3 Ups to Yolanda!

The 3 Up! Blog Hop was dreamed into reality by randi lee over at The Emotional Process of Writing a Novel.  The idea is to visit someone's blog for a bit and give the a list of 3 positive things about their blog and/or themselves.

I've been assigned to Yolanda Renee at Defending the Pen for this hop.  I've known Yolanda for a little while now (at least inside the blogosphere), and I'm excited to be able to tell her some positive things, because with her, there is an abundance of positives to share!

1. Yolanda is amazing with her comments.  She spreads the joy of blogging by reading with care and consideration, which is made apparent by what she has to say.  Her comments are the kind that can brighten your day.

2. Yolanda's blog is extremely interactive.  She participates in lots of blogfests, and her posts for these events are carefully written and insightful.  You can tell she isn't only jumping in for the extra blog traffic.  She wants to genuinely contribute something, and this is an invaluable quality in the blogging community.  She also does interviews, which help us get to know others we might not have met otherwise.

3. She blogs frequently, but the quality of her posts never seems to suffer.  She provides quality and quantity, which is not an easy thing to achieve as a blogger. In this regard, she serves as an inspiration to those that know her.

If you've never met Yolanda in your blogging travels, I recommend that you stop by and pay her a visit.  You'll be glad you did!

3 Up Blog Hop

I thought I'd give a quick shout out for a blog hop I recently learned about. Randi Lee over at The Emotional Process of Writing a Novel came up with the idea.  All you have to do is say you want in, and you'll be added to a list.  Your name will be paired with someone else on the list, and at their convenience, they will visit your blog.  After reading a couple of posts, they'll tell you three things that they like about you or your blog.

The next person to sign up after you will be the one you visit.  Once you have the information, you can head on over to their blog at your convenience and give them three positive things that you like about them or their blog.

That's it!  All you need to do is visit one person one time and give them 3 Up! Hence the name of the blog hop.  It's quick, easy, and a good way to network with your fellow bloggers!  It's also a confidence booster, and who couldn't use that every now and then?

To learn more and sign up, click here.