Grilling Eden Kennedy about NaBloPoMo's Glorious Madness

Now in its fourth year, NaBloPoMo has grown massively from its start as a little blogroll of participants on Eden's personal blog Fussy.  Now the movement has a life of its own and a terrific site managed as a labor of love by Eden. Although bloggers don't have to register to be a part of NaBloPoMo, the site hosts a rich blogroll of those who submitted their blog link to the community pages.  

 

Not every blogger goes for NaBloPoMo bragging rights.  Some fail.  (I already have failed this year. Please don't tell Mrs. Kennedy.) Some only do it once. Some just don't get into it, or tell PoMoers to GoBloMe. Regardless of each writer's choice to Po or not to Po, Eden's brainchild is big blogger buzz in late October and November.  Whether bloggers do it as a challenge to master, a practice to improve their writing, a freeing exercise, an attempt to flog themselves, a community activity or for reasons all their own, it's undeniable that Eden has created a force and a meaningful ritual in NaBloPoMo.

 

It was very exciting to talk with Eden.  Although I felt starstruck to be interviewing one of my top Bloglebrity heros/cult leaders, talking with her was inspiring and fun. She even confessed one of her crushing NaBloPoMo defeats, which has made me feel a tiny bit better about some of mine.  I still don't want you to tell her about my NaBloPoMoFail this year, though. Let's just keep that between us right now.

Eden's blog: Fussy

Satirical babyraising fun: Let's Panic About Babies!

NaBloPoMo Community: NaBloPoMo

IComLeavWe (Commit to commenting on blogs, in partnership with NaBloPoMo): IComLeavWe

Follow Eden on Twitter: Mrs. Kennedy

Deb Rox: Hi this is Deb Rox. I am a contributing Editor at BlogHer and today I am celebrating the wonder and madness of National Blog Posting Month with the Blogebrity behind the movement Eden Marriot Kennedy.  I am so excited talk to Eden, I have read you for a long time and I am just excited to talk about this particular baby of yours. Eden blogs at Fussy.org and she is talking with me by phone today from her home in California.  How are you today, Eden, and how is California?

 

Eden Kennedy:       It's good, it's sunny.

 

Deb Rox:      Excellent, what's going on at Fussy Headquarter today?

 

Eden Kennedy:       Not a whole lot, I spent the whole morning in bed, which I have the luxury of doing because now I am writing – it's pretty awesome; I have nothing to complain about.

 

Deb Rox:      The creative life gets to plan its own time and sleeping in is terrific.  Well thanks for talking with us today. I love National Blog Posting Month.

 

Eden Kennedy:       You do, you’ve been doing it?

 

Deb Rox:      I do, and I am doing it, I have tried and failed before. I love it and I want to just talk to you about the history and the practice of posting