Discussion Post: Focus on Reviews | How will I Structure my New Reviews? & Some Different Ways you Can Structure your Own! 📝

24 March, 202220 March, 2022 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.40 Comments

📝 Hi, friends! How are you today? I hope you’re doing great and having a wonderful day full of the best reading.❤️ Today I’m very excited to bring you a new discussion post, or at least I think it feels like one, even though I originally only intended to chat with you about reviews, but I think something like this could work, so we can all share opinions and what we think about the topic of book reviews in general. 💻
As we all know, loves, I’m back from my break 🙌🏻, and I’m still trying to catch up, get organized with my posts as well as trying to get some reading done lol, so this has been a month of planning and trying new ways to organize my posts and everything in general here on the blog. So, because of this, I’ve been mostly thinking a lot about how I could bring you reviews from now on 🤔, and although at first, I thought it would be a good idea to bring you short series of reviews, I changed my mind on the way due to the fact that I love writing reviews and it’s not something I want to change too much. You know I love chatting with you so obviously I love to go into detail with my reviews and will continue to do so, but for this, I needed to come up with some sort of structure plan to make it more fun, dynamic, and easier to read. 🌟
So basically, I think I’ve found a new way to create my reviews so that it’s not only easy for me to accommodate my thoughts but also easy for you to read them, and I’m excited to share this idea with you today. 🎉
In addition to all of this, I also thought it might be interesting or even helpful for some people to have 3 other types of review organization or structure that might work for other people, so we’ll be exploring those ideas in today’s post, as well! 😊😊😊
I hope you like it, I hope you’re as excited about it as I am, and I especially hope you find it useful in some way if you’re looking for new ways to write reviews for your blog. 🥰 So, without further ado, you know you can leave me all your thoughts in the comments, and LET’S GET STARTED! 📝

PS: I already have another discussion about reviews on the blog if you want to check it out: RIGHT HERE! where we discussed the impact book reviews have on the community and also chatted a bit about the way I used to write them. 💕

5 Years Blogiversary | A Gratitud Journey! ❤️ Plus: The Do’s & Don’ts of a Book Blogger 🎉

15 November, 202113 November, 2021 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.86 Comments

🎉 Hi, guys! I hope you’re having the most wonderful day, full of the most incredible readings.❤️ Today, as you may have seen from the title, is a special day and a different post in honor of the blog…that’s turning 5 years old!!! It’s just so wonderful for me to think that for 5 years I’ve been doing something that makes me SO deeply happy, that for 5 years I’ve been sharing my thoughts about books with readers around the world and that for 5 years I’ve been learning and growing. 😭😭😭
I say it every year, but it’s the truth, so I’ll say it again, creating this blog was one of my most brilliant ideas like EVER lol, I didn’t think at the time that I would get this far through the years, but looking back, it’s been a complete blessing. 🙏🏻

I’m clearly super excited and kind of emotional to share another celebration with you today, for that, obviously, I’ll be expressing my gratitude for this beautiful journey while making a little catharsis of life, but also I always like to bring you something useful maybe for you or for those book bloggers who are just starting or are just entering the bookish world, or maybe just for those readers who, like me 5 years ago, want to create their personal space where they can share their love for books. 😊 For that, I’ll be sharing today some points that you should keep in mind, like some things that you should do as a book blogger and others that you should avoid.‼️ Of course, all this is always from my point of view and from my personal experience and journey, I just hope that I can be of help to someone else someday, that would make me very happy. 🥺🌟
Thank you infinitely for being there on the other side of the screen, either recently or since many years ago, you’re SO valuable and I want you to know that I’ll always remember every moment I’ve lived with my blog, I tressure every comment, every like and every interaction in general that we have had, so THANK YOU VERY MUCH! 🥰
Without further ado, let’s get started! 🎉

Top 5 | Stop Doing These Things & Be a Stress-free Blogger 💻

14 June, 202120 June, 2021 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.83 Comments

🌟 Hi, guys! I hope you’re having a wonderful day full of the best readings and the most incredible moments. ❤️Today I feel SO SO excited to share this spontaneous post with you, I confess that I had other plans for today, in fact, plans that I’ll not reveal because I’ll be carrying them out later, but hey, this topic came up in my mind very suddenly, and I want to take advantage of this inspirational moment to share with you these 5 key points that have helped me over time to blog stress-free. 👏🏻 Of course, I don’t have the absolute truth on any subject, but I always try to speak to you from my own experience and I hope together we can grow and learn from each other that’s the most important thing, so my comments are open to all of you, so you can also share your experiences and let me know what you think about each point that we’ll touch next. 🥰

