We are ending A Becca On Fire with a testimonial from the eloquent Chiara Mazzucco, editor-in-chief of The Indie Chicks. La Becca™, Le Clown hopes you have enjoyed your week… and what a phenomenal [freshly pressed and being picked by the WordPress peeps as a Freshly Pressed favourite] week it was for you. Cheers to you, my dear friend. Readers, you might want to read a very special Indie Chicks‘ article on La Becca here.
WHY BECCA IS THE BLOGGER WE ADORE
Being an online magazine definitely has its perks. One of those perks is the fact we don’t have to word vomit a bunch of articles to keep publishing fresh content. We happen to have a big blogger readership and are very guest-blogger driven. But before you start picturing the team laying back and catching some sun while bloggers do all the work for us, I want you to realize that we reject most of the submissions. We reject submissions that aren’t like Becca’s submission.
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT A WRITER
Before I even touch on anything else, I have to tell you how addicted I was to her writing style. Yes, her words flowed. Yes, she used correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. Blah, blah, blah. But it was the ‘between the lines’ chuckle and the quirky wit that vibrated through her words that really kept me glued. (I really wish you the best in writing, Becca – you’re extremely talented. Use the marketing to push your writing.)
WHY SHE STOOD OUT
The not-so-perks about running a guest-blogger driven online magazine range from having to reject ridiculous, salesy, spammy, what-are-you-even-doing-on-our-website submissions, and reading through entire posts that are basically dear diary entries you just want to put in front of a bigger audience.
Becca’s submission wasn’t selling anything other than her love and passion for a cause (and her general obsession with face bush, of course). It came from a selfless place, wanting to educate our readers on the Movember movement.
WHY WE NEED MORE BLOGGERS LIKE HER
Becca is a great writer who can keep your attention through to the end of the post. Her submission was selfless and not pitching anything but her passion for a cause. And while these are both wonderful qualities we wish to see more of in our guest submissions, the proof is in OUR actions following her article going live.
We launched our own campaign to support Movember. We hadn’t planned for it and quite frankly, hadn’t even thought of it until Becca sent us her post (despite my husband rockin’ a Movember stache of his own). With the inspiration and the launch of our newest baby, The Indie Dick column, you better believe we’ll be going full force next year – short of growing our own staches, of course.
So that’s why we need (and adore) bloggers like Becca: because they inspire.
Chiara Mazzucco is CEO and Editor-in-chief at TheIndieChicks.com. Read Becca’s magnificent™
Movember article here, and a very special tribute here.
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A BECCA ON FIRE: RECAP
- There was A Becca on Fire;
- There was 3 fantastic guest posts by Rich, La La, and Timmer;
- Becca’s post Let’s Get Physical was a new departure for her;
- Becca was Freshly Pressed for her article Hanging Up the Tutu;
- Hanging Up the Tutu was chosen as one of the best Freshly Pressed posts of the week by the WordPress staff;
- Today, The Indie Chicks published a tribute on Becca;
- The Indie Chicks‘ editor-in-chief Chiara Mazzucco wrote this tribute post;
- Thus ends A Becca on Fire. Be well, and much love, my friend - Le Clown.
Chiara,
What a perfect summary of Becca’s greatness!
I can see the future. In it, I see people everywhere; waiting rooms, subways, beaches, cruise ships; all reading a book with the author’s name Becca Cord on the cover.
She is a master!
Red
Posted by SocietyRed | December 15, 2012, 07:37I’ve already hopped over to The Indie Chicks site for Becca lovin’… and it was great! It makes me feel good to see Becca get the praise she so richly deserves. The ability to highlight a worthy cause and entertain at the same time is a difficult one to master, but Becca makes it look easy.
And that’s all I have to say about that.
Posted by The Hook | December 15, 2012, 07:46It’s always fun to read Becca’s posts, but it’s also fun to read a post about the Good-hearted spirit that is Becca!
Honestly, I think it was THE BEST week this blog has ever known!
I’m off to give Le Clown a hug and pet him a little, cause I might’ve made him feel bad now.
