Hi Everyone,
I'm sure you've all heard by now that Google Reader is going - see news from Google here, it's the fifth bullet point - so it would be awesome if you could follow me via BlogLovin by clicking on the link below.
BlogLovin also lets its users move their followers from one blog to another when the blog is changing sites. Obviously the users need to prove they are moving followers to the same blog just at a different site. Imagine you're following YA book reviews one day and suddenly find yourself following something entirely different! ;-) I'm really impressed with them.
So this is also a notification that in the next few weeks/month, I'll be moving my BlogLovin followers to my new site. The site's currently under construction - by yours truly - but here's a sneak peak:
Why will I be switching sites? Well, I like to keep up with my followers and Blogger isn't the easiest way to respond to and follow comments. I know I could replace the basic comments with a different comments manager like Disqus, but overall I think it's time for a change.
I'll be sad to say goodbye; Blogger's served me well over the last 2+ years. The design tools are so intuitive and and the number of templates offered for free is also fabulous. Why am I moving again?
It's daunting starting over, and I hope to see you all on the new site. I'd hate to miss out on some of the wonderful discussions, ideas and recommendations you all provide!
The move will also mean that search engines aren't going to list my new site on the first few results pages :(. Still, it's all exciting too; 2013 has been a year of changes for me so this feels right. I want to thank Lee at Rally the Readers for giving me the push I needed. I'd been considering a move for some months now and reading her recent blog post got me moving. If you do follow me on BlogLovin leave me your link in the comments so I can follow your BlogLovin account if you have one, x
And now on to...
This weeks Question:
Q: Have you ever read a book that you thought you would hate — ? Did you end up hating it? Did you end up loving it? Or would you never do that?
I don't often pick up books I think I'm going to hate, because my book instincts are pretty good! I think I'll hate it usually means I will. The only book surprise I can think of is Under the Never Sky.
From the blurb of Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi I thought the book could go either way, and after the first chapter I was like: "Meh, what's everyone raving about this hasn't hooked me at all." I was going to ditch it when I decided totry one more chapter, I'm so glad I did! I ended up loving it :)
RULES
To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
- (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
- (Required) Follow the Featured Bloggers
- Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
- Grab their Follow Friday button up there and place it in your own Follow Friday post.T this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
- If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
- Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
- If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers
