For our identification use — will not be made public.

Please use the same address you use to send your carnival submission.

Main URL for your blog's homepage.

We use this format: "Lauren at Hobo Mama." Pseudonyms (e.g. "Mrs. Hobo at Hobo Mama") or website only (e.g. "Hobo Mama") are also OK.

We need your title for the links list. Please notify us promptly if it changes.

Please write a concise, one-sentence summary of your post as you'd like it to appear in the summary list. Since your title will be included, please try not just to repeat your title. Use third person ("she" or "her" instead of "I" and "my"). Include your name and blog in the summary (e.g., "Lauren at Hobo Mama likes the stage where her children make all the meals, do the laundry, and clean up all the messes. She's still waiting for it.") See past carnivals for examples (e.g., http://www.hobomama.com/2012/11/november-carnival-of-natural-parenting.html). Summaries are subject to editing.

Even before your post goes live, it is possible to determine the URL. Please see the tutorials at http://www.LaurenWayne.com/p/tutorials.html#carnatpar If you are still unsure how to determine your post's URL in advance, please email the link to us once your post goes live on the scheduled day. Please include http:// as part of the URL.

If you have one AND agree to let us use it. We like to promote your posts with Tweets. Please DO NOT include the "@" symbol or a full link — just your Twitter ID.

If you have one AND agree to let us use it. To build community, we are sharing fan page links with the other carnival participants. Please include the full URL and not just the name (e.g., http://www.facebook.com/CarNatPar).