tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post8893993840820403515..comments2024-01-07T02:13:14.908-05:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : Jamie's Top Ten Tips For New Book BloggersJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-33311721261064068662015-06-21T17:18:59.198-04:002015-06-21T17:18:59.198-04:00Cool, I was also looking at your Top Ten Tuesday p...Cool, I was also looking at your Top Ten Tuesday posts when I came across this one. <br />I'm loving your blog so far~ I started a blog mostly for myself but after reading your post I think it'd be much more fun and meaningful if I have a community who do the same thing too!EJhttp://www.lovefromej.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-4220389695405066462015-04-28T23:37:29.366-04:002015-04-28T23:37:29.366-04:00Wow. I was stalking your Top Ten Tuesday posts whe...Wow. I was stalking your Top Ten Tuesday posts when I came across this.<br /><br />I can't really say that I'm a new blogger, because I started my old blog more than a year ago but I left it. I just started Celestial Pages last April 12, and so far, I'm having a great time because I don't stress out myself with the number of followers.<br /><br />What's important is the love of books, and sharing them. :)<br /><br />I also decided that I would "join" (I can't think of a word, sorry :P) Top Ten Tuesday since I can be a s l o w reader. :)<br /><br />Much bookish love,<br />Erin @ <a href="http://celestialpages.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Celestial Pages</a>Erin @ Celestial Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116168601204726492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-6693750229369467732013-04-16T13:20:50.198-04:002013-04-16T13:20:50.198-04:00Hey! I came across this post while looking for my ...Hey! I came across this post while looking for my fave subject for this week's TTT rewind and I have to say these are some great tips here! I'm a new blogger myself and struggle with some things and I think some of the things you said will really help me. Thank you!<br />Esty @ <a href="http://boardingwithbooks.blogspot.co.il/" rel="nofollow">Boarding with Books</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766406223499074958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-25274278263650129732013-04-16T01:06:15.874-04:002013-04-16T01:06:15.874-04:00Within the past week I discovered book blogs, foun...Within the past week I discovered book blogs, found a few that I absolutely love (like yours!) and am attempting to start my own! I just wanted to say thank you so much for this post! I am just starting out and need all the advice I can get. Reading this makes me a little less nervous about it! Thank you for putting time into your awesome blog, and inspiring people like me to make my own!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564591028984253100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-14757284269239220792013-02-23T00:33:10.421-05:002013-02-23T00:33:10.421-05:00Those are some great advices! Thank you! I am a ne...Those are some great advices! Thank you! I am a newbie in this book blogging industry and I really am juggling my time between reading & reviewing books and doing things that are school related (since I'm still a college student).Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967087207791125659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-52195689093937192832013-01-02T14:03:26.949-05:002013-01-02T14:03:26.949-05:00These are great tips, as a novice in the world of ...These are great tips, as a novice in the world of book blogging some of these ring true. At this very second I'll have wished I did some draft reviews, but honestly I've also noticed I can take old books I've read back-in-the-day and just throw a review together wait until I really needed them. <br />But as a blogger of God-knows-how-long, I've really developed on my technique when writing what I know, learned, etc. Hence the reason why I'm now trying my hand at reviews. I love me a new challenge.<br />I've also submitted my blog into "Mr. Minky's" Top Ten Tuesday, as I'm always looking for new ways to help expand on my blog and not just make it about reviews. :)<br />Cheers and happy new year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-34997138200294610342012-05-28T23:14:29.217-04:002012-05-28T23:14:29.217-04:00Thanks for the tips! I'm a new blogger myself ...Thanks for the tips! I'm a new blogger myself & can get all the help I can get :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532801907013447901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-29267924020800896912012-04-24T20:01:43.641-04:002012-04-24T20:01:43.641-04:00These are great tips! I'm not really a new blo...These are great tips! I'm not really a new blogger, but I still feel new because I was kind of just out there on my own for a long time, and only really started connecting with other bloggers more recently, on Twitter and through Bloggiesta.<br />Commenting is really important, as you said, and it's funny because I was always so excited if someone new commented on my blog, but I didn't think other bloggers would want some random, unknown blogger (i.e., me) commenting on their posts! But I feel so much more a part of the community now, and probably spend more time visiting other blogs and commenting than working on my own blog! (Balance. Wasn't that one of your other tips? ;)Laurie Chttp://baystatera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-30384047439647887792012-04-22T10:54:32.111-04:002012-04-22T10:54:32.111-04:00All ten points are excellent, valid, and just so t...All ten points are excellent, valid, and just so true! Twitter is a great way to get connected to so many types of people and I've just now discovered the awesomeness of going to blogger events ;) Commenting and being yourself does help attract an audience AND makes things way more fun. Great advice! I love the topic!Marathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998824096375362353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-36587720576349182852012-04-20T13:12:37.066-04:002012-04-20T13:12:37.066-04:00Haha I can completely understand where you are com...Haha I can completely understand where you are coming from. Sometimes when I get on a roll of writing posts I just want to publish them ALLLLL.<br /><br />I would tell you to just strike up conversation on Twitter/through the blogosphere. That's how I did it! Lots of conversations and "OMG you love that too?" moments!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905075906530067471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-64354477011023914702012-04-19T16:09:03.962-04:002012-04-19T16:09:03.962-04:00Okay so as a new blogger I found this to be an ama...Okay so as a new blogger I found this to be an amazing amount of great advice (see full list of notes taken). I've been toying with ideas to include on my blog and have decided that I am going to post about other things beside JUST books and reviews. I'm going to write about my journey while writing my first book, I want to do a weekly meme where I turn one of my crazy-ass dreams into a short story, and I want to include other great memes from other great blogs. That being said, I love the premise behind Top Ten Tuesdays and can't wait to start participating on my blog as well!