{"id":77941,"date":"2026-10-01T19:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T02:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briancebuhl.com\/?p=77941"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T02:23:21","slug":"blogtober-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briancebuhl.com\/?p=77941","title":{"rendered":"Blogtober 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is October 1st, which I personally think is a crime.  But since I have found no way to turn back the clock (yet!), let&#8217;s move forward and set this month up for success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like several previous years, I&#8217;m going to try and write a blog post every day in the month of October.  I&#8217;m doing this as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateblogchallenge.com\/\">Ultimate Blog Challenge<\/a> and hopefully, this will get me back into the habit of writing a little bit every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It really is hard for me to believe that October is here already.  Last month, there was WorldCon, the WXR Cruise, and then the start of illness which I&#8217;m still getting over.  I still have a cough, and my chest still feels like it&#8217;s in a vice.  I&#8217;m getting better, but it&#8217;s impacted my ability to focus.  It&#8217;s hard to keep up with the day job, let alone get any writing done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before I get to the Blogtober schedule, let&#8217;s get some simple house keeping complete.  Namely, the 3rd episode of Write Something Good went live on Wednesday last week, and it&#8217;s where we start to get into actual, practical advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Write Something Good &#8212; S1-E3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the YouTube link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Write Something Good S1E3\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/flUcG49SaZ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The list of basic advice in this episode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read Widely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use Strong Verbs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid Adverbs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjectives are Delicious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of the content came from this previous <a href=\"https:\/\/briancebuhl.com\/?p=1080\">blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are all the other relative links.  Later this month, I&#8217;ll make a doodly-doo at the top of this page so that they&#8217;re always available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RSS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/1166519d8\/podcast\/rss\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/1166519d8\/podcast\/rss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spotify:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1Fxa7eJNO8CFbz9w5OkTMN\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1Fxa7eJNO8CFbz9w5OkTMN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/write-something-good\/id6805610402\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/write-something-good\/id6805610402<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blogtober 2026 Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">31 days, 31 topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agenda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Back to Short Hair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stockton Book Event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book Review: Building Baby Brother<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project Zomboid &#8211; 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therapy &#8211; How it&#8217;s Going<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write Something Good &#8212; S1-E4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My Thoughts on Write Something Good So Far<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Brief Visit with Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>???<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Anti-Terf Post<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Media I&#8217;m Consuming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What I&#8217;ve Learned about Selling Books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valheim 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building a TTRPG Adventure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The State of the Internet &#8211; 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My Lived-In Experience &#8211; The Birth of the Internet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing Tools Over Time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professions Popular Media Gets Wrong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>???<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write Something Good &#8212; S1-E5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Fantasy 2026 &#8212; Day 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Fantasy 2026 &#8212; Day 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Fantasy 2026 &#8212; Day 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Fantasy 2026 &#8212; Last Day and Summary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book Review: The Tainted Cup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Problems with &#8220;The Chosen One&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eugenics, Royalty, and Other Problematic Fantasy Tropes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book Review: Contact &#8211; A New World by M. D. Neu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>???<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Happy Halloween 2026!<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I suppose I should have said, 31 days, 28 topics.  I&#8217;ve left the 10th, 20th, and 30th open to inspiration, or if someone leaves a comment with a topic they would like me to write about, I&#8217;ll do it.  And, there are a couple topics on here I wouldn&#8217;t mind replacing  with better ideas, so please feel free to comment and I&#8217;ll update the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wish me luck, and I hope you enjoy this year&#8217;s blog adventure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is October 1st, which I personally think is a crime. But since I have found no way to turn back the clock (yet!), let&#8217;s move forward and set this month up for success! Like several previous years, I&#8217;m going to try and write a blog post every day in the month of October. 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