Book Blogger Appreciation Week is coming up soon and I was only vaguely aware of it last year. This year I thought I would get involved even though I am a bloggin' newbie. Good thing they have a meme for it:1) What has been one of the highlights of blogging for you?
The community, absolutely. Reading can be such an interior pasttime that it is great to share a bit of it with others who get it! I am grateful for the 10 people who follow my blog already (I'm in my second week of blogging), which seems like a big number for me. So many people have left comments for me and I appreciate all of them and respond to all of them!
I also love how focused blogging makes your reading experience. When I consider, pick up, or finish a book the first thing I think is to go to my blog and gab about it. I love reading reviews from average people, not just publishers; it's nice to know what people are ACTUALLY reading and what they think of it. I refer to goodreads.com all the time for book recommendations and links to book blogs.
2) What blogger has helped you out with your blog by answering questions, linking to you, or inspiring you?
New to blogging, I lurked at Bookshelves of Doom (see all blog links on sidebar) and The Story Siren for almost two years before starting my own. I found both blogs to have many funny, enlightening and fair reviews and looked forward to checking new entries everyday. Since I've started blogging, Alyce from At Home With Books has given me some really helpful information about how to set up my blog's comment moderation, which I couldn't quite get a handle of. She took time out to send me a link and to give me that information. Kiirstin from A Book A Week also opened me up to the book blogging community, as I followed her followers links and any blog she mentioned in her posts to see who was out there. But everyone in my blog link list have been very cool so far! Either leaving great little comments, which I really look forward to, or links to helpful information.
I look forward to following this year's BBAW!
Mandy
9 comments:
Oh yay! Welcome aboard! I am new this year too and I have seen so many other newbies out there it really makes me feel better. :)
Hey Mandy, glad I could help! Here's another one for you, if you don't already know about her: http://thingsmeanalot.blogspot.com
I think you'd really like her reviews and her style. She was the first book blogger I started following -- and like you I spent a long time reading before finally giving in an starting my own.
Sheila: Yeah, I'm thankful there are so many new bloggers. :)
Kiirstin: Thanks for the link, I'll check it out for sure. It's great finding out how many book bloggers are out there!
Hey Mandy! Your blog is great! As are the others you have led me to with your posts over these past couple of weeks. What great finds! And between all of your great reviews - well my reading list is looonnnnggg!
Marge: My level of excitement is matched only by your own and I LOVE it! Thanks always for the comments.
I agree. . I like knowing that I'm going to "talk" about each book I read on the blog. :)
Amy: I love the focus it gives me!
Mandy - I'm glad I could help! I am so far behind in my blog reader that I just found this post. I've really been enjoying browsing around your blog and reading your posts.
Seriously? Two weeks?! I think I was blogging 4 months before I had that. Sounds like you are off to a great start and it's great to "meet" you!
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