I am currently reading Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer and part of her English class, Jam has to write a journal and this got me thinking about journaling on the whole. I have always wanted to be able to journal but never really found an ability to do so; the words wouldn’t come out and I was never consistent enough to get any better. However, I am addicted to book blogging, I always want to talk about bookish things and I think I can work with that. I was talking to my wife about journaling. She is great at it; it comes naturally but she has been writing in a journal since she was ten. I do consider my blog here as a book journal that documents my bookish journey so why not expand on that a little bit.
My thought is to make a regular post about what I have been thinking about and my reading journey; a bookish stream of conscious just to see where this takes me. I would like to make this a weekly activity but it might only be semi-regular. I will start and see where I go. This might just fade out but if I make an effort then maybe I will be able to progress into journaling more frequently on and off this blog.
I have been fallen so behind on my book reviewing, it has taken over my book blog. I have thirteen posts to edit and schedule and five book reviews to write. The problem with being so far behind is that I don’t do any blogging outside of book reviewing. I don’t want every post just to be a book review; I want to explore all bookish thoughts and topics that come into my head. This is one of the main reasons to start with a post like this.
I have been lucky enough to be able to read a lot lately; I have been attending salt therapy to help clear up my sinuses and one of the requirements is no electronics in the room. This is giving me an hour a day where a have no distractions and I can read; sometimes I fall asleep but I normally force myself to use the time reading. I have so many books I want to read and salt therapy might be helping my reading life more than my sinuses.
I have worked out that I can get between 50 – 100 pages done in the hour of salt therapy and I’m there six times a week. This isn’t my only reading time but it has put a big boost to the amount of book I get through a week. Depending on the book, I often aim for the 100 pages each hour but if I love the book, I would rather read slower. The good news is I do think the salt therapy is helping; I’m starting to feel healthier. Anyway, maybe I should get back to Belzhar and I will see if this type of blogging takes off. If anything I hope to be able to turn my book blog into more of a book journal and explore more bookish thoughts.
I first started blogging because it was cathartic. I had thoughts I wanted to share, about stuff…. And I loved writing, so it seemed perfect.
I just want to get to a place where my entire reading life is documented, I love reading and can’t talk writing/thinking about it
I first started blogging because it was cathartic. I had thoughts I wanted to share, about stuff…. And I loved writing, so it seemed perfect.
I just want to get to a place where my entire reading life is documented, I love reading and can’t talk writing/thinking about it
I look forward to reading your thoughts as you go forward. Good luck with your plan.
Thank you, I’ll see how it goes
I look forward to reading your thoughts as you go forward. Good luck with your plan.
Thank you, I’ll see how it goes
Hope the sinuses are more cooperative after treatment and can’t wait to read the non review bookish posts as well
I just like the hour of reading time. I think they are improving
Hope the sinuses are more cooperative after treatment and can’t wait to read the non review bookish posts as well
I just like the hour of reading time. I think they are improving
A bookish stream of conscious . . . sounds good. I, too, feel like I don’t want to simply post book reviews–I was to be able to have more interactions with other bloggers and book lovers, and not in the context of just one particular book. I’ve been trying to post a few discussion topics now and then, instead.
I find topical discussions are better for engaging with readers. I know that I don’t comment on book reviews of books I haven’t read because I don’t read them. With the exception of reviewers I trust on books I’m not sure about. Also if you haven’t read a book there isn’t much you can say to a review that helps the conversation.
A bookish stream of conscious . . . sounds good. I, too, feel like I don’t want to simply post book reviews–I was to be able to have more interactions with other bloggers and book lovers, and not in the context of just one particular book. I’ve been trying to post a few discussion topics now and then, instead.
I find topical discussions are better for engaging with readers. I know that I don’t comment on book reviews of books I haven’t read because I don’t read them. With the exception of reviewers I trust on books I’m not sure about. Also if you haven’t read a book there isn’t much you can say to a review that helps the conversation.