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This is an ongoing series in which I highlight what I think were the best D&D-related blogs each month.  This is the article for March 2011.  The criteria for this honor is:

1. The blog must be on the WotC Blog site.
2. It cannot be made by a featured or staff blogger (the point is to highlight blogs that might otherwise go unnoticed). 
3. It cannot be made in the blogs for a specific group.
4. It must pertain to D&D (of any edition).
5. It must be in English.
6. It must not be reposted from or pushing content on another site.
7. It must tickle my fancy.

Note, you really should check out the featured blogs.  You can see the current Featured Blogs here and the Staff blogs here.

And here we go!  Please take a look at the great work by these Heroes of Blogging!

• Alas calculates

This is an ongoing series in which I highlight what I think were the best D&D-related blogs each month.  This is the article for February 2011.  The criteria for this honor is:

1. The blog must be on the WotC Blog site.
2. It cannot be made by a featured or staff blogger (the point is to highlight blogs that might otherwise go unnoticed). 
3. It cannot be made in the blogs for a specific group.
4. It must pertain to D&D (of any edition).
5. It must be in English.
6. It must not be reposted from or pushing content on another site.
7. It must tickle my fancy.

Note, you really should check out the featured blogs.  You can see the current Featured Blogs here and the Staff blogs here.

And here we go!  Please take a look at the great work by these Heroes of Blogging!

• Alex_

This is an ongoing series in which I highlight what I think were the best D&D-related blogs each month.  This is the article for January 2011.  The criteria for this honor is:

1. The blog must be on the WotC Blog site.
2. It cannot be made by a featured or staff blogger (the point is to highlight blogs that might otherwise go unnoticed). 
3. It cannot be made in the blogs for a specific group.
4. It must pertain to D&D (of any edition).
5. It must be in English.
6. It must not be reposted from or pushing content on another site.
7. It must tickle my fancy.

Note, you really should check out the featured blogs.  You can see the current Featured Blogs here and the Staff blogs here.

And here we go!  Please take a look at the great work by these Heroes of Blogging!

• aphillipsguy

This is an ongoing series in which I highlight what I think were the best D&D-related blogs each month.  This is the article for December 2010.  The criteria for this honor is:

1. The blog must be on the WotC Blog site.
2. It cannot be made by a featured or staff blogger (the point is to highlight blogs that might otherwise go unnoticed). 
3. It cannot be made in the blogs for a specific group.
4. It must pertain to D&D (of any edition).
5. It must be in English.
6. It must not be reposted from or pushing content on another site.
7. It must tickle my fancy.

Note, you really should check out the featured blogs.  You can see the current Featured Blogs here and the Staff blogs here.

And here we go!  Please take a look at the great work by these Heroes of Blogging!

• artofdawn

This is an ongoing series in which I highlight what I think were the best D&D-related blogs each month.  This is the article for November 2010.  The criteria for this honor is:

1. The blog must be on the WotC Blog site.
2. It cannot be made by a featured or staff blogger (the point is to highlight blogs that might otherwise go unnoticed).
3. It cannot be made in the blogs for a specific group.
4. It must pertain to D&D (of any edition).
5. It must be in English
6. It must not be reposted from or pushing content on another site.
7. It must tickle my fancy.

And here we go!  Please take a look at the great work by these Heroes of Blogging!

• Alas converts incarnum for 4e (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7).
• Alphastream1 wants a perfect world, integrates back stories, and gets drunk.
• Asradel

This is an ongoing series in which I highlight what I think were the best D&D-related blogs each month.  This is the article for October 2010.  The criteria for this honor is:

1. The blog must be on the WotC Blog site.
2. It cannot be made by a featured or staff blogger (the point is to highlight blogs that might otherwise go unnoticed).
3. It cannot be made in the blogs for a specific group.
4. It must pertain to D&D (of any edition).
5. It must be in English
6. It must not be reposted from or pushing content on another site.
7. It must tickle my fancy.

And here we go!  Please take a look at the great work by these Heroes of Blogging!

• alphastream1 story boards Dark Sun, offers an outside perspective and goes hexploring.
• Centauri discusses skill challenges.
• erico reminisces.

This is an ongoing series in which I highlight what I think were the best D&D-related blogs each month.  This is the article for September 2010.  The criteria for this honor is:

1. The blog must be on the WotC Blog site.
2. It cannot be made by a featured or staff blogger (the point is to highlight blogs that might otherwise go unnoticed).
3. It cannot be made in the blogs for a specific group.
4. It must pertain to D&D (of any edition).
5. It must be in English
6. It must not be reposted from or pushing content on another site.
7. It must tickle my fancy.

And here we go!  Please take a look at the great work by these Heroes of Blogging!

• 7thknight tries to slay a fraction.
• AlexandraErin returns.
• Alphastream1 reviews PAX products and deconstructs encounter construction.
• Anatomist

So, I've been blogging a little over a year now, and if you follow my blog, I'd like to ask anybody who reads this -- even if, especially if, you don't blog yourself, for a favor.

Help make the Blog area more productive.  I'm not talking about my blog.  I'm pretty happy with how my blog is continuing, and I get productive comments and useful ratings.  I'm fine.  (So, no, this is definitely not a call for people to comment or rate this article.)  I'm talking about all the other bloggers, the non-featured (and even the other featured) bloggers, who contribute meaningful and interesting posts every day but rarely get the notice they deserve.

Over the year, I've noticed some things that casual readers can do to encourage people to blog in a productive manner:

1. Give