Blogger Recognition Award

Thank you to Chloe, the Quirky Victorian at (Over) Analysing Literature for nominating me. Your writing is amazing and I am honored that you considered me worthy of this recognition!

Rules:

• Write a post to show your award
• Give a brief story of how your blog started
• Give two advice to new bloggers
• Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog
• Select 15 other blogs you want to give the award to

1. Why I started Intentergy
   I had toyed with the idea of blogging for quite some time.
   I am always writing down ideas and am frequently asked by my colleagues and students to write down the things that come out of my mouth. I had gone so far as to play with blog templates and kept a journal of ideas for “someday,” when my cousin said to me one day, “You know what you should do? Write a blog. A blog about inspiration. I could just get up and get on my smartphone every morning and there would be a positive quote or story from you. That should be your job.” So I played with the idea a little bit more and in my musings I accidentally hit “Publish” instead of “Preview” and the rest as they say is history. I am not one to back down from a challenge, so I took to sharing on the blogosphere daily.
2. First Advice for New Bloggers
   Do your homework. I read a number of books including, Born to Blog by Mark W. Schaefer and Stanford A. Smith and The Weblog Handbook by Rebecca Blood. These books provided tremendous insight into the world of blogging and introduced me to things I never would have thought of because I had never blogged before. Books were a great tool but reading and commenting on other blogs has been the best help. The more blogs you see and the more advice you get from experienced bloggers the better off you will be.
3. Second Advice for New Bloggers
   Don’t be afraid to talk about your blog. Tell everyone you can about your writing and your site. This kind of publicity shows enthusiasm for your work and will spark interest from those who care about you or share the same interests as you. Interact with other bloggers. Invite them to see your blog and give feedback in their discussions. This will generate more traffic for your blog and help you find followers and others who are vocal about what you are sharing.
4. Thank you so much QuirkyVictorian! I always enjoy your blog and am excited that you like mine as well! Check out her blog, people!!!
5. 15 Bloggers that should also be recognized
   1. https://beingmommie.com/
   2. https://thepossibilityblogdotcom.wordpress.com/
   3. https://aneneslife.wordpress.com/
   4. https://purelysimplewords.com/
   5. https://weirdweekendsblog.wordpress.com/
   6. https://energytrails.wordpress.com/
   7. https://fictionisfood.wordpress.com/
   8. https://samngigeblog.wordpress.com/
   9. https://theworldisnotagainstme.wordpress.com/
   10. https://creativityamongdigitalchaos.wordpress.com/
   11. http://www.marilynwrites.org/
   12. https://philosophicalepiphany.wordpress.com/
   13. https://thelearnify.wordpress.com/
   14. http://www.asoneoncesaid.com/
   15. http://theroadwereon.com/

By: Melanie A. Peters