Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: Meme-holic

Marie, I can totally understanding needing to focu...

2009-10-07T09:57:21.407-04:00

Marie, I can totally understanding needing to focus and concentrate on why you started blogging in the first place. I am only 1 month in and haven't decided exactly what feel I want my blog to have. I do enjoy the memes and have told myself look each week but only post when interested or if I have the time.

Honestly I don't know how some of you find the time to read as much as you do, review, blog and have a life, but I'm glad you do.

I totally get this. I am doing too many, too. I ...

2009-08-02T19:17:19.784-04:00

I totally get this. I am doing too many, too. I have been having the same thought about BTT and Musing Mondays lately. They have been having similar questions and I think, well, I just answered that on the other one! Since I started working again, I have had less time to post (even if it is a part-time job, it still pares down my time) and so I am thinking of cutting out a few myself. I have never done all of them every week, just when I have something to say, but then I wonder if I am letting people down because they expect it every week. So I will come up with something similar to this this week, too, I have a feeling.

Good for you, to look back at why you blog and mak...

2009-07-18T22:52:00.186-04:00

Good for you, to look back at why you blog and making some changes to realign what you're doing.

I participate in memes off and on, but none on a weekly basis. It really depends on what else I have on my schedule that week, and how busy I am.

I tend to post giveaways on weekends ... maybe that's my predictable post!

I like It's Monday! What are you reading? (ov...

2009-07-16T15:19:54.816-04:00

I like It's Monday! What are you reading? (over at J.Kaye's Book Blog) and Friday Finds (over at Should Be Reading because I can see what everybody is reading and add some books to my TBR list.

I must confess, I always skip people's Wordles...

2009-07-13T12:27:12.702-04:00

I must confess, I always skip people's Wordless Wednesday and Teaser Tuesday posts. Neither seems intersting at all.

This is a great point Marie! I struggle with this ...

2009-07-13T09:08:41.920-04:00

This is a great point Marie! I struggle with this as well and enjoy the memes that are more writing focused. I mainly do Sunday Salon, Mailbox Monday and Tuesday Teasers. It's about balance and change and what works for you. I do think that if a blog only has memes that it's not one I'll read that often, that's just me.

I like doing memes but I've cut down and if so...

2009-07-12T16:29:37.604-04:00

I like doing memes but I've cut down and if something else like a review or whatever is on my blog that day, sometimes I won't do them at all or post them the night before. I like Cover Attraction, Waiting on Wednesday and Friday Finds because they are such a good way to find out about new books out there.

I currently do one meme, Musing Mondays, but I won...

2009-07-10T21:56:06.756-04:00

I currently do one meme, Musing Mondays, but I wonder, seeings as my blog is fairly new (4-5 months young!), should I start doing more, as a way of increasing readership.

If i did too many I'd probably end up having 3 posts a day, which is a bit overwhelming for readers. but Teaser Tuesday looks interesting.

I still feel like a newbie here in Blogworld, so i...

2009-07-10T14:20:16.915-04:00

I still feel like a newbie here in Blogworld, so it probably comes as no surprise that I didn't realize there were so many memes out there!

I started my blog with the plan that I would commit to one post a week. That turned out to be Sunday Salon as that's a great day to wrap up the week's reading.

I did a Weekly Geek or two and I've tried a Booking Through Thursday now and then, but I just don't always seem to get around to it.

It is more important to me to travel around and visit other blogs and post. I like that best.

Hey, you need to do whatever feels right to you. ...

2009-07-10T08:03:38.873-04:00

Hey, you need to do whatever feels right to you. I need a couple memes a week because I can't post a review a day.

I never did too many memes, I believe I've kep...

2009-07-10T04:34:57.784-04:00

I never did too many memes, I believe I've kept it to three or less these days. I dropped Tuesday Thingers because I needed more time for reviews and I got a little tired of a meme devoted to LT. I now do Library Loot sometimes, Booking Through Thursday if I like the question, and pretty much always The Sunday Salon. I love TSS because it's an opportunity to just write whatever I feel like; in theory I could do that any day, but I read so fast that I have reviews posting almost all the time! I need to have that one day which is free.

So, anyway, what I meant to say is that three is a good number. =)

Meghan @ Medieval Bookworm

I really understand your feeling; I was making a s...

2009-07-10T03:31:10.952-04:00

I really understand your feeling; I was making a similar observation about my own blog in my last Sunday Salon! The way I do it though, it usually posting on a meme when I feel like it; I don't commit to do it every week, but only when a question or theme appeals to me.

I think they are great though, as long as you "keep them on a leash" ; I love learning on the bloggers through them, and I discovered many great book blogs this way! :)

I still do LT Tuesday because it's become a ha...

2009-07-10T03:22:06.443-04:00

I still do LT Tuesday because it's become a habit to combine it with a picture of Emmy. And I do Waiting on Wednesday most weeks, but not all. I usually still have enough content to fill my blog with a post a day without relying on memes.

I've been thinking about cutting back on memes...

2009-07-10T01:03:47.439-04:00

I've been thinking about cutting back on memes too. I do four: Mailbox Mondays, Teaser Tuesdays, Wondrous Words Wednesdays and Friday Finds. Very occasionally I participate in Booking Through Thursday as well. I enjoy them all but they are time-consuming (especially if you visit other bloggers' posts and comment every week, as I try to do)! I'm just not sure which to stop doing...

Weekly Geeks goes live on Saturday (though it can ...

2009-07-10T00:21:45.674-04:00

Weekly Geeks goes live on Saturday (though it can be done any day!) and I host a bookish meme for Christian fiction readers...which I don't think you are. ;-)

I only do one, Teaser Tuesday. I am always tempte...

2009-07-09T23:59:22.231-04:00

I only do one, Teaser Tuesday. I am always tempted to do more because are some fun ones, but I don't like when other blogs have too many, so I try to keep that in mind. It is a nice idea to use them for vacation time though!

I only do maybe two a week, but if you're look...

2009-07-09T23:52:49.315-04:00

I only do maybe two a week, but if you're looking for a Saturday one, there's always Weekly Geeks ... http://www.weeklygeeks.com/ :p

I know exactly how you feel. I've cut down on ...

2009-07-09T23:31:32.356-04:00

I know exactly how you feel. I've cut down on all the memes that I used to do. I do Sunday Salon, Musing Mondays, and Booking Through Thursday only if I have something to say. If I feel like I don't, I won't post.It feels good cutting down on memes and challenges.

I am enjoying the memes as I just started my blog ...

2009-07-09T21:24:14.072-04:00

I am enjoying the memes as I just started my blog last month, but I think once I get into a regular rhythm of reviewing, I may cut back on them. But posting that link to The Daily Meme is dangerous for the Meme-holics.

I love this! I am like 5 weeks into this reviewin...

2009-07-09T20:02:33.740-04:00

I love this! I am like 5 weeks into this reviewing for authors and connecting with fellow bloggers so I fell right into the meme black hole...
I do Monday Mind games (my creation)

Freebie Friday (also mine)

Sundown Sunday (mine too.... but the same idea as your Sunday one)

and a self created Morning Meanderings that comes out on mornings I find a great review on someone elses blog.

I t may not seem too bad, except today I did the Whats on your Desk Wednesday (yes, I know its Thursday)... and started to think about what I should do on Tuesdays.

Yeah... back to reviewing ; )