I was wondering if you had any suggestions or proper etiquette tips for turning down review requests. I get a lot of personal requests from authors (oftentimes self-published) and I always feel bad when I have to say no directly to THEM, rather than their […]
I’m a Disorganized Blogger… and I Love It!
Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about people wanting to “get their blog organized” (this is a popular New Years Resolution). They talk about calendars, notebooks, memos, and planners. This totally works for some people, and I’m thrilled for them! Different strokes for different folks, […]
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
SIGH. That’s how I feel about Cruel Beauty. For starters, I think that Cruel Beauty was just nothing like I expected. Almost right away it becomes clear that there’s a huge connection to Greek mythology, and while I normally love Greek mythology, I just didn’t […]
How to Make Your Background Image Fill the Whole Page
I have come across a lot of blogs that have a graphical background image that doesn’t repeat and doesn’t fill the whole page. Often times these people pick a background image that looks perfectly fine on their computer, but on a larger screen it’s obvious […]
Stacking the Shelves (72) – Book trading & designer directory
New books this week! The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow Goodreads Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott Goodreads Yeaaaaah I’m psyched for both of these! They sound fab! And I love Victoria Scott’s Collector series. Life Update Life has been a little on the […]
How to Utilize Focus Keywords in WordPress SEO by Yoast
What types of things should I be putting for the Focus Keyword when I’m using the Yoast SEO plugin? This question refers to the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin. What do focus keywords do? First of all, I’d like to point out that the focus […]
Poison by Bridget Zinn
Fun Magical Fluffy Disney These are all words that describe Poison. If fun and a bit fluffy is what you’re looking for, this is your book! I feel like Poison really took me back to basics—in a good way. I wasn’t concerned with the world […]
Can/Should You Request Finished Copies of Books?
I was wondering if we, as book bloggers, may request finished copies of books? Is that a thing, and if so, can you guide us through doing so? Sam First, it’s important to understand that publishers usually have less finished copies to give away than […]
How to Change Your Permalink Structure in WordPress Without Losing SEO
Hey Ashley! I cringe whenever I see my URLs because they include the dates. I had moved from Blogger to WordPress, and I recall having to restructure my permalinks so that the redirection would be flawless. Is there a way to not use that (even […]
My Old Website Designs (feel free to laugh—I did!)
As probably all of you know, I’m a web designer. Today I’m going to share with you some of my old website designs, which are total crap! I got this idea from Rinn Reads, who shared some of her own old site designs! My first […]