tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post6452787587495381539..comments2023-10-31T07:49:45.415-05:00Comments on Krazy Elf's Bookshelf: Busting the Newbie Blues!SarahO. http://www.blogger.com/profile/01385086066731684216noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-73699200013123299002012-01-27T02:34:59.321-06:002012-01-27T02:34:59.321-06:00New Follower
http://www.thephantomparagrapher.blog...New Follower<br />http://www.thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com/The Phantom Paragrapherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489073520213988883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-45670228587979400012012-01-09T19:11:51.117-06:002012-01-09T19:11:51.117-06:00Thanks Ruby! I'll have to look and see how the...Thanks Ruby! I'll have to look and see how they do it :)SarahO. https://www.blogger.com/profile/01385086066731684216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-24319585205291939322012-01-08T18:50:11.473-06:002012-01-08T18:50:11.473-06:00I love having comment conversations. A couple of b...I love having comment conversations. A couple of bloggers who are really great at it are Amanda at On a Book Bender and, of course, the very lovely Small Review. I think Amber at Down the Rabbit Hole also has discussion posts. Discussion posts are the best way to participate in bookish conversations. Memes like Top Ten Tuesday and TGIF do the same kind of thing. <br /><a href="http://www.rubysreads.com" rel="nofollow">Ruby</a>Rubitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929614007516530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-15934555977675780132012-01-06T09:38:51.809-06:002012-01-06T09:38:51.809-06:00Thanks Alexa! Blogging has been a great experience...Thanks Alexa! Blogging has been a great experience =) I would love to share ideas!SarahO. https://www.blogger.com/profile/01385086066731684216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-83527978372728160782012-01-05T14:37:59.695-06:002012-01-05T14:37:59.695-06:00Welcome to the book blogging world! I think it'...Welcome to the book blogging world! I think it's fantastic that you've decided to become a part of it. I only started my blog last year as well, and it's been such a wonderful experience.<br /><br />Like you, I've been trying to find a way to personalize my reviews. The new system I'm using now seems more like me, but I'm not satisfied with it yet.<br /><br />As for discussions, I use Disqus for my comments because I get to reply. I want to do some discussion posts but don't know where to start - if you want to come up with a discussion feature or something similar, we can always share ideas :)Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016480568951573261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-50719028036070271102012-01-04T13:56:33.992-06:002012-01-04T13:56:33.992-06:00Thanks Kelly! I've always said I would never g...Thanks Kelly! I've always said I would never get a Twitter account but know I guess I'm thinking about it, just for blog purposes anyway :)SarahO. https://www.blogger.com/profile/01385086066731684216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-82551670814045039582012-01-04T12:46:18.464-06:002012-01-04T12:46:18.464-06:00I definitely use my posts like a message board! Un...I definitely use my posts like a message board! Unfortunately Blogger doesn't give you much more option then that. I also found that having a Twitter account for my blog really opened up how I can communicate with other bloggers; it definitely makes it easier to let them know how much I enjoyed a post they did, or ask a question.<br /><br />Good luck with your blog, it looks like you're off to a great start!<br /><br />I'm also participating in Small's event, and if you're interested in checking out my post, you can find it <a href="http://radiantshadows.blogspot.com/2012/01/busting-newbie-blues.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>!<br /><br />Kelly<br />Radiant ShadowsKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185081981237514590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-58537060643161123562012-01-03T16:03:42.297-06:002012-01-03T16:03:42.297-06:00Wow, thanks for the help everyone!
Natalie: Than...Wow, thanks for the help everyone! <br /><br />Natalie: Thanks for the e-mail idea, I had never thought of that. most e-mail notifications have a no-reply thing, I'm glad this one doesn't!<br /><br />Juju: Thanks for the encouragement! It's great to see so many friendly people on here!<br /><br />Small Review: Thanks for the welcome, I'm loving blogging so far! I'm also really shy so commenting on blogs is hard but it's great that everyone is so nice! Thanks for hosting this!SarahO. https://www.blogger.com/profile/01385086066731684216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-86637639313867792472012-01-03T10:34:34.708-06:002012-01-03T10:34:34.708-06:00Welcome to the YA book blogging world! I hope you ...Welcome to the YA book blogging world! I hope you enjoy it, and thank you so much for participating in Busting the Newbie Blues :) (and thank you so much to Natalie for spreading the word!)<br /><br />I was so intimidated when I was a new blogger. Mostly because I'm really shy. I found the best thing to do was to just jump in and comment, even if I thought I sounded stupid. People were all very nice. It also helped me to connect with other new bloggers. They were less scary to talk to :P<br /><br />I do comment in the comment section and hold conversations there. I love it when people do that on my blog and I always make an effort to reply back to their comments. Sometimes I'll reply through email like Natalie suggested, but I usually do it on my blog itself so everyone can join in on the conversation if they'd like.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-28118742510659274202012-01-03T08:33:32.015-06:002012-01-03T08:33:32.015-06:00Regarding discussions, I comment in the comments. ...Regarding discussions, I comment in the comments. <br /><br />Good luck :) I love your blog name btw!Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-11736947772749054792012-01-03T08:18:02.767-06:002012-01-03T08:18:02.767-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-71682419530845779622012-01-03T08:17:24.488-06:002012-01-03T08:17:24.488-06:00Great honest answers.
Regarding not knowing other...Great honest answers.<br /><br />Regarding not knowing other bloggers here is my advice. Being a new blogger is like being invited to a party. Except everyone at this party is friendly, likes meeting new people, and want to talk with you. So get in there and start chatting. Visit their blogs and comment. You'll find bloggers are happy to make your acquaintance and become friends.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427792689103567377.post-37411892270860081082012-01-02T20:49:42.151-06:002012-01-02T20:49:42.151-06:00Glad you were able to participate in this! I love ...Glad you were able to participate in this! I love Small's blog. It's fantastic! <br /><br />As far as creating a discussion about what you post, Blogger's comment system makes it a little hard to do that. However, when you get a comment in your e-mail (whatever e-mail you set up with your blog), you can click reply, and if that person has an e-mail publicly visible, you can respond to their comment by e-mail. That's what I usually end up doing. There are ways to install different commenting systems on Blogger, but I've had trouble with all the ones I tried.Natalie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15879112865868418812noreply@blogger.com