Sunday Fun Five #73:
#66: The 5 Times You Found the Right Book at the Right Time (Or Did It Find You?)
#67:The 5 New-To-You Authors of 2016 You Wish You'd Read Sooner
#68:The 5 Characters You Won't Soon Forget That You Read About in 2016
#69:The 5 Books You're Excited to Read in 2017
#70:The 5 Vintage Sci-fi Books You Recommend (For Vintage Sci-fi Month!)
#71:The 5 Excuses for Buying New Books You Use on Yourself
#72:The 5 Books You Wouldn't Have Read If Not For Blogging
#73: The 5 Things That Keep You Book Blogging
For the 23rd of April: #74: The 5 Picture Books You Loved as a Kid
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#73: The 5 Things That Keep You Book Blogging
For the 23rd of April: #74: The 5 Picture Books You Loved as a Kid
A Countdown of
The 5 Things That Keep You Book Blogging
5. Pure Stubbornness
I'm actually a pretty stubborn person, and I can be slow to change my ways once I've decided on a pattern of how to do things, when to do them, etc. Stubbornness is an excellent trait to have as a book blogger, because you have to rely on yourself for inspiration and you will likely encounter many (many) people (and fellow book bloggers) who have a conflicting opinion about a book you love or hate. If you're of a stubborn bent it's also important to keep in mind that there is room in the blogosphere for differing opinions and to keep an open mind when someone points out a "flaw" in your favorite book... even if you think it's just a flaw in their thinking.
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| If only I had a cup that big... |
I never wake up with much energy any more, so caffeine is what helps fuel my posting. I'm a fan of coffee, I have an on-again, off-again relationship with Diet Dr. Pepper (I just call her Melinda), and chocolate also has my endorsement, especially if it happens to be covering coffee beans.
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| Some of my most anticipated titles of 2017 |
I love being able to enthuse with other readers about the latest and greatest titles to be published in a given year. I don't know many readers in real life, so it's nice to be able to converse with other literary minded folks.
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| My pile awhile back... |
I have a lot of books I've acquired and want to read: the-pile is all the physical books, the-invisible-pile is all of the Kindle ebooks or their equivalent (thus the invisible). I always have books to read, even if I feel like I have "nothing" to read (funny how that works). My piles keep me blogging by keeping me supplied with old favorites, less known older books, and some more recent books too.
1. Fellow Book Bloggers
I likely wouldn't be around if there was no book blogging community. Although I have had blogs in the past I just wrote for myself as a kind of book journal, etc., it's nice to know I'm not alone in liking and reading certain books, even if they aren't quite mainstream.
