Month: September 2014

Bloggiesta Wrap-up

Posted 27 September 2014 in events /0 Comments

Bloggiesta ended nearly a week ago now, but finally, here is my wrap-up post! I participated mostly on the Thursday. I’m happy with what I achieved, though I didn’t work on any reviews which is the point of this blog, so tomorrow I’m going to focus on scheduling a few. Here’s a recap of my to do list:

  • Catch up on commenting
    • Success! I commented on a number of posts I had saved for later reading, as well as more recent posts.
  • Write and schedule posts currently in drafts
    • No success… bumped to tomorrow’s to do!
  • Cross post reviews to Goodreads
    • No success…but really this is just a ‘someday’ item
  • Finish writing ‘about me’
    • Success! It’s still not phrased quite as nicely I would like it to be, but it’s got all the essential information I wanted to include.
  • Brainstorm a monthly schedule and ideas for posts that are different from what I currently do
    • Partial success! I have a pile of ideas…now to determine the best way to implement them, on a schedule I could realistically maintain. Figuring out my schedule may still take a bit of time, as I just moved to a new country in August and started my first full time job this month.
  • Streamline social media links (add icons?)
    • Success! I found some clean and simple icons in a colour to match my blog.
  • Organize the sidebar (add a second one?)
    • Success! I hope the sidebar is more useful now.
  • Participate in a mini challenge or two, and check out other participants’ blogs to see what everyone is working on!
    • Partial success! I didn’t participate in any mini challenges, but I did visit other blogs and explored old challenges to have a go at in the future. 

Thanks to everyone who stopped by my blog during this event and to those book bloggers who continue to inspire me!
 


A Quick Review In Disguise: Emberton by Peter Norman

17 September 2014 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
A Quick Review In Disguise: Emberton by Peter Norman

Author: Peter Norman Title: Emberton Format/Source: Paperback/library  Published: March 2014 Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre Length: 295 pages Genre:Um, some sort of literary (see below) Why I Read: Reviewed in local paper; “comic gothic thriller for lovers of books and language”!! […]

Bloggiesta To Do

17 September 2014 / events / 3 Comments
Bloggiesta To Do

“In short, Bloggiesta is a blogging marathon revolving around ticking off those items on your to-do list and improving your blog while in the good company of other awesome bloggers doing the same thing. Our awesome mascot Pedro (Plan. Edit. […]

Quick Review: Into Another Life

10 September 2014 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Quick Review: Into Another Life

These two books I read gave insight into lives very different from my own, set in different times and countries. Read at the end of July. Moon at Nine by Deborah Ellis Rating: ★★★½ [ratings guide]  I read some of […]

RIP IX Readalong

9 September 2014 / Uncategorized / 1 Comment
RIP IX Readalong

  I’ve signed up for my first readalong! I’ve been hungering for some more good quality creepy reading, especially with the fall season approaching, so I was happy to stumble across this one. The Estella Society is hosting a readalong […]