IT IS I, EMILY, BACK WITH ANOTHER TAG. Because I adore tags. And you already know this, so let’s dive in.

(and, like most tags, I tagged MYSELF. But this is such a fun one I’m still tagging people to do it. I’m cool like that.)

How long have you been a blogger? If you count the adorable blog of one audacious eight-year-old I kept for four years… then six years. (Nope not giving you the link, but it’s still around.) In April 2014 I got my dad (who is a web designer which really comes in handy) to set me up with this book blog: a less embarrassing, less sporadic, more public blog for bookworms specifically. I could talk about my cat and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch but I don’t really think you’d like that very much so I’ll keep up with the books.

At what point do you think you’ll stop blogging? NEVER.

No, really! I may not have this one specifically forever, but perhaps morph it into something else? The ultimate dream is to own a bookstore (I’ve picked the location and everything, plus I’ve got a graphic designer in the family so boom: marketing) so I think it would be cool for my bookstore to have a blog. Kind of like an Epic Reads, only online? (Or who knows maybe I can hire some tech-savvy cool bookworm teens to keep up a YouTube channel for me. HOW AWESOME would that be?!) And I definitely want to be an author and I’d like an author website.

What is the best thing about blogging? YOU! I’ve met sooo many awesome fellow bookworms. Just keep basking in your awesomeness, peoples, and keep commenting.

What is the worst thing? What do you do to make it okay? Feeling the pressure to literally read ALL THE BOOKS. I am s l o o o o o o w l y crossing books off my TBR list compared to how FAST I am adding them. I will probably have 1 million books on my want-to-read list by the time I kick the bucket. I *try* to pace myself though. Take a breather and be all “chill Ems chill. you DON’T need to read absolutely everything.” I’ve got be honest though, it hardly helps. Especially when rather mean bookworms tease you about the ending… *cough cough Brooke cough Izel* “SHE’S NOT GONNA DIE IS SHE?!” “Ohhhh iiiiii don’t know… she could…” psshh. just hush.

How long does it take you to create/find pictures to use? Sometimes it takes me five minutes and sometimes it takes hours. Creating pictures is sometimes tough because I’m such a perfectionist so I have to make sure the text is center FIVE times before it’s right OR I can’t get good lighting when taking a photo. #booknerdprobs

Who is your book crush? 

Do you want a LIST?! Okay you asked for it.

1. Maxon Schreave from The Selection series
2. Arin (I-can’t-believe-I-don’t-know-his-last-name) from The Winner’s Trilogy
3. WOLF from The Lunar Chronicles (otherwise known as Ze’ev Kelsey… swoon)
4. Prince Cal from Red Queen
5. Kile Woodwork
6. Carter Woodwork (Both ALSO from the selection series) (let’s face it there are a lot of boys in those books)
7. Stuart from The Mother/Daughter Book Club (and maybe Simon too)
8. Linus from Finding Audrey
9. David from The Hired Girl
10. Levi from Better Off Friends
11. Four (isn’t he on EVERY girl’s list? C’mon.)

There are more. Let’s face it fictional boys are SO much better. (Because women wrote all of the above, ha.)

What author would you like to have on your blog? 

Kiera Cass, Marissa Meyer, Marie Rutkoski, Sophie Kinsella, Shannon Hale, Lemony Snicket, Ann M. Martin, Jennifer A. Nielsen… the list goes on.

What do you wear when you write your blog posts? Well I’m usually in my school uniform, so. Pajamas. (shout-out to all the homeschoolers!)

How long does it take you to prepare? Prepare for what? The apocalypse? (otherwise known as the entire book of Revelations HAHAHA. but really.) Was anyone else confused by this question??

But if I’m supposed to be preparing for a blog post? Fifteen minutes to weeks. It really varies.

How do you feel about the book blogger community? 

(yay for two TSwizzle GIFs in a row, no shame no shame.)

I’m obsessed. I have 10x more online friends than offline and I am perfectly okay with that. (Well, as long as I continue to keep my IRL friends.) You’re all awesome and every time I open the computer it feels like we’re all singing around a camp fire singing about books. And fictional boys. And rainy afternoons. And towering bookshelves. And all the FEELS. It’s great.

What do you think one should do to get a successful blog? I don’t know if I’m the right person to ask this question. I think a “successful” blog would be one with lots of thoughtful posts and loyal readers who interact with the blogger. So in that case, I guess I do have a successful blog. My best advice is to post consistently, visit other bloggers TONS (I need to do this more!), and have fun in the comments. It’s a blast. Be yourself!

TAG, YOU’RE IT!

Izel // Trisha // Olivia // Madi

and i tag YOU! please answer these questions on your own blog and link to your tag below. also answer some of the questions below. how long have you been blogging? what’s your favorite part of book blogging?