A to Z Theme Reveal 2015

Last year I blogged by the seat of my pants. It was my first year participating in the A to Z blogging challenge. I had no plan and was completely random. However, that randomness led to my most popular pin on Pinterest–and it was on Q of all days! People still visit my site because of that pin. (Quick Tea for Kid’s Tea Parties)

But this year, I want to try a theme. Between last year’s challenge and this year’s, I had a YA novel published. Cinderella’s Dress (Entangled Teen) is a fairy tale set in the 1940’s. I can’t decide if I should blog about fairy tales or the 1940’s. Can I have a show of hands?

10 Comments

Andrea on March 22, 2015 at 10:18 PM

I think it depends on if you want the factual/nostalgic feel, or the magical feel. What would give you more pleasure to write?

Shonna on March 23, 2015 at 8:37 AM

Both, Andrea! That’s my problem. Are you doing A to Z this year?

Chrys Fey on March 23, 2015 at 2:57 PM

Both would be great. I think a lot of people choose fairy tales, though. Either way, your posts will be interesting.

-Chrys Fey
Tremp’s Troops – A to Z Co-co-host

Shonna on March 23, 2015 at 7:10 PM

A started a list to see how many letters I could fill off the top of my head and it’s coming out pretty even, although I think 1940’s will be easier since I have a lot of the research already at my fingertips. And since I have this great list going, I’ll be ready for fairy tales next year. Unless I decide to do them this year. *Meep*

Shailaja on March 23, 2015 at 8:11 PM

I would love the one on Fairy Tales 🙂 Good luck with whatever you decide, of course. Challenge is going to be fun. My second year this time, but first with my new blog.

*Shailaja/The Moving Quill*

Shonna on March 24, 2015 at 9:19 AM

Thanks, Shailaja. I’ve got a few more days to decide before the fun begins.

Cygnus on March 23, 2015 at 8:33 PM

I’d vote for the 1940s. There’s enough weirdness and remoteness to capture a bit of that fairy tale magic — (Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein, anyone?) — and you have the benefit of a whole real world’s worth of history going on. Sounds very cool either way, though.

Shonna on March 24, 2015 at 9:23 AM

Abbott & Costello! Haven’t watched one of their films in a long time. *nice distraction to put off deciding for another day*