Hey guys,

I have submitted the first two posts I planned in this challenge and will update you with publish dates as they happen but, since they are both going to other sites, I don’t have the publish dates as yet. The two suggested titles submitted are:

Is Your eCourse Just an Online Bookstore?

and

Time to Finally Get Serious About Social? which will be published on GrowMap along with a Social Media Marketing Checklist for readers to download. And, the site owner requested a part 2 to discuss the Checklist on a deeper level after people have a chance to look at the Outline and work to complete it for use in their digital business. To really make me nervous, the owner of GrowMap informs me that my last post on the GrowMap site has been the most shared over the last year and also tells me it was linked to from the word “engagement” in this Huffington Post article.

So, whoa! And no pressure for this next one, huh? Oh, my goodness…I’ll definitely put the link up when the article goes live and will be begging you guys to share it on any social channel you have. Don’t know if I can do as well twice for her but, I sure want to try…I think the new post is quality, (fingers-crossed) but who knows when people share things!! Whew, the pressure’s on:)

Both of these posts are pretty big assignments so, I’ve completed a lot of writing already. Still, I’m trying to have a new post up on my blog by the end of the holiday weekend. I’m not doing very well on my feline post (hopefully for Lorraine) and may not make it to a satisfactory level to share by challenge end, but I’d like to write this one…it’s been in my heart and mind for a little while now…

To make the 5 assignment blog challenge, I may try to add two posts to the BizShops site as I NEED, and want, to do this and may be able to pull it off in time to sneak through the challenge. (Because business writing comes easier to me than finishing what I want for my kitty post.)

Also, I shared this post the other day but truly find it exciting to see myself quoted right there with people I respect, learned from, linked to, and even know a little in some cases so, this feels to me like a small win and made me a little thrilled on the inside, I suppose you can say…

In other good news and updates, I had a HUGE breakthrough in developing my course theme and outline to make it a richer student experience by gamifying not only the course’s user interface but, also by creating activities through experiences to tie into a rewards and course progress scheme. I’m also thinking about and trying to create a mascot-like character or mascot collection, maybe, for another source of bling (rewards) for course activity/progress. I’m one of those kinds of creators who like to let things swish around in my head a minute before going to paper or even brainstorming ideas in writing. This big little gust in Outline form, more or less, came out at an amazing flow after a longer than usual in mind percolating time. So, I’m a tad to the ecstatic side and continue to jot more ideas all day now that something’s down but, I’m relieved too.

I was feeling a little stuck on making the moving parts actually move and work in an original and imaginative way. This course adventure, in case I haven’t proclaimed it so, will be a “Vision Quest.”

I am sure on this vision now for my first eCourse mountain launch. I’ve also written first draft copy for the first 3 onboarding emails for those who sign up for the “interested in Blog Hog course” list I plan to begin building asap. And, have final edits completed for a SlideShare and a Video Animation to kick off course promotion, to start collecting emails via CTA’s, and to use in pre-sales and Sales Page applications as I go.

This is longer than I planned. Gotta get back to writing or I’ll never make it…

Happy weekend, everybody, and hope all is well and flowing for you!!