I’ve been absent on the blog as of late but I have a good reason. I’ve been researching “how tos” regarding a self-hosted blog. I’ll be back with nail bitten fingers next week. In the meantime, wish me luck with fingers crossed that I don’t hit a wrong button. Please come back and check out […]
To WordPress or not to WordPress, that is the question. For the past year I have toyed with the idea of going self-hosted. Although like all new ventures change is scary. I have googled, researched and oogled the many plugins but haven’t been able pull the trigger just yet. My cousin Maya, a fashion blogger […]
January first is the time to make new years resolutions and hope not to break them by the second. The usual diet and exercise always apply but what of my blogging goals/resolutions? My Goals: Read every Netgalley on my Kindle (at least 20) Make a sizable dent in my review pile Continue to blog regularly/follow […]
In celebration of all those marvelous book bloggers out there I am participating in Blogger Thon hosted by Bemused Bookworm. Today I am sharing an interview with Jessica from Writing Pearls. I’ve been reading her blog for a while now and enjoy reading her thoughtful reviews. I appreciate her thoughts even more now after learning […]
It is Fall Bloggiesta time, (September 17 – 20) and as always I’ve found a few things to do on the blog. Write Reviews Update Reviews (Got A & B done in review index Draft TBR Thursday Posts Back-up Blog Back-up Template Organize Blogs I Follow Comment Participate in at least 1 mini-challenge — create […]
Whitney: Welcome, Syrie James! I’m so happy you stopped by as part of the Jane Austen’s First Love Holiday Blog Tour. Syrie: Thanks for having me, Whitney. I’m excited to be here. Whitney: You must be excited about your new book, too: Jane Austen’s First Love. Syrie: I am! It was such fun to write […]
Recently I adamantly decided to go from She is too fond of books to She is too fond. I changed it because I wanted to include movie reviews and thought having “books” in the title was too defining. Well, I realized I’m vain because after fiddling around with a new banner and my mom mentioning […]
I’ve been thinking about changing up my blog for a while. I started fiddling with the design and pondered. I haven’t lost interest in blogging I just needed a little spice. I started a movie blog which dropped soon after, two blogs to upkeep was one too many for me. I still watch a ton […]
Today I am happy to host Karen Chase, author of Polio Boulevard who is sharing how her illness of Polio helped shape her imagination. As a tiny girl, my mother took me on the train from the suburbs of New York into the city where I took painting lessons in the basement of the Metropolitan […]
Lately I’ve been thinking, should I get a custom domain name? I got on Go Daddy and it is a lot cheaper than I thought it would be, but I’m a little nervous or hesitant on the matter. I’ve looked at tutorials and it seems to be relatively easy (and I’m sure they have Custom […]