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How I Made Blogging Work for Me Again

May 24, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 10 Comments

How Made Blogging Work Again

For the past few months, blogging hasn't been making me happy. Here's what was making me unhappy in a nutshell: It was very time consuming. I wanted so badly to write awesome reviews, write discussion posts, comment on blogs, and cross-post to social media but I found the amount of time I needed to do all ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 24, 2016 12:12 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Blogging, Discussion
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My Dream Job

October 28, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 6 Comments

I finished reading Quiet by Susan Cain and it brought up the point that a lot of introverts (which I consider myself to be) are so used to repressing their natural instincts that when they grow up they often find themselves in professions that they don't enjoy and that don't suit their temperaments.  She had ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 28, 2014 10:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Discussion
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Book Discussion: Where’d You Go, Bernadette

October 24, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 1 Comment

I love book club discussion questions! These are the questions for Where'd You Go, Bernadette by  from the Little and Brown website. If you've read this book I want to discuss it with you! If you haven't read this book, here's why you should! SPOILERS AHEAD 1. Where’d You Go, Bernadette is told from the point of view of ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 24, 2014 10:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Book Discussion, Discussion
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How Do You Deal with Racism in Classic Novels?

July 1, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 12 Comments

I like to read classic novels.  Anything that's 100 years old that is still being read is a classic in my mind but I know not everyone labels books that way.  I was reading The Scarlet Pimpernel a few months ago and I came across some blatant racism against Jews that made me very uncomfortable.  A ... Read More »

 Posted on: July 1, 2014 8:30 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Discussion
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Can Blogging Survive in a Mobile World?

January 16, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 7 Comments

Last month, 25% of the visits to my blog were made from a mobile or tablet device.  Compare that to December of 2012 which was only 12%.  I was surprised when I checked my stats that so many people read my blog from a phone.  I honestly thought it would be lower. This is not another ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 16, 2014 10:18 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Discussion
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