Book Reviews and Recommendations
Posted on October 8, 2020 by Katie @ Melting Pages
Hi everyone! As usual, I was scrolling through Twitter when I came across this this really interesting book tag about the Secret Life of a Book Blogger. While it looks like this tag is a little older, it still sounded like a cool idea and the questions are ones that I think could be fun to answer and give people a better idea of how I blog! Plus, I need some filler for #blogtober2020.
I’ve been blogging for just over 3 years, my blogiversary was at the end of September! It’s crazy to me that it’s been that long, especially knowing that I have a tendency to give up on hobbies quite frequently! I’ve also just recently switched over to a hosted version, so now I’m officially meltingpages.com!
I don’t see an end to this anytime soon, I enjoy writing posts and interacting with people online! I never thought that I would be here three years after I started this blog, but here I am! I’m excited to see what the future will bring for me and Melting Pages!
Other than interacting with people that I don’t think I would’ve met without blogging, I love that it has introduced me to more books and authors than I ever would’ve found without the world of blogging. I also love that blogging has increased the number of books that I read in a year, and by extension I love the stats that I get from the books I read!
There aren’t many things about blogging that bug me, however the one thing I find that I struggle with the most is how much time it really takes to create a blog that people will want to visit. This started out as just a place for me to put my thoughts out into the world, but has evolved into a way for me to get others excited about books and to have dialogue with other book lovers, and that’s what makes it all worth it!
For my blog, it doesn’t take me long at all. I usually use the free photos you can get through WordPress for a lot of my posts, and then for posts where I want the book cover, I just grab photos of the cover from google and then use an app on my phone to combine them for posts like wrap ups and TBRs.
I don’t think I really have a book crush! The only two that come to my mind are Hunt and Rysand from SJM’s books, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I have a crush on them or anything like that. Maybe that makes me strange for a reader, but I don’t think I fall into any “fandoms” either. I’ve just never been extremely vocal about individual characters that I like or anything like that.
Hmmm…this is a tough one because I’m not sure how I feel about author interviews to begin with. I don’t feel like I have any unique questions to ask an author, and I’m nervous as hell asking other bloggers questions for interviews so I can’t even imagine how anxious I would be asking an author! Especially in this day and age where many authors answer questions for fans on Twitter, I don’t know if I could choose someone and come up with meaningful questions!
Well first I get out my Sunday best, curl my hair….just kidding, usually I’m wearing my normal clothes, which usually consists of running shorts and a t-shirt in the summer, or sweatpants/leggings and a hoodie in the winter!
It doesn’t usually take me too long, especially if it’s a post that I already have templates for like reviews and releases. Honestly, deciding what I want to say is usually what takes me the longest, and I don’t often go through and make edits to any of my posts after I’ve typed them up unless I feel like I’m missing something. Usually what you read is what I write on the first pass!
In general I think the book blogging community is so welcoming and friendly! There are times when book twitter can get out of hand, and a lot of the people there are book bloggers, but I personally have never had any personal issues with anyone. Of course, if you aren’t welcoming or inclusive, then I probably won’t support you, but the internet can move so quickly sometimes that it’s hard to keep up with who isn’t being the nicest person. It’s also tough when you want to discuss touchy subjects but are afraid of saying the wrong thing or wording something incorrectly.
Well, success is something that’s personal when it comes to blogging. Do you think you’re successful if you have 10 subscribers? 100? 1,000? Or maybe you measure your success by being consistent with what you’re doing and the subscriber count doesn’t matter to you. Or maybe you think you’ll be successful once you start earning money. No matter what your definition of success is, I think the one thing you should do is just go for it! I recently posted 7 Tips & Tricks to Starting Your Own Blog, and I think those would also apply to having a successful blog.
Category: #Blogtober, TagsTags: #blogtober2020, about me, Secret life of a book blogger
Loved reading your answers!
I’m with you. I don’t know how I feel about author interviews. I’m not sure what I’d even ask.
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Thank you! I’m sure that the authors wouldn’t mind standard questions, but I feel like if I were to do an interview I would want to do unique questions and I’m not good at that!
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Oooo this is awesome! I loved reading your answers.
I love interacting with people too, I’ve met so many amazing people ever since I’ve started blogging! It’s amazing
There are so many authors that I would love to connect to one day especially Jim Butcher (I would legit die if this happens) and Brandon Sanderson
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Omg that would be awesome if you could connect with Jim Butcher! I know how much you love the Dresden Files lol. Blogging has introduced me to so many new people, I love it!
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I might have a go at this tag, it seems a lit of fun and I loved reading your answers! The interaction with other bloggers is something I really treasure, it makes blogging so rewarding. 😊
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I would love to see your answers! I’m not always the best at interacting and staying on top of that, but its still something that makes me happy!
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Enjoyed this post so much. Loved your open hearted answers to each of the questions. Really well done. Will look forward to see more of you in the days ahead. Keep posting.
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