nevertheless, she persisted
I have been blogging here at Adventures of a Bibliophile for five years now. (I know, I can’t believe it, either.) It’s been a long journey from having almost no idea what I was doing and being totally new to the world of book blogging to where I am now. I’m really proud of how […]
Read MoreAdventures of a Bibliophile is almost five years old! Hopefully that means we are out of the awkward stage. Honestly, I feel like this blog has become more reflective of my personality and what I feel passionate about over the past few years. I’ve gotten into the groove of blogging (for the most part) and […]
Read MoreI’ve been hearing a lot about ratings in the book community lately. And I’ve seen some things being said that I don’t think are accurate, or really fair to those of us who take the time to rate and review books (whether or not they have a big platform to do so). Reading is a […]
Read MoreFor me, at least, the most challenging part of blogging is actually writing blog posts. With a full-time job, it’s difficult to find the time and energy to blog (and still read enough to blog about). I’m sure most – if not all – of my fellow bloggers will agree: blogging takes so much more […]
Read MoreSince I recently went through a bout of blogging burnout, I thought it was the perfect time to do another Book Blogging for Beginners post, this one all about how to deal with (and prevent) blogging burnout. Because burnout happens, and you shouldn’t let it kill your blog (or yourself). Here are a few things […]
Read MoreOne thing I learned from previous blogs (there were several, some more successful than others) is that gaining followers takes time. I started Adventures of a Bibliophile knowing that it might be a long time before anyone even discovered my blog. I don’t typically share my blog with people I know in real life, so […]
Read MoreAny blogger will tell you that blogging takes up so much more time than they expected it would. It’s basically like having a second job, for which you either don’t get paid, or get paid very little. (Yes, there are exceptions to this rule, but don’t count on being one of them.) Over several years […]
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