BBI Interview #4
The awesome-tastic Tawni from The Book Worms is with us today for another incredible BBI! Thank you sooooooooooo much for visiting BD, Tawni!
Let start this!
Tell us a little bitabout yourself as a blogger and your blog.I’m Tawni from The Book Worms (http://thebookworms.org) and I’ve been bloggingfor about year now. I’ve been reading and writing stories ever since I canremember and I have my wonderful family to thank for that. When I really gotinterested in other readers hearing and reading my thoughts about these booksis when I started exploring the book blogging world. I’m so glad I did, becauseI love my job as a book reviewer and I love to discuss upcoming books!
What makes your blogpersonal to you?My blog makes me realize that others respect my opinions andthoughts about books. That feeling means a lot, especially when you can discussand meet really great people throughout the process.
How long have you beenblogging and what advice would you give to new bloggers?I’ve been blogging for about a year now, coming up in October. Ireally don’t think there is any solid advice to give in this situation. It is your blog, but of course you need to berespectful, especially if you’d like to make connections and have maturediscussions. Its important to also respect other bloggers, authors, andpublishers for the incredible work they do!
What are your favoritebooks and covers of 2011?Favorites of 2011: BooksAnnaDressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Chime byFranny Billingsley
My LifeUndecided by Jessica Brody
OriginalSin by Lisa Descrochers
Enclave by AnnAguirre
Favorites of 2011: Covers LOOK AT THE PIC :)
What is the one thingyou get really excited about on your blog? Ex. comments, followers, requests...Oh…I get excited about everything! Sometimes I may not be able torespond on another bloggers blog, but I hope everyone knows that I appreciateevery comment posted or request sent!
You are trapped on anisland, and you can only have one series of books with you for the rest of yourtime on the island, what series would you chose? Why?The Personal Demons series by LisaDesrochers. All though the 3rd hasn’t come out yet, let’s just say Icould have it on that forsaken island! I would take this series, because itsall around AWESOME! I love every character and pretty much everything about it.Love, love, love it!
What book world wouldyou like to be in?Can you guess what my answer is to this one? ;)
Haveyou enjoyed this feature so far? Do you recommend it to other bloggers?
I like it! I would definitely recommend this feature to other bloggers. It givesyou the chance to put your blog out there and for those who already know yourblog the chance to get to know you better!
I like it! I would definitely recommend this feature to other bloggers. It givesyou the chance to put your blog out there and for those who already know yourblog the chance to get to know you better!Wheredoes all the blogging magic happen? My kitchen table or my couch…haha! What am I do to in a small house?Whatinspired your blog?My love for books and reading. There are definitely a few bloggers thaninspired me to start blogging.Howdo you take care of spell checking and grammar checking on your posts?Proof-read?....Etc.I will always draft my reviews up, take a step back and do something else, thencome back to it and read it. I will mark any errors and fix them up. SometimesI might have my mom or sister give me some feedback!Whatdo you think the perks and disadvantages are about ARCs?ARCs are amazing aren’t they? Well most importantly how amazing are thepublishers that send them out? I really appreciate all of the ARCs I receive! Theperks are that you can read it ahead of schedule and post a review before thebook comes out. This helps to build hype for a book! The disadvantages of ARCsis that sometimes (for me anyways) you can’t get to it in the time frame I wantdue to school and such. I came to the conclusion that I should be positive, ifI am going to request an ARC, that I can read it in the time frame I want. Itry to think of it this way…If I have an ARC that I requested and it just sitsthere, another book blogger can be reading and reviewing it!!! So I will mostlikely give it away hopefully beforeits release date!Wheredid the design idea for your blog come from?I am actually a web designer, so the design for The Book Worms is alloriginal to me. I wanted a really clean look. I don’t have any illustrations toshow it’s a book blog, but I would hope the big bold ‘The Book Worms’ titleworks…? I really love my design and hope readers find it just as awesome!Whatis the most important part of a book? Cover?The most important part of a book is its leading character. Ireally think it’s important for readers to make a connection to thosecharacters. Otherwise we wouldn’t be interested. The most important part of abook cover is its intensity and lure…like in fishing! They have to lure thefish in somehow! ;)Whatis on your wish list?I am definitely looking forward to a few books…Crossed by Ally CondieArcadia Awakens by Kai MeyerStill Waters by Emma Carlson BerneIlluminated by Erica OrloffLegacy by Molly CochranDark Passage by M.J. PutneyAwake at Dawn by C.C. HunterAnd many, many more!Whatone book do you really just want to read this second?I just finished Anna Dressedin Blood by Kendare Blake and I sort of want to start it all over again.One of my favorites, ever!What are you currentlyreading?I am currently reading Cold Kiss byAmy Garvey
Cokeor Pepsi?Coke – no doubt.Whatdo you normally do other than blogging?I work…a lot! I am a freelance web designer. I am trying to getinto book cover designs as well. So if anyone is interested in my services,please visit me! (http://foreverdesignstudio.com)Besides blogging and work I also attend school. I finishing upsome general education credits and will be transferring to _____ soon. (Inother words, I’m just not sure yet!)
Whatflavor of ice cream do you just adore?I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Pistachio ice cream. I know itssounds weird, but it is so delicious. I think my favorite is the PistachioAlmond from Baskin Robbins. Hmm…now I think I want some!Ifit was inevitable that something staining, not water, would fall on one of yourbooks, and you had control over it, what would it be?This would make me cry! But I would have to say something pale, liketea…?Canyou show us your bookshelf?I have absolutely no more room and am now stacking them elsewhere.I need to get another shelf!Wheredoes a blogger like you like to go on vacation?Somewhere they can read and relax. But I do however enjoy going to Las Vegas!;)Howmuch time do you usually spend on your blog? How much time do you wish you had?I currently spend about an hour (maybe two) a day doing blog related things. I wish I had a bit moretime…either that or I need to be more organized!!
Thanks for having me, I really enjoyed answering these questions!
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