tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post7634125240464325426..comments2020-12-28T08:19:13.547+11:00Comments on Brona's Books: #JustSayingBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-45673510244094688312018-09-09T05:28:59.730+10:002018-09-09T05:28:59.730+10:00Wonderful to read Stories and Shout-out is coming ...Wonderful to read Stories and Shout-out is coming back!<br />Comfort posts...catch-up on life - share links to interesting posts - make lists for future challenges if you plan on joining. I love Read Ireland in March and #AWW 2018..so I&#39;m now taking the time to find books. That is the fun part...and if the time comes I have a list ready to go! NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-8685023399433730082018-09-08T22:53:52.858+10:002018-09-08T22:53:52.858+10:00I have Maisie Dobbs, Rowland Sinclair and Maigret ...I have Maisie Dobbs, Rowland Sinclair and Maigret for my quick, fun reads. I also have a few old favourites that I can call on to reread in times of need. At the moment though, it&#39;s not the reading that feels out of control, it&#39;s the writing/reviewing part. As Nancy suggested above, I need some comfort posts to write at times like this - she reminded me of my old Stories &amp; Shout-out posts which I may revive, just for fun, until the reviewing urge returns.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-44311588788693751422018-09-08T22:52:12.749+10:002018-09-08T22:52:12.749+10:00I knew you would!!I knew you would!!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-45144183069860759732018-09-08T22:47:33.711+10:002018-09-08T22:47:33.711+10:00Books have always been my obsession Deb, so I beli...Books have always been my obsession Deb, so I believe I have developed a fairly high threshold before I &#39;do too much&#39;. My writing threshold, however, is much lower, which is when posts like this one come out!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-51438724641019224292018-09-07T17:25:46.631+10:002018-09-07T17:25:46.631+10:00I agree with Bill!I agree with Bill!Brayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188145205807811792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-11596844269139609392018-09-07T16:28:53.922+10:002018-09-07T16:28:53.922+10:00I think you accept too many challenges. Be crazy, ...I think you accept too many challenges. Be crazy, read a book that fulfills no commitments at all. I read SF and Georgette Heyer when I get to that stage.Bill Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226596508434055521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-70039361689915814062018-09-07T01:41:51.069+10:002018-09-07T01:41:51.069+10:00You amaze me with all you do, book-wise. I&#39;m g...You amaze me with all you do, book-wise. I&#39;m glad you occasionally feel overwhelmed; otherwise, I wouldn&#39;t think you were human.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-86942206659022854022018-09-06T21:33:12.887+10:002018-09-06T21:33:12.887+10:00I don&#39;t have anything as handy as a new school...I don&#39;t have anything as handy as a new school year as an excuse - the Australian school year runs the same as the calendar year. But certainly having our youngest only 5 weeks away from his final ever exams, is having an impact. Mr Books and I are looking forward to not having to plan holidays around school terms anymore after this though :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-24584416722428159992018-09-06T18:08:31.493+10:002018-09-06T18:08:31.493+10:00Overwhelm strikes me periodically (particularly at...Overwhelm strikes me periodically (particularly at the start of the new school year, when I want the slate scrubbed clean). I understand all too well!Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-69302101920454556382018-09-06T18:00:11.934+10:002018-09-06T18:00:11.934+10:00Thank you for your support once again Nancy and TH...Thank you for your support once again Nancy and THANK YOU for reminding me about Stories and Shout-outs - I had forgotten that little meme.<br /><br />I do have several half-draft reviews - I&#39;m not waiting for perfect or anything - just time &amp; the right head space to finish them.<br /><br />I&#39;ve just had an afternoon visiting the Art Gallery of NSW and then a lovely stroll home to the ferry via the Botanic Gardens to see all the spring blooms and I feel a little more centred and grounded than I did this morning. The photos I took along the way, may even turn into a blog post or 2 on my other blog :-)<br /><br />Thanks again xoBronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-38264110261156220862018-09-06T17:52:15.583+10:002018-09-06T17:52:15.583+10:00Thanks Tracy. Glad I could help add another challe...Thanks Tracy. Glad I could help add another challenge to your reading life :-)<br /><br />One of your recent posts reminded me that I could have easily put The Time Traveller&#39;s Wife as my fav sci-fi or fav romance. It was also a book that kept me up reading late at night when I read it 15-odd years ago.