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Blogging – why bother?

27/05/2022 nsford 16 Comments

Quite often I see announcements from people who have decided to give up on blogging. Sometimes it’s because other things…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: blogging, social media, writing

How I write book reviews, part 2

23/04/2022 nsford 5 Comments

Three years ago, I explained how I write book reviews. Having written literally hundreds since then, I’ve got a few…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: blogging, books, reviews, writing

The 10 types of book reviewer!

01/04/2022 nsford 29 Comments

When you read and write a lot of book reviews, you can’t help noticing the different styles and approaches of…

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Posted in: Reading, Writing Filed under: blogging, reviews, writing

Plans for the blog in 2022

01/01/2022 nsford 8 Comments

Wishing you a happy New Year. Here’s what I’ve got planned for 2022: Book reviews – as usual, a mixture…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: blogging

‘We Watch You’ – 1 week on!

08/10/2021 nsford 8 Comments

A week ago, I unleashed my debut thriller upon the reading public. The launch day was very busy indeed, as…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: blogging, publishing, writing

3 years of blogging!

02/08/2021 nsford 22 Comments

Today is my blog’s 3rd birthday – or ‘blogiversary’ as some of us call it. Back in 2018 when I…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: blogging, social media, writing

Goodreads: a newbie’s perspective

27/07/2021 nsford 27 Comments

I never thought I would join Goodreads. It’s a website where you can rate, review, recommend books, plus interact with…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: blogging, books, reading, resources, social media

Why do you follow or unfollow a blog?

25/04/2021 nsford 32 Comments

I recently asked on Twitter what reasons anyone has for unfollowing a blog. I’m interested to see how the number…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: blogging

My 500th blog post!

25/03/2021 nsford 31 Comments

Since I started this blog in 2018, I’ve gained over 2000 subscribers (thank you, all!) and had nearly 30,000 views.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews, Film & TV, Music, Reading, Theatre Filed under: blogging, reading, reviews

The pros and cons of NetGalley

26/12/2020 nsford 23 Comments

NetGalley is a website where reviewers can request advance copies of books. I have been a member for about two…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: blogging, NetGalley, reading, reviews, social media

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