Bloggiesta

I've been keeping my eye on a little something called Bloggiesta, but I wasn't sure how much time I was going to have to devote to it. Then I thought, why the hell not just go for it? I have things that need doing, might as well do them in bloggerhood with my blogpeeps, no?

Happening right now, Bloggiesta is a chance to cross off those niggling to-do blog items.
From Maw Books' site:

Some of you may be asking what is Bloggiesta? In short, it’s a blogging marathon. A opportunity to cross those nagging items off of your to-do list and improve your blog while in the good company of other awesome bloggers doing the same thing. Break out the nachos, enchiladas, drinks, mariachi music and whack a pinata or two!

What to do during the Bloggiesta?

• Write reviews.
• Write backup posts for a rainy day.
• Write that great post idea from three months back.
• Work on series posts.
• Write guest posts.
• Put out invitations for guest posts.
• Conduct and edit author interviews.
• Create template posts for your future reads (ie: title, images, linking, tags, etc,) so you can open up, write review and post without being bogged down with technicalities
• Clean up your tags, archives, books reviewed list, etc.
• Create a text file (or Google Doc) of cheat sheets (html codes, post url’s, etc)
• Improve your blog template, clean up sidebars, add a favicon, install those plugins that you’ve been meaning to do.
• Add or edit your about me page, review policy, disclosure policy, privacy policy, create landing pages (for example – an about me for Twitter readers page) or any other pages you might have.
• Any bloggy type housekeeping that you’ve been neglecting.
• Clean up and update your challenge lists. Link up your posts with hosts.
• Make sure all of your social network profiles are up to date. Brand yourself through those profiles with color scheme, images, etc.
• Go get a gravatar.
• Visit the Blogging Tips group on the Book Blogs Ning and find ways to improve your blog.
• Work on any specialized projects that you may have going.
• Clean out and organize your feed reader and blog subscriptions.
• Create an elevator pitch.
• Make business cards.
• Find a blogging buddy.
• The sky’s the limit!

I intend to devote at least 12 hours, possibly more, on:

• writing up reviews I've been putting off (before I have to reread the damn books to write them)
• scheduling my posts in advance in case of any more internet snafus
• coming up with some author interview questions and asking said authors to consent to be interviewed. ;)
• writing up some author spotlights
• spotlights on some of my fave bloggers, as well as a little push for those who I think should be followed
  
• playing around with the idea of a blog button
• creating templates
• fleshing out ideas for a meme or two and getting things lined up for them
• revisiting buddies' blogs and catching up on what I missed while I was away
• figuring out my next contest -- I think I know what it's going to be, but I have to get my ducks in order
• getting together my bookish swag and making a list of ideas of things to gather for swag packs
• Emailing. I have so much emailing to do, it's insane
• Figuring out a tentative schedule for the year ahead. There are some challenges I want to look over, and some things I've been invited to be a part of, and I need to get them into my calendar and into my brain
• whatever else comes up during the course of all that↑