tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post4356381731524705759..comments2024-03-28T12:11:42.691-04:00Comments on For What It's Worth: Tell Me Something Tuesday: Writing reviewsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-48029030729723953342021-07-18T17:08:25.289-04:002021-07-18T17:08:25.289-04:00WithoutWithoutKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-76065645345122009252021-07-18T17:08:14.266-04:002021-07-18T17:08:14.266-04:00Ha! I mean, I guess I don't really do anything...Ha! I mean, I guess I don't really do anything special either and wouldn't have thought about it myself with the question being posed lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-54976752848985537162021-07-14T17:33:44.897-04:002021-07-14T17:33:44.897-04:00I've never even thought about this. 😯I've never even thought about this. 😯La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-51499078333998784232021-07-14T00:10:25.564-04:002021-07-14T00:10:25.564-04:00I do the repeating thing and will type a note on m...I do the repeating thing and will type a note on my phone if I make it to a parking lot lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-10049080198119991062021-07-13T13:45:24.879-04:002021-07-13T13:45:24.879-04:00I am so forgetful... If I don't write it down ...I am so forgetful... If I don't write it down almost right away, it will be forever lost. I've been listening in the car at times, and will pull over the take notes. Or repeat something over and over until I can write it down.Jen Twimomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267405113503713323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-23394249048076420802021-07-11T19:47:00.669-04:002021-07-11T19:47:00.669-04:00Thanks. I try but really, it's so subjective.....Thanks. I try but really, it's so subjective...I just say what I think and hope someone gets something out of it lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-14732471279579877882021-07-11T17:02:35.063-04:002021-07-11T17:02:35.063-04:00I've taken to scribbling down some notes while...I've taken to scribbling down some notes while writing... Just little things that I like, don't like, impressions or how it made me feel... You've seen my reviews, I don't have much of a structure, I don't do analysis or lengthy recaps of the story, I just bash out whatever pops into my head and try to put it into semi-coherent sentences! lol <br /><br />I think you always get your point across when you write your reviews. :)Niccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122972546470154598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-41330693235071146542021-07-11T15:18:33.566-04:002021-07-11T15:18:33.566-04:00I used to take very extensive and detailed notes w...I used to take very extensive and detailed notes when I was reviewing more. Now I just jot down quick things I want to remember or that stand out.<br /><br />I'm new to audio and find that really hard to do. Like you, I'm doing other things - mostly driving, and I can't stop for notes.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-76821685289933643662021-07-11T15:17:02.365-04:002021-07-11T15:17:02.365-04:00We all have our methods it seems. I've started...We all have our methods it seems. I've started taking a few more notes on my phone, then I forget lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-1776415523697123442021-07-11T14:06:54.723-04:002021-07-11T14:06:54.723-04:00I can't seem to pull off notes while reading -...I can't seem to pull off notes while reading - probably because I read a lot of audiobooks while multitasking or physically read until I pass out at night 😂. But I'm sure it really helps when you do write the reviews. I sometimes struggle with details like names! Berlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651998289718166892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-74450981613187290242021-07-10T08:34:33.931-04:002021-07-10T08:34:33.931-04:00I also always take notes while reading in the app ...I also always take notes while reading in the app on my phone, and keep notes of everything I have ever read on microsoft even if I don't turn it into a review. Like you, there's no structure to my reviews or anything. I just try and keep it flexible too.Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-73838917056569207422021-07-08T21:53:50.504-04:002021-07-08T21:53:50.504-04:00I keep a sticky note with dates on my computer scr...I keep a sticky note with dates on my computer screen but really I don't have many review books anymore so there zero pressure or schedules. <br />On the other hand, I often have nothing to post lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-53651235462154805272021-07-08T21:43:04.112-04:002021-07-08T21:43:04.112-04:00LOVE the new header! So cute! So, reviews, the ban...LOVE the new header! So cute! So, reviews, the bane of my existence 😂 I used to read books WAY too far out and then promptly forget every last thing about them. So now, I only allow myself to read them a month out. So I only have a MONTH'S worth of forgetting to worry about heh. I wing it, almost exclusively, tbh. I try to mark stuff on my Kindle if I think of it, then email it to myself. It's truly the only hope for coherence. If it's a physical copy... well, may the odds be ever in my favor, I guess! Shannon @ It Starts at Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043593641190645773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-9789002644705360872021-07-08T09:43:49.343-04:002021-07-08T09:43:49.343-04:00Thank you! Thank you! Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-50819780203640338452021-07-08T05:32:17.952-04:002021-07-08T05:32:17.952-04:00Awesome new header :D