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I know exactly how blogging with stress feels like, and it’s not fun at all. I’ve been blogging for more than 4 years and I’ve gone through all the mind stages, so little by little I’ve been adapting myself and I’ve been going through different facets to which you’re exposed when you are a blogger 🥺, in this case, a book blogger, but I talk about any content from the blogger world in general. This isn’t the first time I’ll talk about blogging and my experience in this regard, it’s the first time that I’ll touch precisely on the subject of stress and I’ll focus on those things that YOU SHOULD NOT DO in order to avoid this state and get into a nicer one to obviously enjoy the experience because, at the end of the day, we all started on this because we have something to say and a lot to share, and then we stay because we’re passionate about it and it makes us happy, so I think blogging is a wonderful tool for expression and I would like to be able to convey to you those things that I should have stopped focusing on to fully enjoy it. 😍
Now without further ado, I hope you enjoy the post a lot & that it’s somehow useful to you. Thanks for always being there for me 💞 and let’s GET STARTED! 🌟

Discussion Post | How to Stay Motivated as Reader & Book Blogger? 📝 PS: It’s my birthday! 🎉

22 February, 202121 February, 2021 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.145 Comments

📝 Hi, friends!! I missed you SO MUCH!! I hope you’re having a beautiful day ❤️, I’m more than happy to come back with a new discussion post after a long time of not writing one, I’m also super excited to be writing in general, since I started with my business I’ve been dedicating 100% to it, and although I know that you understand and support me, I want to apologize for my absence in the community 🥺, I want you to know that it makes me very happy to have the blog and continue writing posts even when it’s not as much as before, and I also enjoy a LOT of sharing with you and checking your posts too, so THANK YOU for being there for me even though I’m not giving you so much content, and I understand if you decide not to be here right now being active on my blog for those same reasons, there’s wonderful content in the community, so I know you’ll find Incredible posts and blogs much more active than me right now. 😊 I love you infinitely, this is and will always be my safe place and where I feel most comfortable, also where I can express myself without fear and be myself so THANK YOU again for accompanying me in each stage of my life, both here on the blog, and in my personal life.

PS: I’m turning 27 today 🥳, and I LOVE my birthday, I’ve never looked my age I’ve always seemed younger, so I think I’m reaching the age where my genetics is an advantage, I’ll start to say that I am younger now 😂 VERY HAPPY to share my day with you & I hope you enjoy this post a lot, I did it with all my love, hoping it will be useful for someone out there. LOVE YOU SO MUCH! 💕

So why are we here today? Well, as you know, I usually write this type of post when I feel really inspired to do it, and I’ve been coming up with this idea for days in my head, so I’m going to take it all out and hope I can give you useful tools for you as blogger & reader. 🥰 Today we will talk a little about how to stay motivated in times of stress as the world is happening right now, and how to stay focused also on blogging and generating content in difficult moments perhaps, but also I want to chat a little with you about the approach that we give to things and the importance of simplicity when doing what we love. 👏🏻

It’s an interesting discussion to have especially because I’m dying to get to know your opinions about it, I want to know how you stay motivated in difficult times or what your daily motivation routine is like. 😍 Next, I’ll give you 3 tips to stay motivated as a reader without feeling that pressure or reading slump & also 3 tips to stay motivated as book bloggers ignoring external situations or getting down by statistics and that kind of thing. 🌟 I hope you enjoy the post very much, hope it’s useful to you, and of course let me know everything you think in the comments, I love chatting with you. Now, without further ado, make yourself comfortable & Let’s STARTED! 📝

Discussion Post | How to Balance Blogging, Reading & Writing with Daily Life 📝

16 October, 202016 October, 2020 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.64 Comments

Today I come with a discussion post in which I’ve thought a lot, in fact, I think it will be one of those posts that are difficult to put into words, but one of those in which I’ve put all the best of me and all my energy to try to help you in your daily routine and give you something that’s useful to you. 🥰 Today we’ll talk about how to balance blogging, writing & reading with our daily life. I think many of us struggle every day to find that perfect balance between all the things we love to do, but without leaving aside our so valuable social life or worldly life that also offers us so many wonderful things, I’ve been there and I’m still there some days, I’ll not lie to you lol, so I thought I could share with you a little about my personal experience on the subject, how I’ve handled it and how I’ve evolved in my search to find a balance & I also want to give you the 5 most important tips for me, which have helped me to maintain a more mentally healthy daily life, where I can feel fulfilled without dying in the attempt. 👏🏻
As always, these tips are those that have worked for me, I‘m not the owner of the absolute truth nor do I have the magic formula to lead the perfect life, but I’ve thought a lot about this issue and I think I’ve been able to build a list with very important points to follow when looking for a healthy balance, so I’m more than happy to share them with you today. Plus: I have a super important message for you at the end that I hope will give you a lot of hope & positive energy. 😍

