 Every year, before the A to Z challenge starts, participants who have a theme get together and have a blog hop unveiling their theme. It's a great way to find blogs that may have topics you are interested in. I always follow a slew of blogs that I think have cool themes. And, of course, the reason I'm posting is to reveal mine as well. At first, I was going to do 100 word flash fiction with unique words. But I was itching to try something new, so this year my theme will be: Diary of Phobias from A to ZSince phobias is a theme that I've seen others do before, I wanted to give mine a twist. It will be diary-like posts about phobias with definition and a little etymology (can't believe I spelled that right!) Each day will be a different phobia with a little story. There won't be a word limit, but I will try to keep them short and sweet.
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3/21/2016 04:39:22 am
Diary-like posts meaning personal stories from your own life, right? That should be really interesting. I think I'll make notes for a subsequent round of A to Z!
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 07:09:19 am
Haha. No, I don't have all the phobias I'm writing about. If I did, I don't think I'd ever leave the apartment. o.o 3/21/2016 04:45:43 am
Phobias - interesting choice :). I look forward to seeing what posts they inpire.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 07:09:47 am
Thanks. I hope everyone enjoys them. They were fun to write. 3/21/2016 04:52:05 am
Sounds like fun. I look forward to learning all about phobias!
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 07:10:16 am
Thanks. =) 3/21/2016 05:37:51 am
Now this theme is making me quiver and you haven't even started yet! ;P
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 07:10:41 am
I honestly can't wait for the challenge to start and people to read them. 3/21/2016 06:34:25 am
Doing it like a diary entry means you'll be able to show how the phobia manifests itself.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 07:11:14 am
I thought it'd be a different way to do the phobia theme. =) 3/21/2016 08:05:44 am
Sounds like a great theme! I look forward to reading your posts.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 09:06:03 am
It was weird seeing some of the phobias. I was like "are there people really afraid of THAT?" 3/21/2016 08:14:01 am
Phobias definitely sound interesting, and the diary twist sounds fun! I'm just worried I'll convince myself I have half of them. Is that a phobia in itself??
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 09:06:30 am
I think you might be safe. I chose some pretty interesting phobias. 3/21/2016 08:57:49 am
Oh cool--that's an interesting theme, and approach to it. Sounds like it'll be fun! :)
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 09:06:50 am
It was a lot of fun writing them. =)
Stephen T Tremp
3/21/2016 09:12:09 am
Patricia, this is a totally cool theme! I love phobias and have a few of my own.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:29:34 pm
If I get any of your phobias, you totes have to comment and let me know. =DDDDD 3/21/2016 09:15:20 am
Whoa, this is cool! Kind of terrifying, though! I bet there are some good ones. :-)
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:30:03 pm
There were definitely some interesting ones. 3/21/2016 09:27:56 am
I love this theme. After reading a month of your posts I may need to give a character (or two) some phobias. *Cue evil laughter!
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:31:45 pm
MUAHAHAHA! That's awesome. 3/21/2016 09:53:11 am
Phobias - I look forward to seeing 26 of those! Good luck with the A to Z.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:32:21 pm
Thanks. 3/21/2016 10:11:35 am
The phobia idea is fantastic. So many great phobias you could do so much with! Awesome!
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:32:54 pm
OMG There were a lot of phobias for the majority of the letters.
