As bloggers, we all have moments of self doubt. We worry that our blogs aren’t good enough or that nobody’s out there actually reading our content or that we’ll never get new readers. It’s very common for bloggers to struggle with this. But here’s a […]
Month: June 2014
Do You Ever Accidentally Lie About Whether You Like a Book?
Just to immediately clarify: I DO NOT mean this for book reviews. I mean more like when you’re in the middle of a book and someone asks you, “How is it so far? Do you like it?” Have you ever accidentally lied in your response? […]
How to Not Get Locked Out of Your Blog (iThemes Security)
This post focuses on WordPress lockouts when using the iThemes Security plugin. First I’m going to talk about how you could accidentally get locked out of your blog, then how to remove that lockout, then after covering that, I’ll talk about how to avoid it […]
Can You Be a Booktuber if You Only Read eBooks?
This idea came to me when I was chatting to someone on twitter. She was super excited when I posted a BEA haul video because I was “vlogging now”. But I replied saying I probably wouldn’t do many more—if any—videos. Are book haul videos still […]
Why You May Not be Allowed to Edit a Design You Purchased
I got someone to do my blog makeover, before I started getting into web design, and although I’m not really good (yet!), I wanted to do another blog makeover, slightly changing their design and changing their coding. (Basically using their coding as a template.) 1. […]
Once Upon a Time, I Did Bookbinding
I’ve always gone through artistic phases. I get hooked on a craft/art form, get really into it for a few months, then move onto something else. A few years ago, I was super big on bookbinding! I would create my own books and journals from […]
Sitting at Starbucks – Designs & Hot Chocolate (all you need in life)
New Blog Design Bears Read Too (client work) It was such a pleasure to work with Carrie from Bears Read Too! She was so sweet and easy going. She wanted something colourful with teddy bears, books, and reading, but beyond that she gave me a […]
I Hesitate When I Call Nose Graze a “Book Blog”
For the longest time I told people I had a “book blog” or that “I’m a book blogger”. Now, I hesitate before I say that. Yes, I review books, but over the years my blog has changed. I used to ONLY blog about books, and […]
On the Fence by Kasie West
I liked On the Fence, but I think it was shallower and fluffier than I expected/hoped it would be. Here are the different elements of the story: Charlie’s dead mom, and Charlie struggling to grow up without a mother figure Charlie trying to find her […]
How Well Do You Market Yourself & Your Blog?
I’m not good at marketing myself. This becomes extremely apparent at conventions like BookExpo America. Some bloggers are AWESOME. They walk around handing out business cards, introducing themselves, going up to authors/publicists and saying “Hey! I’m a blogger!” or “Need a new blog design? I’m […]