<br /><br />I can't believe I've never given much thought to commenting and how it can actually allow me to make more bloggy friends! (THAT'S why I'm practically a blogging hermit!) Here is my vow to start commenting on more blogs and take the time to actually read more of the posts for the blogs I do follow. (Rest assured that you are in the top members of that list)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-24286889366080042842012-04-19T00:45:22.339-04:002012-04-19T00:45:22.339-04:00Ugh, I am beating myself up over #2. I had a bunch...Ugh, I am beating myself up over #2. I had a bunch of reviews written and ready to go...and I posted them all on the day I launched my blog. I was just SO EXCITED I got a weeeeeee bit overzealous. And now I either need to go write reviews on old books (hey, they're probably new to someone, right?) or drop off the face of the earth while I read some newer ones so I have something to write about. I chose door #1, but I really wish I'd have just kept some in reserve to give me time to actually...you know...READ something.<br /><br />Oh well. Live and learn, right?<br /><br />Also, where does one find these mysterious awesome blogging friends? None of my "real" friends blog. Many of them read, but none like to write about it. Is there a secret society? Do I need to know the secret handshake? I would LOVE some mysterious awesome blogging friends (or even just awesome. They don't even have to be mysterious) but am totally flummoxed as to how to go about finding them. Help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-36846464074098607442012-04-18T12:51:17.252-04:002012-04-18T12:51:17.252-04:00"but I don't let any number tell me the w..."but I don't let any number tell me the worth of my blog." <br /><br />That's probably one the best lines I have seen on a Top Ten yet. Words of wisdom:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026974627724672435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-35149064449410778422012-04-18T00:38:44.983-04:002012-04-18T00:38:44.983-04:00If I could find book events that were located in m...If I could find book events that were located in my community that I was remotely interested in, I would go. Its also sort of compounded by the fact that I have commitments on the nights that sometimes have events on.Melissa Wiebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657787882718834484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-36058352091479643712012-04-17T21:50:32.218-04:002012-04-17T21:50:32.218-04:00Number 2 is a great idea! I wish I had done that ...Number 2 is a great idea! I wish I had done that too!Tammy Cordeirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11892735481777855921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-19386780841276263392012-04-17T21:41:12.284-04:002012-04-17T21:41:12.284-04:00As a new blogger I definitely love this list. <...As a new blogger I definitely love this list. <3<br />I am so not sure how to get myself ahead with reading though!Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129586544670501479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-9035292302828861212012-04-17T21:25:10.331-04:002012-04-17T21:25:10.331-04:00Number 5, definitely! Friends are where it's a...Number 5, definitely! Friends are where it's at.The Bookworm Hunhttp://www.thehunsblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-77078641345694477422012-04-17T19:32:05.703-04:002012-04-17T19:32:05.703-04:00I WISH that I had taken the time to prepare things...I WISH that I had taken the time to prepare things before jumping right into blogging. That's a fantastic tip for new bloggers!<br /><br />I also really love the idea of creating a blogging manifesto. I may do that one of these days!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983374673781340318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-85851276350154520232012-04-17T17:41:44.217-04:002012-04-17T17:41:44.217-04:00LOOK AT THAT PICTURE. Well, all of them. Look how ...LOOK AT THAT PICTURE. Well, all of them. Look how awesome we are <3 <br /><br />The one I agree with the most is: TAKE A BREAK. And don't be remorseful about it. Even lovers need a holiday, ya know? So imagine how it is with a blog. It gives a chance to regain sanity and in this community (WHICH I LOVE) sometimes that is needed. <br /><br />I wish I would've added "separate yourself from the naysayers." The peeps who are always negative and shoving crap in people's faces and etc. etc. etc. Because this is about books and WTF THERE'S NO CRYING IN BOOKS.<br /><br />OR something.Jen (Makeshift Bookmark)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04312997413995173363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-53282344655090500032012-04-17T16:44:20.486-04:002012-04-17T16:44:20.486-04:00Wish I could get the hang of letting myself get ah...Wish I could get the hang of letting myself get ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-14251993573833331622012-04-17T16:25:39.164-04:002012-04-17T16:25:39.164-04:00Great advice! I always need a reminder of the not...Great advice! I always need a reminder of the not looking (and ruminating on numbers one).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-3597126471225439792012-04-17T15:58:54.971-04:002012-04-17T15:58:54.971-04:00Great advice, Jamie! But then again, you always gi...Great advice, Jamie! But then again, you always give great advice. ;)Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-64884799693308163442012-04-17T15:51:47.102-04:002012-04-17T15:51:47.102-04:00I love the idea of a blogging manifesto! I still ...I love the idea of a blogging manifesto! I still have yet to give myself a chance to get ahead though :pMidnyte Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10411332857885069319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-17019742838667226952012-04-17T15:48:22.534-04:002012-04-17T15:48:22.534-04:00I realy need to get a hold of the "taking a b...I realy need to get a hold of the "taking a break one" I have been ill many times this year yet I feel guilty not posting 3 times a week. <br />Thanks for your advice, your blog always looks very wel put together when I visit.Epiphany Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246740647294663026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-32414928929266601252012-04-17T15:24:36.689-04:002012-04-17T15:24:36.689-04:00I still haven't done twitter, though I'm o...I still haven't done twitter, though I'm often thinking about it.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.com