Sunday, April 29, 2012

Sunday Salon- Ch-Ch-Changes

I'm back, for now. My break was great- it gave me time to think and time to rest. I also pre-scheduled a bunch of posts for the next couple of weeks, so I guess that means I've extended it. Anyway along with changing the look and layout of my blog, I'm making some other changes too.

Over the past couple of years I've fallen into a rut when it came to posting- two book reviews a week, maybe something else, several memes and rare features and interviews.  I want to start doing Saturday Snapshots to inject a little more personal life into the blog from a different perspective, but otherwise I won't be doing any memes on a regular basis. There will be an occasional Friday Finds or Sunday Salon if I have something special I want to tell you about. I'm also going to start including movie reviews here once in a while- not every movie I see, but just stuff that fits alongside my book reviews, and there will be more quick, Tumblr-style content as well. Finally, I'm working on a self-paced social media course that will require occasional posts here, so you'll see those once in a while.

Speaking of book reviews, that's the only thing that will stay the same. I'll continue to review books and give you my unvarnished opinions. I won't review every book I read; sometimes I just have nothing to say. And I won't review books by authors who are appearing at the store where I work now, or books by people I meet at work events. Otherwise my review policy will remain unchanged.

I've started working at another independent bookstore, one that I think will be a really good fit for me and where I hope to stay for a long time, and my involvement in the local book scene may change or become more limited. But I'll be here, off and on, and at the store, so drop by if you want to know what's going on.

More Sunday Salon here.

16 comments:

Booksnyc said...

Welcome back - glad you enjoyed your break! It take part in Saturday Snapshots about twice a month and like seeing what others post and having a chance to share photos I have taken. I realize that I quite like photography. Looking forward to seeing your shots too!

Sheila (Bookjourney) said...

Congrats on the new job, sounds like a good one! I always had wanted to work with books!

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

Sometimes it's great to step back and reassess. It works for most everything in life. Welcome back.

Harvee said...

Change is always good, they say. Happy journey into the rest of the year!

bermudaonion said...

It sounds like you had a great break! I look forward to your exciting changes!

picky said...

Sounds great! Honestly, whatever you decide to do with this space, I'll be happy with. I'm working on adding more personal life in my blog as well. It's difficult, but I enjoy it on other people's blogs, so I figure it would be something good.

Mary said...

Congratulations on your new job! Change is always good i think.. though some changes are more difficult than others. I'm looking forward to all your future posts! It'll be fun to read 'em. :D

Sandy Nawrot said...

I think it is good to step back and make changes when you feel the urge. I don't do memes anymore either...I just post pictures on Wednesday, but am not officially part of Wordless Wednesday. I like the new look too! I didn't realize you were working for a new story - that is awesome. I'm envious a little.

Vasilly said...

I know what you mean about having nothing to say about certain books you've read. My policy is not to even bother trying to write a review. I'm glad you were able to figure out what you want to change and keep.

caite said...

you were gone? lol
hey, sometimes you just have to change it up, doing something new you like. it is all about enjoying yourself here afterall.

JoAnn said...

It's good to change things up every now and then... sounds like some great things in store for your blog!

Alexia561 said...

Welcome back! And congrats on the new job! My favorite bookstore job was for an independent, as the chains have too many quotas and rules. Hope you enjoy!

Zibilee said...

I think the proposed changes sound great, and very exciting! I love that you will be posting photos and movie reviews as well. I have often thought about varying my content and getting more personal, but that's not really my style. Looking forward to the new changes, and in case I didn't mention it already, I love the new layout!

Aarti said...

Yay, I'm glad you're back and are more excited about what you're doing. I know how frustrating it can be to not be excited at all about what you are writing.

Kathleen said...

Welcome back. Glad to hear you have a new job and it sounds like one you are excited about. I'll look forward to your future reviews and expect to catch up with quite a few as I play catch up in my Google Reader over the next few days!

Amy said...

Welcome back! Sounds like some great changes :) I look forward to seeing where you go.