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-75428914082629173262018-09-06T17:45:49.932+10:002018-09-06T17:45:49.932+10:00It may not have been a conscious thing when I star...It may not have been a conscious thing when I started this post Anne, but it is always lovely to know that one is not alone. So thank you for popping by and taking the time to have a chat. <br /><br />You&#39;re right, that a lot of it is about the choices we choose to make, the things we choose to prioritise, and I&#39;d still rather be busy than the alternative. But right now, I feel that the balance (i used to work to maintain) is slipping beyond my control.<br />For now :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-10688384353147345002018-09-06T16:10:06.950+10:002018-09-06T16:10:06.950+10:00As you and others have experienced blogger fall in...As you and others have experienced blogger fall into slump sooner or later.<br />I was so deep in that abyss....I closed my first blog (Feb 2017) and never wanted to blog again. Luckily I made backups of old post...but still I thought stopping was the only solution.<br />Now, having said that, I want to share that I have bounced back and so can you!<br />IMO size does not matter. Reviews don&#39;t have to be 600 words+ or more..inflated with foto&#39;s and long quotes. That is all extra work and when time is of the essence, economize. You can say so much in just 250-300 words + 1 foto. IMO find what you love to write without stress. If I may quote a your blogpost around this time of year (20 Oct 2015) &quot;I&#39;d rather be busy than bored, but I do feel like I&#39;m constantly chasing my tail and never really getting anywhere. In an attempt to gain a semblance of order in my chaotic life, it&#39;s time to write a Stories &amp; Shout Out housekeeping post.&quot; Now there is something you can do....stressfree - just do the &#39;Stories &amp; Shout Out Post&#39; for awhile. You stay connected but have more time for other things.<br />IMO the life-safer for any blogger is to take the time and create a &#39;buffer&#39;. If you just take one book at a time and write a DRAFT review and SAVE IT. Then the next one...SAVE IT. In the meantime you enjoy the writitng without pressure. During one of my slumps...I built up a 10 review buffer. Yes, they are short...but my thoughts are on paper and I can dip into the buffer whenever I feel the need for more relaxed blogging.<br />Brona, I hope some of these tips are helpful (reading journal, remember?) building a buffer, stay connected with S&amp;Shouts + update lists or literary prizes. Just do smth that makes you feel good.<br />IMO you must feel better....knowing your are not alone in &#39;slump-ville&#39; ! :)NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-49551895315183523202018-09-06T11:14:49.602+10:002018-09-06T11:14:49.602+10:00Maybe it&#39;s in the air ... all over the world. ...Maybe it&#39;s in the air ... all over the world. I am having the same problems, although I don&#39;t have that many Bookish things to participate in. Just need to continue and finish up with some challenges and review more! I am more behind on reviewing books than you are... and I am reading a lot for me. I think you probably have much more going on in your life than I do, but I am older and a great deal of my energy goes into my job. (I am beyond retirement age but still won&#39;t retire for over a year.) I just have little time and motivation left to do much else. Thanks for the info about The 1944 Club. That is perfect for me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-28086535330863386912018-09-06T10:39:36.493+10:002018-09-06T10:39:36.493+10:00I know this isn&#39;t how you meant for your reade...I know this isn&#39;t how you meant for your readers to take this blog post, but I am glad to hear that I am not the only one. Life gets in the way often and the books I&#39;m reading, my choice mind you, aren&#39;t ringing my bell. But I plod on. Today I got one more CD finished of Suite Francaise audiobook and completed the last ten pages of another book which I should have finished last week. Today I learned I have two more audiobooks waiting for me to download. When will I have the time to listen to them? Eek! We go on...Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.com
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