For the past several months, I have been in a bit of a blogging slump. I LOVE my blog and all of the amazing readers, bloggers and incredible friends I have met. However, I have been through several life changes over the last year and it's really affected my reading and blogging. I hate that I struggle to put together a review and that I'm barely able to pick up a book and read. I hate that I haven't spent hardly any time on twitter talking books or visiting blogs and discussing new and old reads. I'm ready to climb out of this slump, write some reviews and discuss books again!
That being said, I've decided to make a few changes upon my return. I've decided to participate in way less tours, meaning maybe only 1 or 2 a month if that. I realized that I burnt myself out by always feeling pressured and under a time constraint to read and review my books. I want to give these authors the time and love that their books deserve and I feel I do that best when I read at my own leisure. I'll still be doing release day launches and cover reveals because I love helping authors promote their new books and getting the word out. I've also decided that I would like to try and add a couple memes each week to help mix up the content of my blog. I'm looking forward to dedicating some real time over the next month to revamp and get back to it.
Above all else, I want to say THANK YOU! Thank you to all of my followers for sticking with me and being patient while I go through this period in my life. Thanks for still stopping by even though the content has been less than thrilling and far and few between. Thank you to all my amazing blogging friends for being there for me and being my friend first and foremost. You know who you are and you know how much I love and appreciate your support. You girls are some of my very best friends!!
I feel awful because we haven't talked much. :/ but I'm glad to hear you're coming back! Xo miss ya
ReplyDeleteYay, great news :) I've missed you and am delighted that you will be around a bit more. I cut way back on blog tours too, anything with a date is just too much pressure. I'd rather just read and review to my own schedule.
ReplyDeleteHope you are ok xo
I feel terrible too! Life has been crazy but I think I'm finally figuring out how to balance it all. I hope you come up to visit your family soon so we can get together! Miss you girl and we'll talk more :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks girl! I've missed you too and it'll be nice to be back. I think I've finally figured out a way to balance it all now. I am doing really well! xoxo
ReplyDeleteYay I'm glad you're coming back!! I can't wait to discuss books with youuu!! Totally understandable about the blog tours. I pretty much stopped doing them because life was so busy I couldn't do it and now I've realized i'm a huuge mood reader. I like being able to read what I feel like, haha. anyway, love you, glad you'll be back on the blogging scene! (and I'm really excited about coffee)
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