I’m combining three of blog-business posts into one with this, because I don’t like it when my blog gets overrun with posts not actually about books. This week, Weekly Geeks wanted to look at commenting, a topic I think is really important to think about as a blogger. The task for the Blog Improvement Project is to look into categories and tags — two administrative tools that help keep blogs organized and can help search engines find you blog. And finally, a few bloggers (My Friend Amy, Beth Fish Reads, others?) posted social media policies yesterday, which inspired me to do the same
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Random title, I know, but this is a bit of a random post.
First, Unplugged: Last month (and last year–ha ha!), there was a sort-of challenge for bloggers to take time and unplug. I’m going to be away from good internet access for the next four days while I volunteer with some high school students here in Minnesota. So until Monday, this blog and most blog-related activities are unplugged.
I’m doing my end of 2009/beginning of 2010 posts as one because I think a blog is something always growing — reviewing one year leads directly into how to improve for the next one.
I think the crazy kitten picture is going to be my default image for when the world is making me feel crazy — I love that picture :) For whatever reasons, blogging has not been a top priority for the last week or so. I’ve had school and personal stuff and some general laziness and [...]
When you’re browsing through the bookstore, reading reviews online, or just chatting about books in general, what makes a book stick out for you? Are there any subjects or themes or character types that make you look more closely? What follows is a list of things that will pretty much guarantee I’ll give an unfamiliar [...]
Wow! I am so excited to share that Sophisticated Dorkiness has been shortlisted for Best Nonfiction Review Blog for Book Blogger Appreciation Week. I was so excited to be nominated in the first place, and I’m even more excited to make the shortlist! If you’re new to my blog or are just curious, here are [...]
If you’re reading this post in an RSS reader, that’s good — it means my feed moved over when I spent the last few days moving my blog to being self-hosted. If you’re reading this in your RSS reader, it also means you should click on through and see the new design for my site! [...]
In the several days I have off before school starts, I decided I’m going to make the leap and switch from using Wordpress.com to self-hosting using Wordpress.org. I’ve already purchased the space using BlueHost, so now it’s just making the switch (yikes!). I don’t think that will change how my RSS feeds work, but I [...]
This is a post that’s been in my head for awhile, so forgive me for linking back to posts I read in March. Back then, Amy (My Friend Amy) asked readers if she should keep reviewing books because her last two book reviews hadn’t received any comments. There were many great comments on her post, [...]
I’m no html expert, but I like to dabble in it occasionally to see what I can figure out. One of the coolest things I’ve learned is how to create tables for my blog. I love being able to add tables because it can keep pictures and text lined up, something my OCD personality really [...]