C. Lee McKenzie
3/21/2016 10:41:13 am
Ah, yes, Phobias! Love those.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:33:15 pm
Yay!!!! 3/21/2016 10:55:33 am
That sounds really intriguing. I'm sure I'll learn about some phobias I've never heard of before.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:33:41 pm
I think out of all the phobias, only a few I were aware of.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:34:46 pm
Thanks. I hope you enjoy.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:34:22 pm
It wouldn't be any fun if I didn't figure out a twist. =D
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:35:30 pm
ACK! Only 11 days until it starts. =DDDDDD
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:36:13 pm
I like finding the etymology too. Those are some of my favorite themes during the challenge. 3/21/2016 01:11:24 pm
That's a great theme. I love learning about different phobias, and figuring out what they mean from the Greek and Latin roots.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:36:47 pm
The etymology was very fun.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:37:09 pm
It was a fun theme and a blast to write.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 02:37:33 pm
Hooray! I hope you enjoy them. =D 3/21/2016 04:24:59 pm
Someone did this a year or two ago and it was quite interesting. I look forward to seeing how you work with phobias.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 06:43:48 pm
I think last year I saw someone do phobias, but it wasn't diary style. 3/21/2016 04:54:29 pm
Phobias, huh? I know what you're doing for X, but I won't tell! Can't wait to see what you come up with for Q, though. This is a unique theme & I'm sure you'll do a great job with it. Good luck!
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 06:42:35 pm
Now you have to promise to come back on X day and tell me if you guessed right because there were about 6 phobias and I wasn't doing xenophobia because everyone knows that. 3/21/2016 05:20:38 pm
Awesome theme! There are so many phobias most of us don't even know about, so this should be interesting.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 06:43:11 pm
I know and for things you wouldn't think someone would be afraid of. o.O 3/21/2016 05:22:44 pm
How unique! I'm terrified I'll end up with some of them, though. LOL
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 06:44:22 pm
Do you have a phobia of phobias? =OOOOOOOOO 3/21/2016 05:31:59 pm
Having fun today visiting the blog theme reveal. Hope your theme choice brings you new readers. See you in April.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 06:45:10 pm
I found a lot of blogs to follow today as a result of the theme reveal.
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 06:45:38 pm
=D Is it weird to say they are fun? LOL
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 06:46:27 pm
Hmm, what would that phobia be called? 3/21/2016 06:15:49 pm
I don't have any serious phobias, but I find them fascinating. I bet your posts will get lots of people talking. Great idea. <a href=http://scribblinginthestorageroom.wordpress.com>Elizabeth Hein - Scribbling in the Storage Room</a>
Patricia Lynne
3/21/2016 06:47:12 pm
I don't have any phobias either, but there are a few things that scare me quite a bit that I'd rather not have to face them. 3/21/2016 06:53:01 pm
This is such a neat idea! I'm super-interested to see which phobias you come up with...maybe you'll even teach me something that could be useful in an upcoming story! Woo! I'm excited! XD 3/21/2016 07:27:00 pm
Phobias are an interesting topic and nice flare writing them diary style. I look forward to reading them! 3/21/2016 07:51:07 pm
Interesting theme and a creative approach. I'll be sure to check out your posts during the challenge. It's my first year and I'm really looking forward to it. 3/21/2016 08:49:19 pm
yay for your phobia theme! can't wait to see what i can call some of my silly fears! 3/21/2016 10:45:08 pm
Creative, original and a bit dark, that's a fun theme. Have a great A-Z! 3/22/2016 12:54:48 am
I hope these phobias aren't catching! Great idea. 3/22/2016 05:22:21 am
Great theme! Wishing you and all the other participants a happy A-Z this year! 3/22/2016 04:47:31 pm
I've seen phobias done a few times but never in a journal format. I love the twist you've added, it's a good way to really bring the fear and the associated limitations it causes to life :) 3/22/2016 04:59:47 pm
I like the story twist on it! :) I find this topic fascinating. I have had some friends with strange phobias over the years, things you'd never even think about... 3/23/2016 11:57:25 am
Guess you won't need to worry about a post for X... XD. See you next month! 3/23/2016 01:55:46 pm
Ooh, phobias - I like that! Have a great time and please find some I can use in my flash fiction! 3/23/2016 11:58:29 pm
Phobias are interesting topic and making them in a diary style even more so. Let's see if I have some of them ;) 3/24/2016 05:49:19 am
Wow that's a really interesting theme! I'll check back and see what you come up with. I'm intrigued. 3/28/2016 07:14:47 pm
Oooo! A little fiction with some learning thrown in. That should be fun to read and to write. I can't wait to see what you choose for each letter. Leave a Reply. |
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