Feel a
blogging slump coming on? Not sure how to get yourself back in the groove? Here
are 15 ideas that might help stir some ideas for writing.
- Your literacy story; how did you become a reader?
- Your favorite book as a child, adolescent, young adult
- Scan your shelves for an especially beautiful cover and spotlight the illustrator
- Throwback Review! Bring back a review from a previous year of blogging
- A tour of your bookshelves! In pictures!
- Dress up your dog like a favorite literary character (Wordless Wednesday?)
- Re-review a book after some time has passed; how does your memory hold up with time?
- Discuss your rating system. Do you use one? Why or why not?
- How do you pick your books? Reviews? Recommendations?
- Rave about a favorite literary podcast
- Discuss how your love of a specific author has grown over time
- Share your favorite picture book
- Wallow in our collective nerdiness! How do you catalog your books? Goodreads? BookLikes? Librarything?
- Share your favorite book news site! Why is it your fave?
- Spread a little love by shouting out some of your favorite bloggers
What are some of your favorite fall-back topics?
Great list Andi!
ReplyDeleteThank you muchly!
DeleteAwesome! I added some of these to my "ideas" list! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat! I hope they come in handy, Kate!
DeleteAwww yeah. I'm bookmarking this son of a monkey. Thanks Andi!
ReplyDeleteLOL, I hope they are of use, Katiekins.
DeleteLove this list! I need to print this post!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! I'll do more of these, too. Just gotta let the ideas stew!
DeleteFantastic list! Pinning this. :)
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Thank you, Monika!
DeleteOh girl, how I love this! How I needed this! Thank you, thank you!
ReplyDeleteHaha! I had you in mind, lovey.
DeleteTotally putting this post in my back pocket for a rainy day.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Right on, Lu! I hope it comes in handy for you.
DeleteThis is definitely a keeper! I hope you don't mind that we're alllll going to be stealing your thunder!
ReplyDeleteNot at all! My thunder is your thunder. :)
DeleteGreat ideas there! When I am stuck I ramble about life or do a meme... I am not creative. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL, these pop into my head at random times. I really need to start writing them down.
DeleteThese are great ideas, Andi. I also like when bloggers sometimes just write about their lives outside of reading.
ReplyDeleteSame here, Lindsey! I really like getting to know the blogger behind the screen. I do my "personally" posts occasionally, but I haven't been too fired up lately, so fewer of those. Except wedding posts. There will be many wedding posts, I'm sure. :)
Deletenice list! I especially like to read about how bloggers come across the books they're reading, or how they go about fitting reading into their day.
ReplyDeleteThanks! And yes, so do I! Those are great topics that make me feel like I know a blogger better.
DeleteI love your pouty face.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Thank you! I can't even remember why I was making it, but it worked out perfectly for this purpose!
DeleteThese are fantastic! I just started my book blog, and I love so many of these ideas! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Monica! I hadn't realized you'd started a blog! I'll add you to my Feedly. :)
DeleteGreat post - I'll be using some of these because I feel like all I do is reviews!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kelly! I have these random "discussion" topics pop into my head all the time, so I'll do some more of these posts in the future.
DeleteGreat ideas! Love these!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Leah!
DeleteHa! Perfect timing! I just finished rambling about my own blogging blues! Thanks for the great tips!
ReplyDeleteStealing! :)
ReplyDeleteUmmm...I'm going to use on elf these this week! Middlesex is killing me...story's not bad, just slow moving.
ReplyDelete*on elf = one of ;)
DeleteI might have to steal the bookshelf tour idea. I think shelves say a lot about a person...
ReplyDeleteLove this list.
I agree, Rory. And I'm a total creeper, so I feel like I'm getting a sneak peek into someone's world. :)
DeleteThat is the cutest pic of you! I'm actually just the opposite. I walk around with blog posts in my head, and in my drafts folder, and don't get them written up for the blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nan! I do the same thing sometime. I really need to at least start writing them down.
DeleteI’m bookmarking this page to keep FOREVER because so many of these ideas can be used more than once. Plus, I need it right now (not because I have the blues, but because school is cutting into my reading time!)
ReplyDeleteThese are all great topics! I've been meaning to do a tour of my bookshelves... one of these days when my studio is not a mess! haha...
ReplyDeleteThanks Andi for all of the great blogging ideas! Boy do I need them. I often don't have the time to think of other ideas besides reviews and prize winners . Work always seems to be getting in the way. Blasted teaching! I'm still doing reports and I've just been landed with 2 more recently! Look out for me blogging on a few of those! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Andi!!
ReplyDeleteI will come back to this post whenever I need it :D
Now we need another post about organizing yourself :P
This is a really good list, Andi! Bookmarked!!! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking to this week's Spread the Love Linky Party! I also pinned your post! :D
DeleteThis is so helpful! Thanks for an encouraging list of topics to spark ideas!
ReplyDeleteGreat suggestions!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful list of ideas! Although no public tour of my bookshelves is happening any time soon. ;)
ReplyDeleteGREAT list!!! I'm bookmarking this one for later!!
ReplyDeleteThis is /just/ what I need right now, I'm about to hit the six month mark and I'm sick of writing thoughtful reviews. :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't have any fallbacks but have tried to slog through. Now I have these great ideas from you!
ReplyDeletePrinting this out for future reference! Thanks for the suggestions, Andi. You're awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis is so helpful... I just saved this list and am sure I will turn to it more than once!!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of Wordless Wednesdays!!! :) although I don't have a dog, and I have yet to start my endless stack of books, I will defo try to incorporate it into my blog! :) Thanks a mil :) x
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post! You've given me some great ideas!
ReplyDeleteA good list! I will bookmark this.Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I'm certainly going to use these items in future posts ;)
ReplyDeleteYou inspire me!I need to move beyond just book reviews and these are great ideas!
ReplyDeleteStumbled upon this looking for blogging ideas, and just wanted to let you know how much it has helped me! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAh, the picture book idea is so great. I'm going to have to bookmark this so I don't forget. Love this.
ReplyDeleteBookmarking this for later!
ReplyDeleteBookmarking this - thank you for ideas :)
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