Brilliance strikes! Love it...Awesome new header :D<br /><br />Brilliance strikes! Love itBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-24212329722245984992021-07-07T18:46:30.130-04:002021-07-07T18:46:30.130-04:00I remember hiking once and my whole review came to...I remember hiking once and my whole review came to me and I had nowhere to write it down lol I kept repeating it in my head over and over and told Kevin hoping one of remembered it. I did!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-33096085066546788452021-07-07T18:45:26.322-04:002021-07-07T18:45:26.322-04:00I'm rarely taking review books anymore so that...I'm rarely taking review books anymore so that helps a lot. I did used to have deadlines when I did but usually read the book well in advance. <br /><br />That's what happens to me too. Occasionally, it will just flow but a lot of times something needs to trigger where I want to go with it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-24563330890743136322021-07-07T17:10:58.477-04:002021-07-07T17:10:58.477-04:00I find that my inspiration also can strike at any ...I find that my inspiration also can strike at any moment, but having firm deadlines with publishers also helps a bit. My most recent review eluded me until I connected the main message of the novel to a song from a musical. From there, it practically wrote itself. Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307441586606636465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-90614371026532004092021-07-07T16:12:17.762-04:002021-07-07T16:12:17.762-04:00I haven't written a book review in a very long...I haven't written a book review in a very long time but I feel as though my process would be very similar to yours. And I really hate the blog writing brilliance at the most inopportune times! That is the worst! I do tend to keep pens everywhere for just this thing, however. mypixiebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09135461083810124483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-18315870232237359432021-07-07T12:53:10.045-04:002021-07-07T12:53:10.045-04:00I do that for Netgalley books. And I have to read/...I do that for Netgalley books. And I have to read/review them before I can request another. I ususlly do 2 at a time but I haven't been requesting at all lately. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-19498248975893096282021-07-07T12:52:07.927-04:002021-07-07T12:52:07.927-04:00There's much, much more where that came form l...There's much, much more where that came form lol Someone needs to take that clipart away from me.<br /><br />I used to have a notebook specifically for reviewing but now that I'm mostly reading for fun, I just jot down a few notes so that it's low key.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-77920828193861649042021-07-07T11:25:54.408-04:002021-07-07T11:25:54.408-04:00My strict review rule which helps me is that after...My strict review rule which helps me is that after finishing I MUST log a book in on Goodreads and write a paragraph or two. That helps me put down a few thoughts which I can expand on in a review.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756695137600895936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-65233287536833748292021-07-07T08:45:33.477-04:002021-07-07T08:45:33.477-04:00Okay, I love all the shelties on here! So cute.
I ...Okay, I love all the shelties on here! So cute.<br />I got a physical book review journal this year that i'm trying to use for a lot of my reviews so I can write down my thoughts without waiting forever, which is what tended to happen because I'll go from one book to the next. hah Otherwise, I just try and share what I think people might want to know, pros and cons, etc.<br /><br />-Lauren<br />www.shootingstarsmag.net Shooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-85189518611035137822021-07-06T21:10:57.769-04:002021-07-06T21:10:57.769-04:00It's very weird how I can step away and weeks ...It's very weird how I can step away and weeks later I have a eureka moment where the whole review comes to me. Then I need to be near a computer or paper and get it out or it's gone forever lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-81639934371899300322021-07-06T21:09:54.164-04:002021-07-06T21:09:54.164-04:00I can't write a review if I don't have any...I can't write a review if I don't have any strong feelings and sometimes that means I need to think about it for a few days.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.com