This week's theme for Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is about unpopular bookish opinions. I was struggling to come up with a full list of ten on that topic. So I decided to do my own thing and it's a topic I am really excited about! I am in awe of so many of my fellow bloggers and their creativity, technology skills, etc. Also the amount and depth of books read are astonishing from some of them! So, here are ten questions for my fellow bloggers, book lovers, or anyone who has insight. I'd love feedback!
Happy Top Ten Tuesday :)
1. Do you finish all the books in a series? Meaning....do you continue with the books in order until done or start multiple series and read more if you feel like it's a good one? I sometimes feel compelled to read them all but there's only so much time!
2. Do you have a favorite genre and stick to it? On my blog I exclusively focus on history, historical fiction, and historical mysteries. No modern literature. I am just not interested in it myself but I still love reading blogs with all kinds of books represented.
3.How do you organize your books? In Kindle or on your shelves? Mine are organized by author if I have books or samples of three or more by them. I also have a section for "one hit wonders", or authors who only have one book I'm interested in.
4. Do you download and keep samples thinking eventually you will buy the book? I have waaaaayyyyy too many samples! But I will forget about the book or wish I could remember it later so if a book looks interesting and is too expensive to justify buying at the moment I keep the sample with the section it goes in.
5. Word Press or Blogger? Or something else? Right now I just can't afford Word Press but feel Blogger sometimes limits me when being creative with posts. Those of you on Blogger or even the totally free Blogspot......have you found the desire to use another platform? Why or why not? Any tips or tricks for creativity that took you awhile to learn?
6. Do you have a reading schedule? And a blogging schedule? Sometimes I find my schedule I set for myself getting a bit stale. But if I don't plan it out and stick to it the week gets away from me and then things don't get done. Any tips from my long term bloggers out there?
7. Do you take notes when reading a book so you will remember things when you write a review? I have not wanted to do this so far. It spoils the enjoyment of my reading. But then I often find I get to the end of the book and am frustrated that my review isn't as thorough as it could be.
8. What do you like to discuss on your blog that isn't review related? I am always looking for fresh content to post, not just reviews or the same old stuff.
9. DNF books (Did Not Finish).....this is huge for me! What to do with books you don't like, quit after awhile or just know you will NEVER read?? I have a hard time deleting anything because there are books I've "grown" into later. It is so stressful, this question (I'm too obsessive, lol)....what do you do with these?
10. And finallly.....how did you get more followers? This is something I struggle with because I don't tell many people about my blog. What are some tips to grow your blog and its followers?
I could probably come up with ten more but these are the ones rattling around in my head all the time. All feedback welcome!!
These are all great questions.
ReplyDeleteWhen I’m not talking about books on my blog, I talk about stuff like meditation, photography, and fitness.
I, too, want to know how to get more followers!
Thanks for the feedback Lydia! I will let you know if I find a good way to increase our followers :)
DeleteI know I've got a lot of series going right now - and there are plenty more I want to start. I mostly read fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. I mostly organize my physical books in order of when I got them, or when I hope to read them. I use blogger and my blog is hosted freely by blogspot too - I mostly like the whole free bit even if I have less options than wordpress. On Mondays, I have my weekly meme of Music Monday where I share a few songs I like every Monday. If you'd like to link up, you're more than welcome! :)
ReplyDeleteAll great ideas and thank you for taking time to share them Lauren! I love that you do something different on Monday with music. That I'm sure makes your blog stand out. And also knowing blogspot has worked well fo ryou for awhile is good to know also. I wondered how long time bloggers felt about it.
DeleteSo many good questions here Shellie! I'll answer a couple of them, but i am happy to reach out and chat about others!
ReplyDeleteI use Blogger, and I am happy with that! Depending on what you want to do there are probably ways to do it in Blogger. It just might take some searching. For me, part of the reason for sticking with Blogger is that I have been using it for so long and I am familiar with it!
In relation to blogging schedules, I do tend to have a pattern - Monday I do a This Week post, Tuesday is Top Ten Tuesday, Saturday is Weekend Cooking and Sunday is Sunday Salon and I save my review posts for the other days.
What I have learnt though over the years is that there is no one way to blog. Do what works for you.
It used to be that the best way to get more followers is to participate in events, go around and comment on blogs, but I am not sure that is the case anymore. So if you find the secret, let me know!
Thanks Marg! I really appreciate your input especially considering how long you've been at this! It is good to know that your website is so nice and polished without spending a lot of money. I need to play around with it more to make mine more original looking. It's fun to do that too.I love all your suggestions :)
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