March Writing Blog Madness Seedings
March 25, 2008
It’s time to announce the seedings for March Writing Blog Madness. My apologies to those who attempted to join this afternoon, but I had already put the brackets together and begun the first round’s judging, so I have to stick with the contestants I have. This is not a reflection on your fine blogs.
There are four brackets with eight teams apiece. They are listed below in order of their matchups. I have also included a PDF showing them in their respective slots. I wish everyone luck. Try not to take any losses too hard. Remember, 31 contestants go home disappointed. Also, while I am not a contestant, I assure you I would not win.
The Ellis Bracket
1. Copyblogger
8. The Struggling Writer
4. Confident Writing
5. The Renegade Writer
3. The Copywriting Maven
6. Be the story
2. Bob Bly Copywriter
7. Words on the Water
The Janowitz Bracket
1. Daily Writing Tips
8. C. Hope Clark
4. Grow Your Writing Business
5. Book Marketing Bestsellers
3. All Freelance Writing
6. Crime Fiction Dossier
2. Writing White Papers
7. The Writing Journey
The McInerney Bracket
1. John August
8. Quiet Rebel Writer
4. Editor’s Blog
5. How to Start a Successful Freelance Writing Career
3. The Golden Pencil
6. Write From Home
2. Content Maven
7. Writer’s Notes
The Chabon Bracket
1. Writers Write
8. Publishing Careers
4. Writing on the Web
5. Men with Pens
3. Jane in Progress
6. PODdy Mouth
2. I’d Rather Be Writing
7. The Book Sistah
The first round will begin immediately.
Damn, a battle of the blogs! Cool one, John, and I’m looking forward to seeing who you eliminate and why. Good criteria, too!
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I’m with James. This is fricking brilliant. And I’m honored to be on the list.
Next year, maybe we can do a betting pool of some sort…
Putting in the good word for Men with Pens! Of course, everyone here is top notch too.
Looking forward to seeing how this all plays out.
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My vote has to go to James and Harry over at Men With Pens. They host an all day party for writers after every post. (They don’t publish drivel either, just relevant content.)
Those Men and Their Pens are getting a lot of fan support. My bet is that they’ll also look at the categories and see how they can improve before their game. I’m sure they will be strong competitors.
So many great blogs on the list but I must cast my vote for Men with Pens and Confident Writing. There is no other community like MWP and Confident Writing never fails to deliver good, solid writing tips that you can use.
I’m also here to put in a good word for men with pens
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Damn! We have a fan club! You guys so rock.
(And John’s reading my freakin’ mind. Stop that.)
Wow, I’m stunned. *hands James an aluminum foil helmet* You’ll be needing this. This is all very cool, can’t wait to see how it turns out.
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So fun! I never thought I’d be part of March Madness, what with my near complete lack of coordination…
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quiet rebel writer has my vote, hands down. go amy! go new bloggers!
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