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This Week’s Question:
Top Ten Tips For New Book Bloggers
- For those of you on Blogger, do yourself a big FAT freaking favor and use Windows Live Writer to format and schedule your posts. TRUST ME. (P.S. I am trustworthy.) See here and here for proof of WLW awesomeness.
- Don’t feel like you have to post every day! Quality over Quantity! (I know, I should take my own advice)
- Don’t let this beloved hobby turn into a chore.
- Do not accept more review requests than you can handle! This is a mistake many newbies make. There will come a time where you finally feel comfortable saying No.
- Do not let your OWN books go unread. Tell that to my 400+ lonely ass books that stare at me daily and plead for a good reading…
- Do not let this beloved hobby turn into a chore. Oh wait, did I say that already?
- Professionalism and Personality! And yes, you can be professional and still let your personality shine. I do it all the damn time. :Þ Always let your personality shine. It is so very important to be yourself. It’s what makes you stand out.
- Do everyone a favor and remain honest, but remember that professionalism! There is a way to do both. And don’t compare your review writing skills to those who blow your top off. You have your own way of doing things, and if you stay true to yourself, then your job is done.
- Post your reviews elsewhere, such as Goodreads, LibraryThing and Amazon.
- Utilize social media but don’t go overboard and drive people crazy. I probably do that sometimes, but I try to keep it in check.
Good luck and HAVE FUN!
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Thanks for the Windows Live Writer tip. I hate blogger’s formatting, so I am so glad you posted that! I had no idea. As far as social media, I enjoy your tweets, so keep at it!
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I hope you like WLW! It was a life saver for me when I was on Blogger.
And I’m glad you like my Twitter banter.
Amen to #3 – don’t let your blog turn into a chore! And #7 really hits home – I think I need to add a little more personality to my blog.
I LOVE your blog design. It’s so simple and streamline and the fonts and images are really great. That alone brings personality to your blog.
Agreed! Post as often as you are able but only so long as it is fun! once it becomes stressful or a chore, its not worth it! We do this because we love books
Yes, and lately, I’d much rather read then write!
See, now – I don’t know about this Windows Live Writer thing you speak of…. I will check it out NOW. Anything to make life easier….
Dooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
hehe love your list. I keep hearing such wonderful things about WLW, but of course, no version for us Mac users *pouts*. Waiting for the next best thing I guess :S
JJ iReads
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Yea, no goodies for Mac bloggers, which is baffling to me!
Your blog header and background are so cute! I agree with the saying no to review requests. I just started getting them last month and I got a lot and had a hard time saying no because I didn’t want to hurt author’s feelings. But then I had a huge stack of review books to read and couldn’t get to the ones I bought or took out from the library so now I say no to reviews of books I’m not crazy about. My Top Ten Tuesday
Much thanks. I was wicked excited to get off Blogger and move to WP so I could have a more streamlined and less cluttering blog design.
You are smart to say no. Don’t feel bad. It’s part of the biz and there will always be people to review books!
What a fun list and great advice, I am going to trust you and take it.
Let me know if I can be of any help.
Thanks for bringing WLW to my attention. I bookmarked those pages for reference.
Pam, you have to get on the WLW train! It will change your blogging experience!
AMEN to your 1st tip! I live by WLW.
*whispers* I go overboard on Twitter sometimes. Don’t tell anyone.
*whispers* I love when you go overboard.
You list is similar to mine. Quality over quantity
Words to live by.
Wow thank you for the introduction to Windows Live Writer. It looks freaking AMAZING!
Did you download it? It rocks, no?
I have a problem with items 2-6…. maybe there’s a 12 step program or something? *SIGH*
Oh yes…. WLW? I do believe you’ve tried to tell me of this before and I forgot to check it out….
Me too, chic. I’m putting my foot down on review requests from here on out. Thankfully my associate reviewers are taking a lot of them…
Since you are on WP, I prefer their posting interface more than WLW, but for Blogger, WLW is GOD!
Like the 10 Commandments of Book Blogging. I Amened everyone of them. Thanks for reminding me not to compare myself to others.
A to the Men. LOL. Everyone had such great, diverse suggestions.
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