October Ant Awards, New Story, and MUCH More!!!

Whew, this is about as active as this blog has been in AGES! (In other words, since June.) There is so much to go through! -Looks through stack of papers- Well, actually, not really. It's only gonna seem like a lot because I'm going to be rambling a lot.

LOOKING BACK...

First, I'd like to comment how I believe the Six Word Story Contest has probably been the biggest and most successful contest hosted on this blog, ever. Let me know what you thought about it, and if it was popular, then I'll look into doing similar contests! (Maybe even 1 Word Prompt Response contests...who knows??)

Many of you may have forgotten, but I had a poll active, allowing you to vote whether I'd start posting my Harry Potter fan-fiction here, my Star Wars fan-fiction here, or try to make it without them. The votes selected Harry Potter, which is unfortunate, since I've hit a roadblock on it, though we won't get to that point until 2020, I don't think. Hopefully, writer's block leaves by then, and it can be a continuous stream to the end of the story!

SPOTLIGHT AUTHOR TIME!

The theme for the Spotlight Author is "Fall". It could be a literal approach; fall from pride, fall from glory, fall from whatever...or a symbolic approach, regarding the season. The winner of the Spotlight Author, I have noted, used a symbolic approach. Congratulations, Gabby L., for winning this Spotlight Author! (And bear in mind, now that you've won two things in a row, I'm gonna be judging you with higher expectations.)

The next Spotlight Author theme will be Pumpkin. This is once again up to your full interpretation. Will it be a literal pumpkin, will it have to do with with a sentient pumpkin, or will you find angles to approach this from that I didn't think about? (The more creative, the better!)

WHAT'S NEXT?

Well, now we have a lot to look forward to. One such example is NaNoWriMo! I will be participating this year, and I hope to win. You can check out the details on the NaNoWriMo 2019 page!

Also, since the anniversary of this blog is in November (November the 12th, to be precise!) and I'll probably be a bit busy then, I will be performing all the anniversary activities this month, October! Still no details about said activities at this time, and I totally am not currently googling "Fun Activities To Do During Memorable Occasions" in another tab.

IMPORTANT HOLIDAYS FOR OCTOBER:

MONTHLY:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Child Health Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Eczema Awareness Month
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Bully Prevention Month
National Sarcastic Awareness Month
Youth Against Tobacco Month
And so much more...

DAILY:

International Day of Older Persons - October the 1st
Bring Your Bible To School Day - October the 3rd
National Children's Day - October the 8th
Dictionary Day - October the 16th
National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day - October the 20th
CAPS Lock Day - October the 22nd
St. Jude's Day - October the 28th
International Internet Day - October the 29th
National Knock Knock Jokes Day - October the 31st

There are so many more holidays for October. Some seem stupid to me, but many are legitimately concerning. I only included what I feel are the most important ones, and also what I figured were several hilarious ones (as well as the occasional one that I myself am connected to), but if you want the full list I found, go to this external site: http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/october-holidays.html*

*BE CAREFUL WHEN VISITING EXTERNAL SITES! You never know where you're going! This includes on my blog, because even though I try to link sites that are family friendly, sites can change, and therefore what I link may have once been safe and may now be dangerous. Be careful at all times when visiting other sites.