in which a girl reads: You Know You're a Book Blogger When...

2.11.2011

You Know You're a Book Blogger When...

You have significantly more friends on Goodreads than you do on Facebook.
Your preferred medium of communication is the written word.
You unashamedly stalk your favorite authors online.
The acronym ARC makes you salivate
Your TBR list is several miles high
5-star ratings become applicable to everything in life, not just books
You have an uncontrollable urge to buy everything you see in a bookstore
Packages on your doorstep mean one thing only to you: books
You're in desperate need of more bookshelves
You spend more hours online than is healthy
Getting comments on your posts make your day
HTML is both your best friend and your nebulous, confusing enemy
When people ask you for book recommendations, you can't just stop at one.
You know about books coming out years ahead of time, and consequently have to endure a rather agonizing wait.
New gadgets on blogger are the best thing since sliced bread
You can't stop tinkering with your template
You can hold an intelligent debate on the merits of a 2-column versus 3-column template for a book blog.
You've perfected the art of reading while eating/walking/talking for years.
You're pretty darn awesome.

What have I missed, dear readers? Add to the list in the comments :)

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Jazparks 47p · 737 weeks ago

Loved it <3 Can i post it on my blog... in spanish? :D

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inwhichagirlreads 55p · 737 weeks ago

Thanks!
And as long as you credit it :D

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@bookwormbabble · 737 weeks ago

Love this post!! Also I'm a new follower, cause your blog seems rad =)

(also, I can't believe I actually used the word rad.)

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rieconley 37p · 737 weeks ago

Love it! New follower!

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inwhichagirlreads 55p · 737 weeks ago

yay, new followers!

welcome, welcome!

@bookworm: but rad is such an awesome word :D

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Sharli · 737 weeks ago

Lol so true! :D Loved this post ;)
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Briana @ BreesBooks · 737 weeks ago

Kind of scary how accurate this was. (Especially that last one... :P) haha
Love it.

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Julie Brazeal · 737 weeks ago

This cracked me up. All the truth was sickening. :)

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YA Vampire Books · 737 weeks ago

Hahaha so true!

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Aleena · 737 weeks ago

:D Awesome post. :D

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Melanie · 737 weeks ago

Wow this is so true!! :)

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YA Reader · 737 weeks ago

This is hilarious and so true! (Btw I really like your header :) )

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Robby · 737 weeks ago

I surprisingly could not check off many of these things. Shame on me. Your blog makes me smile every time I come.
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mrsderaps 56p · 737 weeks ago

I don't have all of these symptoms, but these:

The acronym ARC makes you salivate
Your TBR list is several miles high
The acronym ARC makes you salivate
Your TBR list is several miles high
Getting comments on your posts make your day

Have me wondering...

This was cute! Thanks.

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@ginad129 · 737 weeks ago

When people ask you for book recommendations, you can't just stop at one.

Yup. We recently started an on-ground book club, and we were each supposed to bring one book to suggest to the group. I was in cold sweats the day of the meeting, because I had narrowed my suggestions down to about 6, and couldn't possibly pick amongst the 6. Oh, 6 series, by the way.
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Chrystal · 737 weeks ago

This is so true!

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Aislynn · 737 weeks ago

Love it! Hits the nail right on the head!

Aislynn
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deleted8578366 88p · 737 weeks ago

Very, very true. Especially that part about applying star ratings on things other than books--I've been doing that A LOT lately. xD
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@JoyfullyReviewd · 737 weeks ago

# You unashamedly stalk your favorite authors online.
# Packages on your doorstep mean one thing only to you: books
# The acronym ARC makes you salivate

so so so very true!!!
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Linna · 737 weeks ago

...When the words 'new follower' make you happy instead of alarmed by the fact that someone may be stalking you.

Awesome post is awesome ;D

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Thia · 737 weeks ago

So True :)

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Page_Turners 87p · 737 weeks ago

That is me to a tee. Especially HTML being both my friend and my enemy. I am so proud of myself when I master something, and sooo frustrated when I just can't figure it out!
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Page_Turners 87p · 737 weeks ago

oh - here's another one that applies to me.

.... when the first thing you do in the morning is check who has commented on your blog over night :-)
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Justine 80p · 737 weeks ago

Oh man, I can't count how many times I've said "Yup, that's me" in my mind. Ace post!
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Ari · 737 weeks ago

haha I'm a book blogger failure, I don't have nearly as many Goodreads friends as Facebook friends. Clearly I'm not trying hard enough ;)

I agree with an earlier comment that said we get super excited about new followers. We also tend to use the word 'meme' at least once a week but many of us don't know what it mean :)
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ibc4 15p · 737 weeks ago

When conversing with someone you're automatically filling your responses into easy-to-read para's and working on the punchy headings when you realise the conversation has stopped. You mentally press the publish button.
Your companion is staring at you. You do not receive a pingback.

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Ms. Dawn · 737 weeks ago

I adore this post!!! SO sharing it!!
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Ann · 737 weeks ago

Great list. LOL
Ann

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Milena March · 737 weeks ago

This is a great list. I can definitely relate to it. Especially this: "You have an uncontrollable urge to buy everything you see in a bookstore". So, so true. :)
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Rachel Star · 737 weeks ago

"You link to this list on your own blog".
=)

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nina · 736 weeks ago

So true!!! :)
You have an uncontrollable urge to buy everything you see in a bookstore = I cannot help myself!
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leeswammes 78p · 736 weeks ago

Great post. I recognise so many things from that list! :-)
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bokunosekai 49p · 736 weeks ago

Hahaha funny list and yet so true.
It's really hard to control myself not to buy books when I see a bookstore. Best way to do it is to stay as far away from bookstore as possible ;)
You've got yourself a follower.
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girlinbetween · 736 weeks ago

You've turned my love for lists into something AWESOME.

Lol, and I agree. WE are pretty damn awesome!

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N. R. Williams · 736 weeks ago

I'd have to add that 'we get aggravated when blogger has a hiccup and sends our post into the never world.

Nancy
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lisa :) · 733 weeks ago

Wonderful list! I couldn't agree more! Thanks for capturing all the traits that make us book bloggers so neurotic ...erm... I mean... wonderful!
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Maia · 729 weeks ago

You just made my day! :)

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