BEYOND THE BOOKS is a weekly meme where KissinBlueKaren throws out a topic (mostly non-bookish), and we blog about it.
DO PEOPLE KNOW YOU BLOG?
EVERYONE knows I blog. Ha ha! Even my Friday Night Martini Girls and my son's friends. Sebastian's friends think it is cool and everyone else thinks it is wonderful.
There really isn't anything else I can say. I don't find it any different than when I used to do music reviews for a free local entertainment publication. Now it's just books instead of bands.
The bulk of people I know don't really know but it's not so much that I'm embarrassed and more that I just like to keep it private. That's great that your son's friends think you're cool!
ReplyDeleteHa ha, I impress my son so very rarely I will take whatever coolness factor I can get! I don't talk to very many people about my personal blog, which I very rarely post to, but my book blog is my main hobby. Sometimes my friends even ask what the latest blogger fiasco is on Twitter. Hehe.
DeleteI think all interested parties know I blog...basically meaning whoever is friend's with my book related facebook page and actually has me in their news feed. I don't really talk abut it with a lot of people, since it takes more time to explain things than I really want to devote (not a fan of talking in general).But I'm definitely the 'book reader' of my family basically. If someone needs a book I'm the one they come to.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's the difference. I am very social and extremely talkative, so I would talk about it as it is my main hobby. Even my boss knows. :)
DeleteI told two of my relatives (and gave them the website) and one of my friends. It's not really a secret, as I link to it from my Facebook page, but not many people know about it- and I prefer it that way. I do occasionally mention past happenings in my reviews, to explain why I felt a certain way, and that might be why.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you feel good about your transparency on the matter!
~Litha Nelle
I can see that. I don't talk about any sertiuos personal things, so I don't have any qualms about any (f my friends our family reading the blog. They probably wouldn't anyway. I don't even know if my sister does and she reads a lot. :)
DeleteMy friends know I blog and so does my family, most of my co-workers and even some of my patients! Given that I do blog in English means almost none of them would read the blog, but everyone finds it interesting and cool and fitting for a bookworm like me!
ReplyDeleteSame here! I haven't run across anyone who has thought anything negative about it. :)
DeleteSome people know but I am little shy about it as I get the usual "Oh books thats nice" type of questions usually followed by a look from some people. Meh, I don't care but I do get annoyed that "friends" think I am amazon and can recommend them a good book at a drop of a hat.
ReplyDeleteI don't read much of the same things my friends read, the ones who would ask me gir recommendations follow me on Goodreads anyway, so they don't ask either. Ha ha!
DeleteThat's a really interesting question. I'm actually really private about my blog. Some people know, like my best friend, and then there's some that I have mentioned it to but we tend to ignore it (my family, some of my other friends) but most of the people I meet, and even some of my closer friends, have absolutely no idea. I like that its something for me to enjoy, and I often worry that my book tastes will lead to people judging me...weird I know!!
ReplyDeleteI understand. I view my personal blog in a similar way, except it is the opposite. I know my friends and family will understand, but I am afraid my some of my book blogging friends will think I'm weird! :)
DeleteI probably have a 50/50 split. Most of my family, maybe half of my friends. It's not something I bring up often outside of those circles-not because I want to hide it, but I guess I never find it relevant to my conversations. (I don't know many real-life bookworms.) I think it's awesome that everyone knows about your blogging! It makes me a little sad when I hear bloggers say their blog is a secret. My blogs are a part of me and I don't want to cover it up.
ReplyDeleteI am lucky that most of my IRL friends do some reading and don't mind me asking them what they are reading and what they are thinking about it when we get together. I view my blogging as a hobby and probably talk about out as much as someone else would talk about knitting or painting, and the like outside of their knitting or painting groups. :)
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