Lately I haven’t been posting much here and I’m trying to change that. I’ve taken on a few projects and, while fun, I’m terrible at taking pictures of progress. So! In an effort to be more regular in my posting I’m going to try to corral some other SCAdian bloggers into doing something “old-school” with me.
An Old School Idea
For a while in my other hobby of writing, we had something called a Merry-Go-Round Blog tour. It was a glorified blog ring. A theme or topic was posted each month and each writer participating was assigned a day to post a response. It could be written whenever and, thanks to the publishing scheduler in most blogs, assign it to post on your given day. The result was awesome. Each writer has their own take on a topic, whether a more specific one or a more broad one. Sometimes it would lead to rambles that were only loosely connected but it was fascinating and often times thought-provoking for the writer.
For this to work it means that I will have to come up with themes/topics/questions. Twelve a year to be exact. While it would be easy to pick the simple things (favorite event, Pennsic memories, etc.) I want to dig deeper and also address the larger questions (the Omnibus Peerage, accessibility, and visions for the future). I want to hear from people newer in the SCA and those that have been in for the long haul and, if possible, from all over the Known World.
As I’m re-reading this, it occurs to me that this is very much a sociology-type study for myself. I wonder how often it occurs to us as SCAdians that we are a unique culture? As individuals we are amazing but as a group? We are downright impressive. Traditions that vary from region to region, people participating with others that they might have never come across otherwise. I’m hoping that I can start this as soon as May.
For now, if you’re a SCAdian blogger and would like to be a part of my crazy idea please add your name and blog link to the spreadsheet below.