Thursday, July 12, 2012

Follow Friday (38)


Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read



This week's question:

How did you get started blogging?

Like many other readers it all began on Goodreads! 

I got back into reading a few years ago and then somehow stumbled into a love for paranormal/fantasy books. Then somehow I came to find Goodreads. At first I just used the site for book recommendations and to read others' reviews, but after I became more involved and made some friends on the site I started discovering people's book blogs. 

Unfortunately, one of the first blogs I came to love is no longer up and running. It was called Dirty, Sexy Books and it was awesome! One of the others I first discovered was All Things Urban Fantasy - and I think we all know that one is going strong!  :)

Eventually I started writing reviews on Goodreads. I found I really liked putting my thoughts about a book into words and then sharing them with someone else. One day last year (actually, almost exactly one year ago) I just threw caution to the wind and started creating a blog!

And NOW, I'm a few weeks away from my one year blogoversary! 



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Happy Friday!

21 comments:

  1. Hi Christen! New follower from Follow Friday! Congrats on your (almost) one year anniversary! I LOVE your blog! Great design and clever title!

    http://www.jjbonds.com/blog

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  2. Wow,I feel like everyone know about goodreads before me LOL.I didn't discover it until after I started blogging.Good answer!

    Congrats on your one year Blogoversary! I'm a new follower :D

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  3. Congrats on your one year blogoversary!! I don't remember the first blog but I sure do know All Things Urban Fantasy that is a great blog.

    Follower

    My FF

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  4. New follower! Happy 1 blogoversary (saw from above comments lol)

    http://bookdoll.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature-and-follow-friday-is-weekly.html

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  5. I'm so jealous of all of you people that have known about goodreads for forever...I only got on there last December. Old follower! My Follow

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  6. I used Goodreads for book recommendations too! New Follower! :)

    My Follow Friday: http://shatterbooks.blogspot.com/2012/07/tgif-4-follow-friday-3.html

    Lisa @ Shatterbooks

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  7. It took me a while to finish reading your post because I was transfixed at that .gif... :o Coooool.

    Cool way to start book blogging! I had heard of goodreads before I started my blog but had no idea what it was really used for. Now I'm addicted to goodreads!

    New Follower via RSS! :)

    My FF

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  8. I started blogging and goodreads about the same time. They are both addicting!

    I think all things urban fantasy was one of the first blogs I stumbled upon as well.

    New follower via linky.


    -Amanda P
    Paranormal Romance

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  9. *giggles* this image from Sam and Dean just makes me happy! Those boys always make me happy! And woot, so close to your anniversary! :)
    Happy Friday!

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  10. I should have mentioned how you starting a blog pushed me towards making one myself.

    I'm so glad we, the Terrible Girls met on GR.
    Happy Friday!

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  11. Have a great Friday, nice answer.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature-follow_13.html

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  12. I hadn't heard of book blogs until GR. Congratulations on making it (almost) a year. I'm not even at 2 months and I sometimes feel a little overwhelmed by it. I think because it's not just blogging about books at this stage, it's all the new things I have to learn.

    New Follower via GFC. I'm also following you via Twitter: https://twitter.com/365Books_A_Year

    My FF Answer is here: http://365-books-a-year.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature-and-follow-friday-5.html

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  13. I see Goodreads a lot as an answer, great!


    Old follower here ^^
    http://thedailyprophecy.blogspot.nl/2012/07/feature-follow-8.html

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  14. Nice answer! Goodreads is great resource for books and reviews. New follower!

    Kendal
    Kinx's Book Nook

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  15. Great answer and I love the Supernatural pic (thought I was the only one who watched that show lol)! New follower via Linky (Heather's Book Chatter http://authorheather.com)

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  16. hi!! Love you gif lol. I basically discovered goodreads and blogging at the same time and just went for it! congrats on almost reaching one year!

    My FF

    Ning @ Reading by Kindle Fire

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  17. Hi! I love your gif! And congrats to your blogoversary! I can't wait to reach mine!

    Dee @ Well Pin A Rose on Your Nose

    http://wellpinaroseonyournose.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature.html

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  18. Oh Goodreads, How I love thee too! Seriously that is my answer. It all started with GR and I will defend GR and it's site till I die. You have done great in a year. I was on blogger and now WP and it's just painful to rebuild but I have high hopes for my year mark as well. Great Job!

    New Follower. :o)
    My Friday Follows

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  19. Such a cool thing! Love the Supernatural pic! Followed on Twitter and here. Now off to follow more!

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  20. Hey!
    I just found you on Feature and Follow.
    I'm a new follower here. Follow me back via GFC? ^^
    http://anythinginfantasy.blogspot.sg/2012/07/feature-and-follow-friday-1.html
    Thanks in advance!
    All the best~

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  21. Following you via GFC !
    Here is my FF :
    http://cheerfulreviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature-follow.html

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