Itβs January! A new year, and a chance to create some shiny new posts!
I usually spend this month making sure my blogging editorial calendar is filled out and focusing on content creation.
But this year, Iβm trying to push even further- writing the yearβs blog posts in one month.
Isnβt it what all of us dream of? Having all the work done ahead of time so we can focus on engaging and promoting? But bulking posts is only possible if you have a bulk of ideas.
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Where can you find book blogging inspiration?
Before we get into the full list, lets talk about some of the best places to fin inspiration for blog posts
Other bloggers
Hopefully you follow some other book bloggers and regularly read posts in your own niche. This is one of the best ways to find inspiration!
Be careful not to copy posts exactly, but thereβs nothing wrong with replicating an idea with your own twist. After all, if other people are doing it, it probably means itβs working.
Pinterest is the perfect place to find ideas (and new bloggers who you might not have come across before!).
A quick search, such as βreadingβ will come up with a whole host of ideas (and gorgeous pin designs).
EXTRA TIP: Keep Track of Your Ideas
Sure, blogging is a lot of fun, but it can be difficult to get going if you donβt have a stock of ideas ready.
Have a place to keep all your blog post ideas (for me, I keep them in an excel blogging editorial calendar). That way, if youβre lacking inspiration, you can quickly scroll through and find a post you feel like writing without having to think too much.
Now let’s get into it!
Reviews
- The book review- a classic for most book bloggers (though not all). But it doesnβt have to be boringβ¦
- Why not try a different review format with a catchy title like β# reasons you should readβ¦β , or β# tropes you can find inβ¦β.
- And you donβt just have to stick to one book! Double, triple, quadruple book reviews– a great way to ensure that all your readers will spot a book theyβre interested in.
Recommendations/ lists
In my opinion, book lists perform much better than book reviews. Why? Because your followers might not be interested in a specific book you’re reviewing but they sure will be in your recommendations! Weβre always looking for more books after all!
- Start out with the basics- recommend your readers some books! Some ideas are βbest epic fantasiesβ, βya books for adultsβ, βbest ya romances for a cute readβ, βclassics for beginners in the genreβ (my personal favourite).
- Once youβve covered the basic lists, delve into more specific recommendations: lists based on time period, famous people recommendβ¦, non-fiction book lists.
- Seasonal reads. I have a range of posts with books to settle down with whatever the season and theyβre a great pick for seasonal readers.
- Try theming book lists! Maybe your readers are looking for books about vampires! Or books where the character goes on holiday⦠or books where the characters go to prom. There are so many roads you could go down!
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Reading tips
How to⦠posts are extremely popular! Readers want to get better at the things they love (in this case reading!) and they want to do it in a relatively easy way.
- How to read more. Everyone who reads wants to know how to fit more of it in. Choose a catchy title like βhow to read 100 books in a yearβ, or β10 tips to read a book a monthβ and include content can gain something from (i.e. with content they couldnβt find elsewhere). And whilst weβre on the topic of reading moreβ¦
- How to get out of a reading slump.
- How to get more out of your reading experience.
- And you donβt just have to share tips! You could write an informational post like βwhy reading is the best form of self-careβ or βwhy you should learn to read more slowlyβ.
Upcoming releases
Just like with your recommendations, you can share upcoming books from any genre:
- 2021 releases (fantasy, contemporary, YA, thriller, romance, non-fiction, etc.)
- Releases for the season
- It doesnβt just have to be books. You could share upcoming Netflix shows, or film releases youβre excited for.
Personal posts
Your audience is on your site for a reason! They want to know what you have to say and they want to know about you.
Sure, you donβt have to share everything, but sharing personal thoughts can make for really fun posts.
- Ask for questions and run a Q+A. These are a great way for people on your site to get to know you (theyβll be much more likely to return if they feel they know you personally on some level).
- Share how your year has been or how youβre feeling. In my monthly wrap-ups, I love chatting about how Iβve been doing mentally during the month.
Favourite book to film/ series adaptations
- There are always new upcoming film/ series adaptations and your audience wants to know about them.
- Like upcoming book releases, you could try theming these lists– βupcoming period dramasβ, βupcoming ya book to film adaptationsβ, βupcoming Netflix series based off books youβll recognizeβ.
Blogging/ bookstagram tips
A lot of your followers will be bookstagrammers or bloggers like you and they want those tips just as much as reading tips.
- Blogging tips- How to start a Book Blog, How to Use Pinterest to Promote Your Book Blog, How to Write a Strong Blog Post
- Bookstagram specific- How to Grow on Bookstagram, How to Engage With the Bookstagram Community, How to Use Hashtags on Bookstagram, Prop ideas,
Tbrs
- These are one of my favourite types of posts! You could share your monthly or yearly tbrβ¦
- Or you could share how out of control your tbr is– readers want to see it (to know theyβre not the only one!!).
- For some added fun, you could even have your followers vote on which books you are going to read this month.
Book hauls
- Share the new books youβve picked up recently (your readers want to see them!).
- Theme your hauls! Fantasy book hauls, diversity haul, non-fiction hauls, and anything else you can think of!
- Talk about the books youβve read! End of the month/ year wrap-ups are so popular, because readers want to know what you thought of a book, and whether they should read it.
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Are you a book blogger? Are you going to try out any of these prompts? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below or you can connect with me directly on any of my social medias.
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