SFF: The 5 Résumé-Worthy Talents of the Average Book Blogger

Sunday Fun Five #50:

#40: The 5 Books You Want to Read Before 2015 Ends

#41: The 5 Characters from Books You're Grateful For

#42: The 5 Bookish Charities Santa Claus Approves Of

#43: The 5 New To You Authors' Books You Want to Read in 2016

#44: The 5 Literary Characters that Feel Like Your Old Friends

#45: The 5 Authors You Won't Shut Up About

#46: The 5 Series You Want to Finish Reading... Someday

#47: The 5 Books You Want a Physical Copy Of

#48: The 5 Paper Books You Treasure Most
#49: The 5 Books That Had You at "Hello"
#50: The 5 Résumé-Worthy Talents of the Average Book Blogger
For the 10th of April: #51: The 5 Books that Make Profound Statements in 300 Pages or Less

A Countdown of

The 5 Résumé-Worthy Talents of the Average Book Blogger

5. Copying and Pasting
When I started blogging, I thought copy-and-pasting snippets of text was straight up lazy. Now I know that without that talent, most of the information on my blog would be wrong (particularly book titles). For some reason, I either omit "The" or add it in most titles, even when they don't need it. Yes, copy and pasting this well takes some serious blogger skills.

4. Time Management Skills
How do you read a book, which will be published in two months, and preferably have the review done prior? Mad blogger time management skills is how. Even if you don't feel pressure to review ARCs prior, there's also setting aside time for reading books, responding to comments, visiting other blogs, and you know, actually blogging (which I haven't been that good at of late). If only your average homo sapien were thusly gifted...

3. Rad Computer Skills
I had never attempted or imagined myself computer coding (in my life) until I became a book blogger. Nor would I have known how to screenshot webpages, make images (that didn't involve actual pictures I took), and then figure out ways to make my blog look less like your average blah Blogger template, had I never picked up this hobby. Did I mention I now know (at the grand old age of 23) how to use most social media sites to my advantage? Yes, blogging has improved my computer skills- skills I thought didn't need to be improved until I began this journey.

From Wikipedia

2. Reading Comprehension
I don't know about your experience, but I feel my reading comprehension has improved since I started book blogging. Not only am I reading more books: I'm also reading a wider range of books with topics and prose of varying difficulties. Beyond the books, I also read a wide variety of blog posts, book reviews, and a gamut of articles, many of which I stop to comment on. To comment intelligently (and without boring one's host blogger/author into their grave) one must comprehend the main gist of the post and find something meaningful to add, preferably something that hasn't been written in a previous comment.

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1. Spelling and Grammar
Although I do lapse into folksy colloquialisms on occasion, I do my best to keep this blog without murky spelling and grammar in my blog posts and reviews. I'm not sure to what extent my spelling and grammar has improved, but when I began this blog I doubt I would know how to use colloquialisms in a sentence, much less spell it correctly on the first try. In short, book blogging is "for the win".

What are some other talents attributable to the average book blogger? Have you ever mentioned book blogging in your résumé?