Studious Saturday: Blogger Recognition Award
Many thanks to Molly and Kaleena for nominating me with this award! If you have the chance then I encourage you to stop by their blogs as they are both a wonderful celebration of books and reading.
THE RULES
- Thank the blogger who nominated you
- Write a post to show your award
- Give a brief story of how your blog started
- Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers
- Select 15 other bloggers you want to give this award to
- Comment on each blog and let them know you’ve nominated them, and provide a link to the post you’ve created
HOW FACING THE STORY STARTED
I have loved reading ever since I was little and wanted to share my thoughts with others, exchange thoughts and opinions and discover new books to read through recommendations. However, I didn’t know much about the technical side of blogging such as choosing a hosted program and using HTML. Luckily my boyfriend helped out a lot with the technicalities (and even thought of the name!) and encouraged me to just start writing and see where it takes me. I wanted my blog to be a platform for my personal views on books I have read and would recommend to others as well as a create outlet for other musings, which is also how Studious Saturdays first began. In addition, I was also hoping to use writing and blogging as extra experience and an introduction to the Publishing industry in Spain as I was originally struggling to look for inspiration. My confidence and desire to write have grown tremendously since starting this blog back in June and I still hope to use it to pursue other opportunities in the creative industries.
MY ADVICE TO NEW BLOGGERS
1. Reach out to others in the blogging community. This is the best way to make friendships, ask for advice when needed and get inspiration. Getting started is the hardest but the community is open and friendly and there are many others who would be willing to help you set up. You will find your own voice as you start to write and you can decide to design your blog based on your personal preferences to make it a platform you are proud of and look forward to checking at the end of your day.
2. Don’t be afraid to take a break when needed. Blogging is hard work and it is especially difficult when life gets in the way and we get busy or stressed. It’s sometimes better to step away and take a much needed break instead of writing when you have no inspiration or no time. Scheduling helps a lot here, and if you’re someone like me, knowing that your post is ready to go live at an especially hectic time of your life is usually a huge relief. However, if you prefer to write when you feel like it, know that your blog and your followers will be here for you when you come back from your break and that your mental health is always more important.
NOMINATIONS
These are some of the brilliant bloggers whose posts I have loved recently and I would like to give this award to:
Thank you again to Kaleena and Molly for the award and thanks to everyone who has read this post. I look forward to reading how others got started and their advice to new bloggers. If you have already published a post of this award before please leave me a link, I would love to read it!
27 Comments
novelgossip
Thanks so much!
mollymarcelle
Loved reading your answers! and definitely agree with your advice, breaks are so important, I get so overwhelmed sometimes!
facingthestory
Thanks! Yes, I think that breaks can really help to get back to blogging with a positive attitude and fresh ideas!
brunchingbookworms
Thank you for nominating us 💛 lovely to read your answers and why you started your blog x
facingthestory
You are very welcome! Thank you!
Belles-Lettres
Thanks for the tag!💞
Stephen Writes
Thank you very much for tagging me, Darina. I promise to do this one quite soon because I know I can be slow with tags…
I am so glad you started your blog, it is always informative and you write wonderfully well.
facingthestory
That’s not a problem, Stephen! I look forward to reading how you started your blog. And thank you for your kind words!
jennifertarheelreader
Congrats on your nomination, Darina, and thank you for nominating me! I look forward to Studious Saturdays and all of your posts. Your advice here and answers are helpful and wonderful, too. ♥️
facingthestory
Thank you so much, Jennifer! I look forward to reading about how you started your blog!
Inge | The Belgian Reviewer
I hope your dreams come true in the publishing industry! It was interesting to read your answers and you gave some good advice. Thanks for tagging me too lovely but at last this was one tag I’ve done already (after being tagged twice though ;-)) and you can find my answers here: https://thebelgianreviewer.wordpress.com/2016/06/06/blogger-recognition-award/
facingthestory
Thanks, Inge! Ah I will definitely go and check out your post!
Krisha🌸
Thank you for the nomination ♥️ I really liked your answers, I can easily relate😊
facingthestory
You are welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed reading it!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
I loved reading about why you started your blog, and I love that your desire to write’s grown! Good advice as well, totally recommend taking breaks for sure
facingthestory
Yes, I think that taking breaks is so important sometimes. Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed reading it!
Kristina
Aww thank you for Sharing and nominating me !
But I already done this one 😘 Here it is if you fancy reading it; https://booksanddachshunds.wordpress.com/2018/05/07/blogger-recognition-award-%E2%9C%A8/
facingthestory
I will definitely go and see your post!
Shruti | This is Lit
Thanks so much, Darina! ❤️
I totally agree with your advice. It’s unbelievable, how helpful the blogging community is! Everyone’s really friendly and it’s so easy to reach out to even the bigger bloggers. 😊
facingthestory
You are welcome, Shruti! Yes, I have found so many lovely and supportive people on here and it’s so great to be a part of this community!
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thenoveldiaries
Congratulations on the nomination, and thank you for nominating me! This is what I love about this community – the recognition and support never runs dry! Xx
facingthestory
Thank you and I totally agree! No problem, I look forward to reading how your blog started soon!
Sophia Ismaa
Congratulations on the award, very well deserved. And thank you for the nomination! 🙂 I enjoyed learning more about your blogging story, blogging is an amazing way to express your thoughts and feelings on books and discuss with other people who love books as much as we do! I completely agree that it’s so important to take a break when needed, after all, our blog will still be there, but our mental health needs us more. 🙂
facingthestory
Thank you for your kind words!
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