Today, we begin our migration from WordPress.com to WordPress.org -- so please pardon our dust while we move. You won't really see anything here until we're finished migrating & turn the new site live. If everything goes as planned, you should see the shiny, brand-new Novel Novice on Monday! There will, of course, be a... Continue Reading →
Book Blogger Confessions: Novel Novice Edition
On Twitter this week, a wonderful hashtag #BookBloggerConfessions popped into my feed -- and I couldn't help but jump on board. I don't know exactly where it originated, but it was such a fun chat with fellow bloggers (and readers and authors), and I had a lot of fun sharing my "confessions" with you guys.... Continue Reading →
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
Changes are a-coming to Novel Novice, friends! I am currently in the process of updating a LOT of content on the back-end, preparing for the big switch from WordPress.com to WordPress.org ... which will allow me to do a lot more customization of the look & feel of this site, embed widgets & things like... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice’s Fantastic Fives Q&A + Contest
Earlier this year, we celebrated our 5-year blog anniversary (actually, we'll be SIX in January!!!) ... but we're not the only blog celebrating five years in 2015. In fact, we've teamed up with several other blogs -- thanks to the organizing wizardry of Amber at Me, Myshelf & I and Jaime at Two Chicks on... Continue Reading →
Blogging Status Update & Book of the Month Hiatus
Hello friends ... a lot is going on in my offline world, and I wanted to share a little update and explain why posts on the blog will be a little slower than usual. So, the big news is that my husband & I are finally buying a house - YAY!!! We've been living together... Continue Reading →
2015 TBR Pile Challenge: My Books!
So I was browsing Mundie Moms this past week and discovered that Katie over there had jumped on board the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge, hosted by Roof Beam Reader. And I thought to myself ... "Self, this would be good for you!" The premise of the challenge is simple: to select and read 12 books... Continue Reading →
A Book Blogger’s New Year’s Resolutions
I've never been a big fan of the New Year's Resolutions. For one, I don't need a new calendar year to motivate me to make changes or improvements if I feel like I want to make them. And two, I'm the type of person who prefers to set the bar a little low, and then... Continue Reading →
