Hello everyone, It is little secret that I absolutely love the book blogging community. When I began my blog I would never have anticipated making so many wonderful friends, and I am forever grateful to all of you here and on Twitter. Making friends and connecting with others has perhaps become my favourite thing about … Continue reading Best Blogging Friends Of 2019 – Part One
Hello everyone, Hope you are having a great start to the weekend! I have a slightly different discussion post today, which has been in my mind for a while and reflects some of my recent thoughts as a book blogger. When I began book blogging, I had very little idea about what to post and … Continue reading Discussion – My Top Five Book Blogging Omissions
Hello everyone, It has been ages since I last wrote a discussion post. The truth is, I had just run out of ideas. Sometimes I lack belief in my ability to write fluently or authoritatively on a particular bookish subject, so I am really pleased to be sharing this post with you! I think that … Continue reading Discussion – The TBR Conundrum
Hello everyone, For those of us who use Twitter, it has been impossible not to notice the 'blog of the day' posts, where each day a book blogger is featured and one of their posts is shared widely to help boost their profile. It is all orchestrated by Dave at The WriteReads, who does such … Continue reading Discussion – How The WriteReads has Helped Me as a Blogger
Hello everyone, The regular task of choosing which books to read next only seems to be getting more difficult. With ever-lengthening TBR lists and a plethora of highly anticipated new releases to contend with along the way, it can sometimes feel like a constant dilemma! Even though I hardly ever read ARCs, I have realised … Continue reading Discussion – How I Choose My Next Read
Hello everyone, During 2018 I have read a few books that contained abrupt and unexpected endings. Some of them left aspects of the plot unresolved, while others just felt like the rest of the story still had not been told, or was simply rushed. And that made me wonder, are sudden endings ever a good … Continue reading Discussion – Should Books Contain Abrupt Endings?
Hi everyone, Ever since I became a book blogger, I have been fascinated by the art of writing book reviews. They account for a very high number of my posts, and are the most common type of post that you see across our community. I am particularly interested in the methods and the thought processes … Continue reading Discussion – Compiling My Bookish Thoughts
Hello everyone, Welcome to a discussion post! I have not written one for ages, but now I have finally come up with some ideas and hope to share them with you soon! So what is a good length for a book review? This question has come to me through my experience of being a book … Continue reading Discussion – How Long Should Book Reviews Be?
Happy Friday, everyone, It is time for one of my not-so-frequent discussion posts! This time I would like to talk about synopses, and how they are written. Writing a synopsis requires a lot of talent in itself, as you need to come up what is effectively a summary of the book, making it as interesting … Continue reading Writing a Synopsis
Hello everyone, What do we look for from an epilogue? We like to find out how any remaining loose ends are resolved, and we like to find out how characters we have grown to care about (or not) end up. But above everything else, we just want a satisfying and fulfilling conclusion to the story. … Continue reading A Very Happy Epilogue
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