Stephanie Sullivan: Top Ten Tuesday - How My Blogging Habits Have Changed

Top Ten Tuesday - How My Blogging Habits Have Changed

May 13, 2025

Hello, dear readers! This week’s prompt from Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl is ways in which my blogging habits have changed over the years. Since my blog isn’t very old, the list will be smaller than ten. Do any of these resonate with you? Happy Tuesday!

🥗 More Than Just Books - I started off with the intention of blogging ONLY about book reviews, but I’m not a fast reader, and I knew there wouldn’t be many posts if I stuck with that trend. So, I decided to add other things I enjoy, like recipes.

❌ No Time for Bad Books - Life is short, so if I can’t get into a book within the first few chapters, then I will move on to something else. That’s one reason you’ll more than likely never see a book review with less than three stars on my website.

🎧 More Than Print Books - The first few reviews on my site are from print books only. I didn’t listen to my first audiobook until I started working as a librarian in June of 2021. Now, with a 45-minute commute to work, I fill that time listening to audiobooks, and I’m so glad I decided to give them a try. I LOVE them.

📚 The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth - Once upon a time, I was so worried about offending people with my book reviews, especially the authors. I used to write romance books several years ago, and I know how scathing reviews can sting, but if I’m not being honest then I don’t feel like I’m helping anyone, so I try to remain truthful. (Still, I don’t like writing bad reviews, and that’s another reason I only start and finish books I really enjoy).

8 comments:

LydiaMay 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I have a similar approach to lower-star reviews. I never want to hurt anyone’s feelings, but I also know I need to be honest.
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Aj @ Read All The Things!May 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I need to get better at giving up on books. I'm not enjoying either of the books I'm reading now, but I keep hoping they'll improve!
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Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!May 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I find it best to balance the good with the bad when writing reviews, especially if it's a book I didn't like. That doesn't mean that someone else won't.
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SusanMay 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
When I started blogging back in 2006, there were no digital books and audiobooks were only on tape or CD. I never could have fathomed that two decades later, I would read so much on my Kindle and listen to digital books I could download in seconds from my library. I still prefer paper books, but I also use my Kindle a lot and always have an audiobook going. Crazy how things change!

Happy TTT!
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