If you want to check more of my discussion posts, here they are: The first is all about Book Reviews, the second is all about The Meaning of being an International Book Blogger, the third one is all about Rating Systems, in the fourth one we talk about The Pressure of Blogging, we talked about the terrifying Reading Slumps as well & Last but not least, I share with you my 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Blogging.
I LOVE you, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH, for the support ❤️, I don’t want to stop saying it, I feel honored to you to be in my life and that you allow me to be in a piece of yours. So without further ado, let’s get started! & I hope you enjoy it. ⚡️

Discussion Post | 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Blogging 📝

24 August, 202028 August, 2020 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.72 Comments

Today I wanted to come up with an idea for a discussion that I’ve had for some time, but I couldn’t find a way to develop it correctly until now, so I simply decided to go for it and pour all my thoughts in the way I know how to do it, which maybe isn’t the exact right one or more organized, but I hope it can leave you something, be of help and that you understand each of my points. 😊 So today I bring you the 5 things that I would have liked to know when I first started blogging almost 4 years ago, which is crazy! With this discussion I hope to be able to share with you each of these 5 points that I think are essential and very important to keep in mind when deciding to have a blog, also to be able to give you something that may be of help to you if you’re just beginning or even if you’ve been blogging for a while, it’s never bad to remember the things that really matter again. So you can take each point that we’ll discuss today as a tip since I think they’re the basis for blogging to be the best experience for you and not become stressful, you know? I’ll tell you a little more about my approach to this topic below and I hope you can enjoy it, I’m excited!! and you know, it’s always a pleasure to be able to share all my thoughts with you and exchange our ideas to grow and help each other.❤️

If you want to check more of my discussion posts, here they are: The first is all about Book Reviews, the second is all about The Meaning of being an International Book Blogger, the third one is all about Rating Systems, in the fourth one we talk about The Pressure of Blogging & las but not least we talked about the terrifying Reading Slumps.
I LOVE you, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH, for the support 😊, I don’t want to stop saying it, I feel honored to you to be in my life and that you allow me to be in a piece of yours. So without further ado, let’s get started! & I hope you enjoy it ⚡️

Discussion Post: Reading Slumps | How This Affects My Reading Habits & My Tips to Overcome This Mental State 📝

10 July, 202021 July, 2020 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.73 Comments

Today I want to bring you a super important discussion all about Reading Slumps. Lately, especially in the last 2 months, I’ve seen many of my book blogger friends going through this situation and other community reading members as well, I think it probably has a little to do with everything that’s happening in the world right now, but I also think that it’s a mental state that’s quite normal to come at these times when we are in the middle of the year and you know, things begin to come to us, all the stress and worries finally reach us and suddenly we’re full into this slumpy mood, where it can be difficult to get out of. So I thought it was a good idea to talk a little bit about it, since I think that sharing our experiences can be a very healthy way to begin to heal and finally come out of this state, so besides telling you a little about my personal experiences, I’ve also want to share with you my top tips that have helped me in the past to overcome reading slumps and do a little reflection on how my ways of dealing with it has changed over time. I sincerely hope that this post can be of help to you right now & that you can come back to it at any time where you’re feeling down.❤️

If you want to check more of my discussion posts, here they are: The first is all about Book Reviews, the second is all about The Meaning of being an International Book Blogger, the third one is all about Rating Systems & last but not least we talk about The Pressure of Blogging.
I LOVE you, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH, for the support 😊, I don’t want to stop saying it, I feel honored to you to be in my life and that you allow me to be in a piece of yours. So without further ado, let’s get started! & I hope you enjoy it ⚡️Read More »

Discussion Post: The Pressure of Blogging | My Own Experience & Top Tips to Stop Worrying 📝