*Shh, shh, it’s okay, it was only a joke, mon petit clown. Shhhh…*
Posted by Daan van den Bergh | December 15, 2012, 07:58Daan,
Le Clown never feels bad. You’re also a N00b on A Clown on Fire.
1: It was indeed a magnificent™ week on ACOF.
2: How sad that you have missed all the other previous magnificent™ weeks. Now you know what you’ll be doing during the Holidays…
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 15, 2012, 08:03Thank you for calling me “Noob” and spelling it with 2 0′s. It totally made me think of boobs. It’s going to be a great saturday-night.
In response to number two, and feel free to giggle, cause I said “number two”: I actually have some intense bloglovin’, or bloghumpin’, if you will, in the works for your blog. It’s going to be slightly indecent, but you can rest assured that your blog will be held warm and feel loved this winter.
If you like, you can read more about it here. And yes, Becca: plug alert!
Posted by Daan van den Bergh | December 15, 2012, 09:50Daan the Maan,
You fkkn skk. Love it.
On my way!
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 15, 2012, 09:53Hope you had a great week, Becca!
Posted by La La | December 15, 2012, 08:31Here’s to Becca, for being more than magnificent™!
Posted by MissFourEyes | December 15, 2012, 08:46Wonderful! Great words!
Posted by Good Morning, Joe | December 15, 2012, 09:25Hello Ciara,
So is it FlameBecksta or something like this from here on out? Tell her I’ll send a reminder for our lunch date next September, hope I manage to be a gentleman.
Just how opposed to dirty little diaries and the ridiculous are you?
RidicuRyder
Posted by ridicuryder | December 15, 2012, 09:39Oh and Chiara,
My spelling and grammar are a little iffy…….punctuation kinda freestyle -
Posted by ridicuryder | December 15, 2012, 09:42Congratulations for your tremendous week, Becca!
Posted by twindaddy | December 15, 2012, 09:44That’s a pretty kick ass week.
Posted by Bill McMorrow | December 15, 2012, 12:03Chiara, I enjoyed your article. What a great way to wrap up Becca’s week and a superb honor to be spotlighted in The indie Chicks. Congrats, Becca.
Posted by The Bumble Files | December 15, 2012, 13:25Becca week was pretty wonderful. I wouldn’t mind 51 more of them.
Posted by calahan | December 15, 2012, 14:05I wouldn’t mind 51 more Calahans. Not as in babies though, as in clones.
Posted by becca3416 | December 17, 2012, 09:43I’m trying. Cloning is a lot harder than I thought. It’s all science-y and has math.
Posted by calahan | December 17, 2012, 13:53Your GREATNESS is SPECFUCKINGTACULAR! Congrats all around ~
Posted by Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher | December 15, 2012, 15:32This was a fantastic fucking week. Congrats, Becca
Thanks Le Clown for hosting all of this!!
Posted by vyvacious | December 15, 2012, 17:34Sounds like a perfect week. Just add ice cream. Or cheese.
Posted by Lyssapants | December 15, 2012, 20:40Definitely BOTH.
Posted by becca3416 | December 17, 2012, 09:44I’m so Team Becca, it almost hurts. So happy she’s getting the props she deserves.
Posted by Jen and Tonic | December 15, 2012, 22:39I’d slap you on the butt if you were here. Like friends in football, not like an assault.
Posted by becca3416 | December 17, 2012, 09:45Congratulations Becca!
Posted by acflory | December 16, 2012, 18:32I just wanted to comment to say I was unable to be fully present here on Saturday due to internet issues, but I have read every post and every comment. It was no doubt the best week EVER, and I am forever grateful to everyone who participated, showed love, and contributed to making that happen. Especially you Chiara. The Indie Chicks article was the perfect way to surprise me and wrap up the week with a huge boom. Thank you for all of your wonderful words and kindness.
Le Clown, I have come to love you and not just because you gave me a week of superstardom. You are a remarkable human being. No questions about it.
Posted by becca3416 | December 17, 2012, 09:50Becca,
The love is mutual: you’re a fantastic blogger, woman, and human being. I’m proud to be calling you a friend, too.
Now fuck off.
Le Clown
Posted by Le Clown | December 17, 2012, 09:59