The Blogger Recognition Award

Hey, y’all! I’ve been nominated for an award!

The amazing Lauren over at @Lala’s Book Reviews– who is a total sweetheart – nominated me for The Blogger Recognition Award. Thank you so much, Lauren! And y’all should check out her blog because it’s wonderful!

Now let’s get into it!

 

• Thank the blogger/s who nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
• Write a post to show your award.
• Give a brief story of how your blog started.
• Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers.
• Select up to 15 other bloggers you want to give this award to.
• Comment (or pingback) on each blog and let them know you have nominated them and provide the link to the post you created.

How did my blog start?

Okay, so I gave a full story on how my blog began in my 1 Year Blogiversary, but I’ll do it again because I like talking about my blog!

Sometime around the beginning of 2018 I discovered Booktube and fell in love. I watched dozens of videos and I started reading more consistently and reading books the booktubers I was watching recommended to me. I really liked the content they were putting out and I had my own ideas and opinions so I thought…I want to do this too.

I’m horrible with cameras and videos and just imagery in general. So Booktube wasn’t the best idea for me. But in a written format I am more eloquent at least I hope I am and more comfortable.

So one day, I think it was in the week right after some really important exams, I decided hey, let’s give it a shot. I named it Bookaholic’s Therapy so it will have a connection with my plan of becoming a psychologist/therapist. And everything just went forward from there.

I sometimes regret going into it blindly and so quickly. But I know that if I didn’t do it then and started planning and researching instead, I would probably never have had the courage to put myself out there.

I’m really happy with how my blog turned out and how it is doing tho there is always room for improvement.

2 Pieces Of Advice:

1. Find your own style – I know that when you start you’re insecure on your own voice and writing. You see all those big bloggers with their unique voices and content and all you can think about is how can I do that too?

Well, you can’t. You have to do it your way. Use your own voice. I know it seems hard but just relax and let it develop over time. I thought for the longest time that I don’t have an original voice and I’m just bland. But then I had a confidence bust and I was like: you know something? I write the way I want, I’m putting myself out there with every post. And that’s my voice, my original one, the way I am. And that’s good enough.

2. Organize your content – something that I didn’t do back then and I’m still struggling with now is planning and organizing my content. I’m trying to schedule more and post more. Of course, quality beats quantity, but quality quantity beats both. If you want to be successful and don’t measure your success by stats, please you need to stop procrastinating and start writing and posting. For the love of Hera, please don’t let three weeks go between your posts – if you’re not on a hiatus, of course. Sit your ass down and get to work!

That whole advice was basically for myself but oh well

 

I Nominate:

• Emma @A Few Chapters ‘Til Love I know you have already been nominated but you deserve a double because your blog is absolutely awesome!!
• Caitlin @Caitlin Althea
• Eli @Ace Reader

 

Thank you so much for reading! And thank you again to Lauren for nominating me!

I hope you all are having a great day! How did YOUR blog start? What advice would you give to new or old bloggers?