I've been thinking about this book blogging gig we're doing. The responsibilities it comes with, and the evolution of how we run this business. Because it does seem like a business: in return for consistent and punctual blogging, we get free books, sometimes even ahead of time. After a while, though, these things become dependant on one another. People get into book blogging only for the free early books. Or only the bloggers who run a lot of giveaways (and ergo have a lot of followers) get specific titles.
And you try not to be bitter, because half of what goes on, you can't control.
But I can control the other half. I can focus on bringing back the love into book blogging, rather than outputting reviews just for books. I try to remember that thrill I get from pushing my opinion onto a space that's all my own. I try to not compare myself. I'll worry less about comments and page views and followers and numbers.
And to help with that, I want to alleviate the pressure I put on myself. I don't want to be constantly thinking about which ARCs to read next and when a review must be out. I have to be a little smarter. I need a little more balance. I think I'll strive for that. (Wish me luck? *hugs*)
Anyway, this was a really navel-gazing post. Thanks for sticking around, if you're reading this. (Because you blog because you hope someone will read it, right?)
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