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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
What Do I Want in a Book Review/Cataloging Website?
Lately I’ve found that I’m spreading myself thin across the book review/cataloging websites. It has made me wonder: what the heck am I doing? Why can’t I just pick one site and stick with it? Why am I feeling uncertain? The different sites out there […]
My Panel Ideas for BEA Bloggers Conference 2015
A lot of people seem unhappy with the BookExpo America Bloggers Conference every year. I think the problem is that many of the topics are too basic and don’t dig deep enough into new/detailed content that bloggers care about. I’ve put together a selection of […]
How Your Environment Affects Your Blogging
Are you more or less productive in certain settings? Or on certain computers? I am! For me, this is mostly true with web design/development work, but it also occasionally applies to blogging: Hardware: I work better on a bigger computer I have two computers: a […]
Are Second Books in a Trilogy Doomed to Fail?
I can’t think of the last time I thoroughly enjoyed the second book in a trilogy. I have loved a few second books in series that have more than three books (I’m thinking Crown of Midnight and Scarlet). But when was the last time I […]
I Don’t Know What My Favourite Books Are
Last week, it came up in conversation with someone that I was a book blogger. So, naturally, her next question was: “What are some of your favourite YA books?” I had a total “deer in headlights” moment. Favourite books? Uhh.. well, surely I have some. […]
Torn Between Helping People & Preserving My Originality
Lately I’ve felt a bit torn. I feel like there are a couple unique aspects about Nose Graze (when it comes to coding/design), and I like to hang onto those. Surely it’s natural to treasure some of the unique features or snippets I’ve created? But […]
Why I No Longer Add Purchase Links to My Reviews
I used to always include Amazon purchase links to book with my reviews, right next to the Goodreads link. As of a few weeks ago, I no longer do this. When making this decision, I weighed the pros and cons. Why was I adding purchase […]