I’m a blogger (duh) but I’m also a web designer. I love both of these things equally! But I think there’s one big problem with being both of those at the same time. Blogs do well when they have a strong brand. This brand can […]
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Do You Have a Subscribe via Email Option?
Whenever I come across a blog that DOESN’T have a “Subscribe via Email” option for following, I’m floored. Why don’t they? They’re cutting off a huge chunk of would-be followers! If someone doesn’t have their RSS feed link in their sidebar or a Bloglovin’ link […]
Quick! Hurry Up and Finish Those ARCs!
I’ve always had a bad habit of requesting a bunch of ARCs that I’m super excited for, receiving them, then not reading them straight away because the release date isn’t for another 3-6 (or more) months. But then, by the time it makes sense to […]
You’re Beautiful and Unique – Don’t be Afraid to Show It!
A few weeks ago I opened up my Feedly app and saw this: I felt like I was hit with a wall of identical posts. And I swear I didn’t even Photoshop that; they were all right in a row without anything else in between. […]
Which Do You Love More: Reading or Blogging?
I love reading and I love blogging. But even more, I love doing both of those things together! But the other day I got around to wondering: if I had to choose, which one do I love more? I know, I know, it’s like asking […]
Why Do We Have Regular ‘Features’ on Our Blogs?
This thought suddenly occurred to me. You know how bloggers are often saying things like: “I’d love to be able to post some unique features on my blog, but I can’t think of anything good.” “I envy bloggers who have unique features. I don’t have […]
I Only Read 4 or 5 Star Books
I have a large TBR pile According to my Goodreads shelves, which are usually pretty up to date, I have: 206 books that I own and would like to read at some point 260 books that I don’t own but would like to purchase 21 […]
10 Books from BEA 2013 I Still Haven’t Read
These are 10 books that I got at BookExpo America last year (2013) but I still haven’t read yet. Looking at my haul from last year I have only read 18/37 of my books in total (excluding two that I gave away without intending to […]
Do Blogs Go in and Out of Fashion?
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 […]
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? […]