After-Party Update, Feeling the Love

What a wonderful group! I feel so honored to be part of ROW 80. It's late, and I've enjoyed the partying, but still wanted to post my first update. I will be checking on everyone's first thing tomorrow. Best to comment after the partying effects wear off! ;-)

A quick first update.

Depression Cookies blog: Thanks to the Ultimate Blog Challenge, I'm dedicated to daily posting and ROW 80 parties have made it fun this week. Yeah! Check out my earlier post today for some fun, rocking pictures.

Mom in Love with Fiction: I've already posted twice this week thanks to blog ideas from Should be Reading.

Writing: Mom just emailed me her latest chapter, so tomorrow I start writing. The last two days I made some headway with characters and storyline on my YA book. I'm truly inspired to write right now.

Miscellaneous: Still getting to these, but I have been checking out blogs. Will check out more tomorrow once the party haze is gone.

So stoked about Round 4 starting! I like this idea of partying after the completion of a writing challenge. So much so, I'm considering hosting a book party once I finish my next one.

What events do you celebrate with a party?

Rocking the ROW. It's Party Time!

I missed the late night hours of the rocking party, but will be checking into Twitter later today! I only wish we had a room reserved somewhere. I'd love to meet the rock stars from Round 3 (and hopefully still with us for Round 4) and the new talent coming into Round 4. Imagine the girl running around high-fiving and hugging people with a giddy look on her face. That'd be me!

Two of my favorite Round 3 rockers joined forces for an additional Rock the ROW giveaway. Please visit Nicole Basaraba's Uni-Verse-City for a wonderful Alberta Ross giveaway. Trust me, you'll fall in love and go back many more times.

One of the party challenges was to post a photo inspired by the Rock the ROW theme.

The first was inspired from my oldest daughter's guitar all the way down to my baby's dress up supplies:

The next represented how I rocked the ROW, and is a lovely painting by a friend of my mother's. Herta Abarr is a renowned artist, writer and teacher who was inspired by the classic party song, It's a Quarter to Three.

It's a Quarter to Three: Herta Abarr

Check later today for my first official Round 4 check in. But for now, head on over to #ROW80 on Twitter and join the party. First round's on me!

Let's Party and Rock the Row!

For everyone who wondered about my fascination with the A Round of Words in 80 Days challenge, here's your opportunity to find out more about this wonderful group. Stop by and enjoy the fun with the ROW80 gang.

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The party is coming! The party is coming! On October 5th, the #ROW80 hashtag is going to light up like the stage at a teen rock concert. There's going to a be a 24-hour celebration for:

• All the participants who just finished Round 3 of ROW80.
• Anyone who plans to post their goals and dive into Round 4.
• The amazing people who supported the ROW80 writers throughout the year (y'all REALLY deserve a drink!)

Party Details:

• Theme: "Rock the Row"
  However you want to work that in is great. I leave it to your outrageously creative imagination!
• Date: October 5th, 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM ET in the U.S.
  This also happens to be the first day of check-in so there should be a ton of ROW80 fun happening around the blogosphere.
• Party will be held at the #ROW80 hashtag.
  Fire up your Tweet Deck or HootSuite and let's get jiggy with it.
• Photo Competition:
  You can start now...we won't tell. Start digging for or taking photos that reflect the theme. We'll do our best to gather them and decide on the best to spotlight in a post at the ROW80 blog. Once the readers vote, the 1st place winner gets a copy of Kait Nolan's latest book, Red, in e-book format!!
• Friendly Blog Competition
  We will also post a mash-up of favorite ROCK THE ROW posts at the Row80 blog.

Jenny Hansen is developing some polls ready so everyone can vote on these things. :-)

There's also going to be dancing! Jenny made a "Rock The Row" playlist! All these details can be found at her ROW80 post. Co-host Nicole Basaraba's post can be found here.

  

What is a Twitter party?

  

This is where we all stop in to the #ROW80 hashtag all day long and play and party together - trading news, pictures, music and jello shots. It's going to be a great time!

  

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Don't forget to sign up for the ROW 80 challenge. Wrap up 2011 with writing style! The fun begins Wednesday, October 5.