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title: "Reading Everywhere: Armchair BEA: Blogging Tips"
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description: "The final Armchair BEA topic calls for participants to impart their best blogging tips. I've only been blogging for a year and a half, so..."
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# Reading Everywhere: Armchair BEA: Blogging Tips

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## Friday, June 8, 2012

### Armchair BEA: Blogging Tips

The final

[Armchair BEA](http://www.armchairbea.com/)

topic calls for participants to impart their best

blogging tips.

I've only been blogging for a year and a half, so I'm not an expert-- but I do feel I've evolved a bit as a blogger since I published my first post in January 2011.

Here's the main thing I've realized:

just because you're a book blogger doesn't mean you have to post book reviews all the time.

When I began blogging, book reviews made up about 98% of my blog's content. And that's fine, by the way. If writing book reviews is your focus and your true passion, then do just that! I like writing book reviews, but after a while, I wanted to branch out more. And that's the beauty of a blog-- it's 100% yours, and you can do whatever you want with it. Ultimately, you're not answering to anyone but yourself.

I started having a lot more fun with my blog once I decided to post more varied content. Alongside book reviews, I like to mix in booklists, genre discussion, book cover analysis, and posts about my work as a librarian. I don't feel like I have to review everything I read, but I'm still writing about books and engaging with other book lovers. I feel I've found the right balance that works for me.

Now here's a picture of an adorable corgi, because the other thing I've realized about blogging is that people like posts with pictures:

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| Sadly, not my corgi! Photo by anko.gaku_ula. |

Thanks to everyone who has visited my blog during Armchair BEA!

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