Busting the Newbie Blues

Busting the Newbie Blues is an event hosted by Small Reviews. 

You can join in by visiting this post.

1. When did you start your blog?

I started my blog on 31 Dec 2011.


2. Why did you start your blog?

I recently developed a new found love for books and now i am an avid reader. Plus, I don't have a lot of friends that like to read or read the kind of books I read. I looked around on the internet and it's is such a vast book blogging world out there, I knew I had to be part of it.


3. What has been the biggest challenge you've faced so far?

I am just a couple of days old at this and I am still figuring out the ropes of it.


4. What do you find most discouraging about being a new blogger?

To find my niche. I haven't interacted with a lot of people yet and I don't even know if anybody is interested in what i am putting out there.


5. What do you find most encouraging?

A single follow, comment or just a click makes it very encouraging right about now.


6. What do you like best about the blogs you read? Have you tried to replicate this in your blog?

I like the personal touches everyone gives to their own blogs. I will try to incorporate that in mine as well for sure.


7. What do you dislike about the blogs you've read? Do you try to avoid this?

I have come across some blogs, where the design is flashy and bright but the content is not so great. I look for blogs with quality content.


For me, my blog is a representation of myself. Good or bad.

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Anyone who has been directed to my blog by the link please leave a comment  and I will drop by your blog as well.

2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge!

Oh yes another one and this soon?? Well whatever keeps me reading.


This challenge is hosted by Evie and the information is as follows: 




Details taken from the original post:

We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they’re gifted to us.. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we’ll finally decide to pick them up..

Join us on a quest to dust off your TBR Pile and read all the books you’ve been telling yourself you’ll read next time you’ll get a chance.. This is your chance! And we’ve got PRIZES!

Challenge guidelines:

This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012.
As we would like to see quality reviews linked up to our monthly wrap-ups, only bloggers can enter. Sorry about that!
Any genre, length or format of book counts, as long as it is a book that's been sitting on your shelf for some time now. Only books released in 2011 and earlier! NO ARCs and 2012 fresh-off-the-press releases allowed!

You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.
When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the 2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge (You need to include the info + host list + challenge button. You can also grab the button code and add it to your sidebar!)

You can move up levels, but no moving down.
Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2012, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.
At the end of each month one of the hosts will post a wrap-up. Every wrap-up will have it's unique theme, a mini-challenge, a giveaway and place for you to link up your reviews from this month. For each review you link up, you will get one entry in a drawing of one book of choice from Book Depository. It's open to INTERNATIONALS. For participating in the mini-challenge you will get +1 entry.

If you miss a wrap-up post + giveaway, you can link up your reviews next month. Do not, however, try to link up one review twice - we will be checking ;)
December is a wrap-up for the whole year. All the book reviews you linked up January-November + the ones you'll link up in December will be entered into a HUGE giveaway - 12 books, 12 winners, INTERNATIONAL.
You don't have to follow all the hosts to join the challenge, but you do have to follow all of us to be entered in giveaways!Levels:

1-10 - A Firm Handshake
11-20 - A Friendly Hug
21-30 - A Sweet Kiss
31-40 - Love At First Sight
41-50 - Married With Children

Hosts:
Evie from Bookish - http://www.evie-bookish.blogspot.com
Nicole from All I Ever Read - http://www.nicoleabouttown.com/
Bonnie from Hands and Home - http://www.handsandhome.ca/
Donna from Book Passion For Life - http://bookpassionforlife.blogspot.com/
Caitlin from WatchYA Reading - http://whatchyareading.net
Rie from Mission To Read - http://missiontoread.com/
Vicky from Books, Biscuits & Tea -http://booksbiscuitsandtea.blogspot.com/
Christa from Hooked On Books - http://christashookedonbooks.blogspot.com
Jenna from Fans Of Fiction - http://fansoffiction.blogspot.com/
Angel from Mermaids Vision - http://mermaidvision.wordpress.com



Wrap-up POST Schedule:

January - Donna (Theme: Let It Snow + Book Cover Challenge)
February - Nicole (Theme: Un-requited Love/Love Gone Wrong + Advice Column Challenge)
March - Rie (Theme: Green or Pinched + Green Cover Challenge)
April - Bonnie (Theme: Easter + Mini Challenge)
May - Christa (Theme: MayDay - Disaster Books! + Cover Disaster Challenge)
June - Jenna ( Theme: Camping + Sentence Challenge)
July - Rie (Theme: International Day + Cover Comparison Challenge)
August - Angel (Theme: Summer Memories + Send Your Fav Character On Vacation Challenge)
September - Nicole (Theme: Life Changing Books + Mini Challenge)
October - Caitlin (Theme: Thanksgiving Theme + Share-A-Book Challenge)
November - Vicky (Theme: Spooky Halloween + Book Puzzle Challenge)
December - Evie (Theme: Xmas Bliss + Book Bachelor Challenge)

Challenge accepted till 21-30 - A Sweet Kiss! (I might go up) I will keep posting the books and reviews as i go along. Lets see how much can i read!