Tag: BBAW

Coffee Cup and I have come together this morning for the first time in days.  Tuesday night and Wednesday night I had stay overs for our quarterly week of staying with the homeless for IHN.  Thursday morning I left my overnight and drove right to the Library where I stood in line for the Fall Book Sale. (I will post my finds later!) Then I drove home and followed my 19 year old to Mankato to College with two vehicles loaded with all of his stuff.  I returned home last night around 9:30 pm.

I am wiped out and tomorrow I am leaving for Bemidji to ride bike 50 miles with my cousin for the Tour De Pines.

ANYWAY… that’s whats happening in my life.  Here is whats happening in my book world:

I was nominated in the BBAW categories of:

• Best Literary Fiction Blog
• Best General review Blog
• Most Extravagant Giveaways
• Most Concise
• Best New Blog

Wow.  I am honored to be nominated and want to say thank you to whoever nominated me.  I have some work to do yet this afternoon to choose my 5 posts to email on for these categories.  Anyway… wow again…  🙂

I have had the pleasure of interviewing a family of book bloggers, The Lateiner Gang Book Review Spot.  I hope to get that post up yet tonight or before I leave in the morning.  I have had a lot of fun emailing back and forth and learning about them.  I cant wait to share their story with you!

I have an audio book to review (Any Minute by Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford) that I listened to yesterday during my travels and a blog tour for Summer of Two Wishes by Julia London to do this afternoon after I return home.

I have giveaway winners to post and blog awards to pass on!

As you can see, things have not been dull here at the DeChantal home!  I am excited for things to slow down again so I can get back into visiting all of you and not feeling like I am constantly behind.

Have a great day and stop back often as I have much to post!  🙂

Coffee Cup and I didn’t travel very far this morning from home…. I clicked on the left side of my blog and traveled through Twitter a bit, something I am still reminding myself to do.  Up until book blogging, I didn’t really use Twitter.  I set up my Twitter account just a couple months ago mainly to connect with other Book Bloggers and that is what I do.  It has been worth it and I have met some wonderful people again who talk books.

Today my goal is (besides helping prep for a large Sunday picnic/potluck after church and get to the gym) 3 reviews that I must post, another giveaway of a great book as well as a new Freebie Friday and a couple winners to announce yet this afternoon.

I will be posting quite a bit today so be sure to stop back, coffee is on.  🙂

Oh and if you missed out on my late night blog post on Balderdash, Word Verification, check it out.  I think it may be fun.

Here also is my BBAW (Book Bloggers Appreciation Week) post which if you are not already signed up…. get over there and do it!

This morning with Coffee Cup… I have my printed out BBAW (Book Bloggers Appreciation Week) nomination sheets beside me as I have had for the past week.  The categories are wonderful and there are so many!  There are also so many WONDERFUL Book Blogs out there that this is really in some cases, tough decisions.  I am loving it all!

At the BBAW website they have a few questions for those who participated last year, and a few for those who are new to the BBAW.  I fall into the later category and am more than happy to participate.

What has been one of the highlights of blogging for you?

I actually have book blogged  for over a year – however I did not actually start “Book Blogging” the way you see it now, until this past June.  I guess you could say I book journaled.  I am a little embarrassed to say that I did not know this community – at this level – existed.  (I cant tell you how glad I am to find that it does!)

I  created a blog to record my reading … just for record keeping.  It was in June of this year that someone commented on a post I had put up (that was rare too, maybe 2 hits a week.) and when I looked to see where they came from I seen they were a member of Book Blogs.  I had no idea what that was, but going to that website was like Alice going through the rabbit hole – a whole new world for me and I have never turned back!

So – after all the babbling, the answer to this question is – community!  I had no idea this existed, let alone at this level.  And most Book Bloggers are incredible!  I love reading their book related topics, I have added so much to my wish list!  I love connecting with authors and publishers (also new to me!)  My husband laughs and says this is what I was wired for.  LOL

What blogger has helped you out with your blog by answering questions, linking to you, or inspiring you?

This is a tough question as many  Book Bloggers have been so nice to me when I ask my questions…. and I have asked questions!  There are many I am thankful for – from helping to create sidebar widgets, explaining Twitter lanquage, and more!

To answer I have to say that when Natasha at Maw Books started the Blogiesta, I was still so new.  The Blogiesta was so helpful and I just loved it!  That weekend I took every mini challenge (thank you to each of those who hosted these!) and I learned something new at every one!  I wish I would have a picture of what my blog looked like before because I can not remember but it was nothing like what you see today.  I put so many hours into the challenge trying to learn and the timing was perfect! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 🙂

One more blog I want to mention here would be Michael’s, A Few Minutes With Michael.  He created my Morning Meanderings Meme and I just love it.  I seen his creative work on another blog, went to his blog and asked him if he would consider creating one for me.  After about a week of sharing what I liked and what I was thinking…. there it was.  I love that there are Book Bloggers out there that share their knowledge and talent!!!

What one question do you have about BBAW that someone who participated last year could answer?

I think my only questions would be as this is year two and I was not around for year one… what is being done different this year?  I look at all the categories and I am curious if this is the same as last years or did you add more?

I am enjoying all of this – the relationships, community, talking books…I have met wonderful authors who email me or call me.  Publishers who contact me when something new is coming up….. I am having such a great time!  Book Blogging for me?  I am like a kid in a candy store.

Final words – print out your BBAW  nomination list today if you have not already.  All nominations must be in by August 15!  If you Blog or not, you are all welcome to vote.  This is a great way to appreciate all those great Book Bloggers out there!

During BBAW Week I will have great appreciation giveaways going on here.  Be sure to stop back often!  The coffee is always on!  🙂