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Bloggiesta Plans


It's Bloggiesta time! What is Bloggiesta? It's a four-day event during which we bloggers focus on cleaning up our blogs and getting to the projects we've put off for too long. I have a lot of work to do!!

Here's my to-do list. The main thing is getting caught up on book reviews! Most of this will be done on the weekend, rather than today and tomorrow. I will update my progress here throughout the event.
  1. Write reviews for:
    1. The Missing Place
    2. Brain on Fire
    3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
    4. Codename Zero
    5. The Land of Stories
  2. Add reviews to Reviews tab
  3. Add reviews to Amazon
  4. Create logo/lead space image
  5. Choose old book reviews to highlight during Banned Books Week
  6. Make plans for upcoming Blog Action Day - choose book(s) to highlight
  7. Start list of ideas for upcoming Blogiversary
FINAL UPDATE
I didn't get everything done, but I did get a lot accomplished, so that feels good. I started thinking about #6 at least, but I think I'll be using social media to get more ideas on what books to share that day.
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  1. Laurel-Rain SnowSeptember 19, 2014 at 11:33 AM

    Good list! I hope you have fun and accomplish everything you have set out to do.

    Here's my BLOGGIESTA STARTING POST

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  2. MelanieSeptember 19, 2014 at 11:50 PM

    What is Blog Action day? That sounds interesting.

    Happy early blogiversary!

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    1. JulieSeptember 20, 2014 at 9:21 AM

      It's a day when blogs all around the world write on one topic. This year it's inequality.

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    2. Mom's Small VictoriesSeptember 22, 2014 at 3:21 PM

      To Kill a Mockingbird?

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    3. MelanieSeptember 23, 2014 at 12:56 AM

      That's a really cool event. Thanks for the heads up.

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  3. Mom's Small VictoriesSeptember 22, 2014 at 3:22 PM

    Looks like you had a successful bloggiesta! You had quite a list to start with. I still really need to catch up on reviews.

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    1. JulieSeptember 23, 2014 at 11:24 AM

      I still have a couple more to write, as you can see. But I feel better having gotten the others done at least!

      Thanks for the suggestion of To Kill a Mockingbird. I am considering that and The Grapes of Wrath. Both are good classics about inequality. I haven't read a classic lately.

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  4. SaharSeptember 25, 2014 at 2:41 PM

    Congratulations on what looks like a very fruitful Bloggiesta! Well done! Just like you and many others, I also have a lot of reviews to catch up on... Maybe we should have a Review-Dash-Day or something :P

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    1. JulieSeptember 25, 2014 at 7:35 PM

      Thank you! And yes, a Review-Dash-Day is an excellent idea!

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