State of the Blog Address
Sep
18
categories : Being Bookish
What is it with BBAW and the limiting of my wordiness?
Gah! 50 words really?
Wait do those count?
Crap that’s 29 left….oh, dang 26, er, 24
Oh heck here we go:
My blog is new but (hopefully) growing, I strive to continue to provide honest and insightful reviews and commentary, build and participate in the various communities and maybe build some new ones, attempt to be somewhat unique and innovative, and be more active in various social media outlets.
Sound good?
As you can see I missed the 50 word limit. I suppose I can add become more concise to my list of goals for the next year huh?
Yea, like *that* is gonna happen.
On a serious (ie: somewhat preachy) note, no matter where your blog is now and no matter where you’d like for your blog to go get out there and get involved! We’ve got a great community with tremendous diversity of opinion and interest. If we all expand our horizons to include those with distinct differences and more importantly welcome the new we can make the book blogosphere an even bigger success. I came into book blogging like a bull in a china shop, taking no prisoners and inserting myself in but so many are shy and nervous and need our help to be drawn out of their shells. Don’t forget them!
I’m excited for the year to come and know that in the time between this Book Blogger Appreciation Week and the next I’ll learn more, become involved more, and continue to strengthen the foundation of this fabulous community we are all celebrating!







Care:
HUZZAH! You GO girl!
September 18, 2009 at 4:17 am
Kathy:
Great post! We all need to remember to work on drawing our more reticent members into the community.
September 18, 2009 at 5:43 am
Amanda:
haha, I wrote my 50-word version, then announced the chatty part below that if anyone wanted to stick around for my longwindedness.
September 18, 2009 at 6:27 am
Katie:
I don’t like these word limits either! I could babble on and on about almost anything. Great reminder to get involved.
September 18, 2009 at 7:30 am
TexasRed:
I love the community aspect of book blogging and how encouraging everyone is of newcomers!
September 18, 2009 at 11:32 am
unfinishedperson:
I second what TexasRed says. I don’t think there’s a better blogging community out there. If there is, I haven’t found it yet.
September 18, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Tam @ Bailey's and Books:
What a great post!
I know exactly what you mean about community, and I thank you for being so welcoming to me when I first jumped in to this world over the summer.
September 18, 2009 at 7:28 pm
softdrink:
Woo-hoo for book bloggers!
And who cares about those pesky word limits.
September 19, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Lisa:
That 50 word limit was a toughie! Being relatively new myself, I appreciate you reminding us all to bring each other along.
September 19, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Tif:
Yep, didn’t meet the 50 word limit at all!!! Oh well!! It’s my blog and I will do what I want to, do what I want to . . .
Love what you have said and completely agree!! Amen!!
September 20, 2009 at 9:33 am
S. Krishna:
I think getting involved is key. Great post!
September 20, 2009 at 6:39 pm