20 May, 20204 June, 2020 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.80 Comments

⚡️ Hi guys, I hope you’re having an AMAZING day, full of good readings! 💞 Today I bring you another discussion post! (super excited), It’s something that really makes me happy to have started doing this year and I don’t want to start without thanking you for the support you have given me in my previous posts, it means the world to me. So, I love checking out this type of posts around the blogosphere, so I think it could be fun to start writing them myself and share with you so we can all talk about different topics related to the literary world, books & blogging. In the past I’ve felt kind of insecure about doing this because English isn’t my first language and something in my mind was afraid that my concepts wouldn’t be understood correctly, you know? But you know what? I stop being afraid this 2020 and I’m really encouraging and daring to new things, I also feel much more confident with my writing and I know that you’ll understand me, so it really shouldn’t be a problem. 🥰

I’ve been wanting to write and discuss with you a little bit, this topic all about the Pressure you can feel when Blogging, so that’s exactly what we’ll do today. This is a much heavier topic than the others I’ve touched on so far, especially since each person carries it or go throughout it differently, so it will be very interesting to share each experience in the comments and also be able to express our personal stories about it. Above all, I think it’s a great way to see that there are other people going through the same thing, that we aren’t alone and that, of course, this is something temporary. I’ll also be giving you my top 5 most important tips to cope up with this pressure, which have worked for me throughout these 3 years with the blog. ❤️ Of course, I don’t have the absolute truth, but I do hope I can bring you some kind of reassurance and help if you’re going through this situation right now.

If you want to check more of my discussion posts, here they are: The first is all about Book Reviews, the second is all about The Meaning of being an International Book Blogger & the third one and last is all about Rating Systems.
I LOVE you, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH, for the support 😊, I don’t want to stop saying it, I feel honored to you to be in my life and that you allow me to be in a piece of yours. So without further ado, let’s get started! & I hope you enjoy it ⚡️Read More »

Discussion Post: Rating Systems | Are They Really Important? 📝

23 March, 20208 April, 2020 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.57 Comments

Today I come back with a slightly lighter discussion perhaps than my previous ones, we’ll talk and focus on Rating Systems, how important this is for our reviews or when rating our readings and what meaning they have for me personally. I think it’s interesting to be able to talk a little about this topic, I think it’s not very touched so I am dying to know your opinion about it. We’ll gradually see each point that I think is important or interesting to discuss on this topic and then we’ll be able to chat in the comments, which is always a blessing! ❤️
If you want to check more of my discussion posts I have 2 others because I’ve just started doing it, so I’m very excited… if you have the opportunity to check them out t would mean a lot to me: The first is all about Book Reviews & the second is all about The Meaning of being an International Book Blogger.
I LOVE you, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH, for the support 😊, I don’t want to stop saying it, I feel honored to you to be in my life and that you allow me to be in a piece of yours. So without further ado, let’s get started! & I hope you enjoy it ⚡️Read More »

Discussion Post: The Meaning of Being an International Book Blogger 📝

21 February, 20205 March, 2020 Sofi @ A Book. A Thought.57 Comments

⚡️ Hi guys, I hope you’re having an AMAZING day, full of good readings! 💞 Today I bring you my second discussion post! (super excited), It’s something that really makes me very happy to have started doing this year and I don’t want to start without thanking you for the support you have given me in my previous post, it means the world to me. So, I love checking out this type of posts around the blogosphere, so I think it could be fun to start writing them myself and share with you so we can all talk about different topics related to the literary world, books & blogging. In the past I’ve felt kind of insecure about doing this because English isn’t my first language and something in my mind was afraid that my concepts wouldn’t be understood correctly, you know? But you know what? I stop being afraid this 2020 and I’m really encouraging and daring to new things, I also feel much more confident with my writing and I know that you’ll understand me, so it really shouldn’t be a problem. 🥰
Today ALL is about what it’s for me to be an international book blogger, how this affects my life as a blogger, the obstacles that I have to face & the limitations and lack of possibilities. BUT I also want to give you a new perspective and talk about some positive points about it, because I know that many of you are Intl bloggers, so I want to encourage you to continue with your wonderful work and remind you how important it is for the community. ❤️
As I have clarified in my previous post, where I talk about “Book Reviews” I’m not an expert on the subject and I’m aware that each experience is different, so I’ll talk and try to focus on my own experiences. I hope you find it interesting, I think all voices should be heard and maybe I can provide you with some kind of information that you don’t know about Intl bloggers, as well as a new perspective on this.
Now without further ado, let’s start & thank you SO much for the incredible support of each day! ⚡️

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