DBF Blog Tent

Welcome to the blog about the DBF "Blogzilla" blog tent

This blog is expressly to keep you informed about the Blog Tent at the 2009 AJC Decatur Book Festival.

A banner designed by Lenz will let people know this is the BLOG TENT and the DBF is connected to the world in real time!

The blog tent will have power for laptops. Decatur WiFi (which provides 2 hours slow connectivity for free, or higher speed connectivity by the hour or month (which might be your cheapest option at only $15/month). provides connectivity. You are encouraged to bring a laptop, live blog about the DBF, and maybe allow visitors to post comments on your laptop.

Mary Flad says she'll provide the needed facilities for the number of blogs interested (which I take to mean multiple 10x10 tents if necessary), but if the response is overwhelming, some selectively might be necessary.

You are encouraged to bring cards and material to hand out to promote your blog.

If you'd like to participate (at a minimum of one hour in the tent), please email me, Dave Kell, the volunteer point man for the Blog Tent, at dav3Kell@gmail.com.

Please provide

• The name of your blog
• A link to it
• A brief description of its focus
• Why you want to be in the DBF blog tent
• The hour ranges you'd prefer to be in the tent over the two days*

*Depending upon the response, it may be necessary to limit the number of hours a blogger can spend in the tent, due to capacity restraints. In that event, reservations will be in the order received.

The Blog Tent will be open from 10A to 6P Saturday, Sept 5, and Noon to 6P Sunday, Sept 6. That's 14 hours. Prioritize the hours you'd prefer to be in the tent. Assign #1 to the 1st hour (eg 2-3P Sun), #2 to the 2nd hour (eg 2-3P Sat), and so on until you reach the maximum hours you're willing to commit. Hours will be assigned on number of spaces available per hour, when your e-mail was received, and the priority you assign to a given hour (using a spreadsheet now being developed). Every effort will be made to most closely accommodate everyone's preferences, up to the capacity limit.

Please comment with any questions or suggestions you have.

The management of the AJC Decatur Book Festival reserves the right to reject participation of any blog for any reason, such as material inappropriate for a family venue.

No Blog Tent at the 2010 Decatur Book Festival

If you'd like to see it back in 2011, let the AJC Executive Director, Daren Wang, know.

It was open to any bloggers.  Bloggers do a lot to promote books, you know.

In the meantime, so live postings at DBFlive.com.

New "Blogzilla" logo

I commissioned John Cox, a local Decatur artist, to design the new logo you now see in the header. I'd say he did a great job. It makes me chuckle a bit every time I look at it. What do you think?

Twtvite for #Blogzilla

A Twtvite has been set for a virtual tweetup of all bloggers anywhere who are posting about the Decatur Book Festival, whether or not they reserve hours in the Blogzilla Blogger's Tent on the square on 9/5 and 9/6, or even if they can't physically be at the DBF.

Please sign up and invite other bloggers.

This also provides a live feed of all posts including the hashtag #Blogzilla.

When you post about it, it would be good to add #Bookzilla (the hashtag for the DBF overall) as well.

The DBF Blogger's Tent now has a Facebook event page

Here's the Facebook Event Page.

If you're interested in spending one or more hours in the Blogger's Tent, RSVP to it on Facebook. You'll still need to follow the instructions at DBFblogTent.com to reserve hours.

I'll be updating the event page and DBFblogTent.com, as well as DBFlive.com.

Introducing DBFlive.com

DBF Live! (at DBFlive.com) is a microblog about the Decatur Book Festival.  It has a single-column format which is easier to read on smart phones.

The really cool thing is many people can post to it from their desktops, laptops, or smartphones. All they have to know is the secret posting address.  (It's only being given to trusted individuals, to avoid the risk of trash posts.) 

If you have signed up for the Blogger's Tent, you can get it simply by e-mailing me at dav3kell@gmail.com.

Posting is as easy as sending an e-mail:

• Enter the secret posting address in the send to field
• Enter the subject of the post in the subject line
• Enter the text in the text body field
• Optionally enter one or more images as attachments
• Tap the send button

Before, during, and even after the festival; you're encouraged to post often. It's kinda like Twitter, except anyone can see the results in a blog format with images.

I hope all those in the blogger's tent will be contributing to it, as well as posting on their own blogs.