four bloggers on a first come first basis.

Other rules will be mailed to the individuals.

Themes for BM#117 will be the following:

Kid’s Delight theme ensures my Kid’s Delight event, guest hosted by other bloggers gets good entries. Since the event is 16th – 15th every month, we have two different themes happening for BM in a month. And you have the choice of doing two different themes.

Kid’s Delight – Anniversary Party (3,4,5 and 10,11,12)
Kid’s Delight – Colourful Food (17,18,19 and 24,25,26)

Please note all entries for Kid’s Delight theme have to be kid-approved. The dish can be either approved by your kid, your young relatives, neighbors, or even something that you enjoyed as a kid. Do remember to mention the age group of the kid, so that it becomes easy for others.

Kid’s Delight – Anniversary Part (3,4,5 and 10,11,12)

The 1st and 2nd week of Sep will be hosted by me themed on the “Anniversary Party” marking the anniversary of this blog. I will be announcing the event on the 15th of Sep.

Kid’s Delight – Colourful Food (17,18,19 and 24,25,26)

The 3rd and 4th week of Sep will be hosted by Vaishali themed on “Colourful Foods”. She will be announcing the event on her blog on the 15th of Oct.

A to Z Series

From Jan 2020 and through the whole year, we are going to have the A to Z Series for the regular BM theme:
The schedule is as below.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
a b c	d e f	g h i	Mega BM	j k l	m no	p q r	s t u	Mega BM	v w x	y z

So you can pick any particular category and blog with that alphabet starting from Jan until Nov.

So for example, if you pick A to Z Indian Sweets, for Jan you will be sharing Athirasam, Besan Ladoo, Churma, etc.

What category or theme you pick is your choice. However, this is beneficial if you blog from Jan without a break.

If you join in Jun, then on your choice, you will have to post dishes with M N O.

Points to remember:

One cant choose the alphabet. The alphabets are fixed. So if you do March you will have to do the alphabet chosen for that month.
The theme is the choice of the blogger
The theme we pick is going to be for the entire series. Say you do Jan, skip Feb, and join back in March. In Jan you pick protein-rich for A-Z series and in March you will have to stick to protein-rich and do the alphabets assigned for that month.

So for Oct, the Alphabets are going to be “V, W, X”

Choose one ingredient and make three different course

Pick an ingredient and make 3 different courses. Can be from the same region or different region

Don’t be so Cheesy!

Well, I am saying don’t be so cheesy and forget to make. Bring on all your cheese loaded dishes.

No cook recipes

Make some easy and no cook recipes for all three days.

Navaratri Special

With Navaratri coming up, let us plan some special Naivedyam for the Nine days of Navratri.

Must try Veg International Dishes

Well the list is huge so I leave it to you do decide on making some popular veg dishes.

Special Theme:

We have two themes for the 4th week. Please read the rules carefully.

Redo Old Posts 

Do mandatory 2 weeks regular BM and you can do the 4th week with Redo your older posts theme. Please note, you will have to 2 mandatory BM themes to pick this up.

Regular Bookmarked

This the regular Bookmarks Theme.

You can either do bookmarks from your regular Bookmarks.

So do 3 weeks, pick up this 4th fourth of your own choice. It can be anything you bookmarked or your own.

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Please spread the details if you want your friends to be part of this marathon.
Let’s gear up for another nonstop blogging!

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