The Rising Blogger is, like the Magical Rose Garden, a blog that spotlights other blogs. But its approach is different.
Instead of featuring blogs as a whole, the Rising Blogger focuses on a single post from each site that it features. And its proprietor, Judd Corizan, bestows upon the author a Rising Blogger Award that can be proudly displayed on his/her site. Judd offers readers the opportunity to nominate posts. And after a blogger has received the award, he asks them to “pay it forward” by nominating another writer for the honor. 
What impressed us about Judd’s efforts is the fact that genuinely appreciates good writing. He actively seeks out posts that contribute to the conversations taking place here in cyberspace each day by sharing a unique perspective, remembrance or experience that we can all relate to, learn from or enjoy a chuckle over.
There are many posts to choose from in order to give you an idea of the kind of writing he rewards. For instance, he honored “The Grief That is Close” at impactEDnurse.com, a site authored by a nurse who wanted his readers to know that “for us it is important to take every opportunity to swing our happiness around our heads, to let it unravel in wild arcs until it wipes against the walls.” For him and his fellow medical professionals,
a great grief waits close by. Always.
A grief that will pounce without forewarning. A grief that will crush us with the weight of every child we have seen die, and roar in our ears with the memory of every person we have wrapped in plastic, and claw us open with busy sadness and drag us off to uneasy, restless nights.
In contrast, he recently honored Crescendo from a new romance-focused blog, Love Writes. The ecstasy described there stands in stark contrast to the heartbreak of Slightly Broken from The Secret Back-Up Blog.
Judd also has a keen eye for satire, as evidenced by his honoring King of the Cubicle: A Look at Corporate America from Inside the Cubicle Farm.
Judd’s profile says his profession is “education” which leads us to wonder if he is an English teacher. We could find no link to a blog where Judd displays his own writing beyond his descriptions of the posts he bestows the Rising Blogger Award upon. Given his eclectic tastes, we bet his own blog would be a fascinating read.
A site like Judd’s provides a great service to the blogging community because it helps readers find wonderful blogs to visit and helps bloggers get acquainted. We recommend that you visit The Rising Blogger regularly.
Is this your first visit to the Garden? The Gardener invites you to subscribe to the RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! We hope you come back to the Garden soon!
Print This Post
18 comments ↓
Great blog! My first time here and looks like I will be here more times to go through the sites you have reviewed here.
That’a a good idea the rising blogger has; it will get him a lot of readers. i’m a new one.
Hello! And congrats on the site, I really like it. I visited The Rising Blogger as well and his idea is great!
Cheers!
sounds like a great way to put a magnifying glass on a blogs best posts.
I still like your way better though. A blog should be appreciated for its overall beauty
Very interesting post. I’ll be spending more time with certain areas. Well done and good luck with your work.
That’s a neat idea of Judd’s, and sticking to quality writing will definitely keep people coming to his blog to find new stuff and give value to the award.
Thats the way to do it. A blog has to be based on quality, and things that people are currently talking about, otherwise people will be less likely to read it. It’s nice to see contributors to other blogs like this one.
I have enjoyed reading your blog, and was wondering when you were going to continue? It’s rare to find an interesting site such as this one so please don’t abandon ship.
Jan from http://www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/
lovee reading her work / and yours as well
thanks for the link rising blogger
cheers!
Just checked out the rising blogger and enjoyed it. It seems like somewhat of a unique concept and shows that there is plenty of room in the blogosphere for some creativity still. Thanks for the review.
BBQ Sauce’s last blog post..Sugar Free Barbeque Sauce Recipe
Thanks for the link to the Rising Blogger. Thats an interesting site. They do show many other blogs, which is good when I am looking for something interesting to read.
Thanks for giving the information about Rising Blogger. It’s very informative site and one can get useful information from it.
Again, thank you very much.:)
Great post. A lot of great points. I like Judd Corizan’s work. Thanks for sharing.
David’s last blog post..Top 7 Shots To The Groin
Thanks for giving the information about Rising Blogger.
Great post.
That’s a great find. Thanks for sharing
I had never heard of the Rising Blogger before visiting your site, but i must admit i wish i had found it before. I just got done reading a post about “wings of fantasy” and it was quite a nice read. I will be bookmarking rising blogger right next to the magical garden in my delicous account now. Cheers
Your site has been extremely informative and its featured content helps in the process of what is being created on the web. Keep it up. I have bookmarked your site as well.
GMA’s last blog post..Lakers Kobe Bryant drops 34 in Game 6 Victory over Jazz
nice compiled article..
I just now stumbled to your blog and it seems you got a couple of nice articles..you working hard on them know?
Trackbacks
Leave a Comment