tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post8170719846971070740..comments2024-03-27T06:00:32.186-04:00Comments on Girl Plus Books: Discussion Post: My Fear of Discussion PostsTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-40494457851502604352018-12-11T15:24:03.007-05:002018-12-11T15:24:03.007-05:00I sure wish I had jotted down the two *brilliant* ...I sure wish I had jotted down the two *brilliant* ideas I had a couple weeks ago. THe ones I told myself I would remember so no need to write them down. LOLTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-42863424584327196172018-12-11T15:23:04.522-05:002018-12-11T15:23:04.522-05:00Hopefully now that I’ve broken the ice I’ll come u...Hopefully now that I’ve broken the ice I’ll come up with some more discussions to share. :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-48148005731800684352018-12-11T15:20:51.438-05:002018-12-11T15:20:51.438-05:00I’ve definitely never felt pressure to do discussi...I’ve definitely never felt pressure to do discussion posts but I see them on other blogs, often find the topics genuinely interesting, and I like the conversation it generates. <br /><br />LOL No it’s NOT weird not to kickstart discussions. You’re so consistent with your posts anyway. :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-54355365080484175982018-12-11T15:17:34.713-05:002018-12-11T15:17:34.713-05:00That’s awesome that you’re able to do them so freq...That’s awesome that you’re able to do them so frequently! Maybe now that I’ve broken the ice they won’t seem so intimidating.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-82551149471783156342018-12-11T15:15:41.073-05:002018-12-11T15:15:41.073-05:00I’m kicking myself now for not jotting down the tw...I’m kicking myself now for not jotting down the two ideas I had for discussions posts a couple weeks ago. I told myself I would remember them (bahaha!) and now of course the ideas are long gone. Hopefully thy’ll come back... or some other will pop in my head soon. :) Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-43324059464867270212018-12-07T19:55:03.681-05:002018-12-07T19:55:03.681-05:00Discussion posts are completely random for me! Whe...Discussion posts are completely random for me! When it does happen, it's usually because I thought of a question while reading a book and decided to ask everyone else what they thought. For example, I was reading a book that contained a lot of animal cruelty, and I noticed that the animal deaths bothered me more than the human ones. My original thought was, "Why?". Why did one bother me more than the other? I decided to ask the question on my blog in the form of a discussion post, because I was genuinely curious about what people would say, and I wanted to talk about it. There ended up being a lot of interesting comments! <br /><br />Just ask the questions you're already thinking!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.doyoudog-ear.com/" rel="nofollow">Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear?</a>Lindsi https://www.blogger.com/profile/13480991226741687503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-32175630259479198072018-12-07T00:05:26.523-05:002018-12-07T00:05:26.523-05:00I had a long time fear of the discussion post as w...I had a long time fear of the discussion post as well, for many of the same reasons! But I just forced myself to do them, and now I write one almost every week. And hey, you just wrote a very successful discussion post right here!Michelle @ Fitkittymama Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944373655333504580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-326668013825830582018-12-05T18:46:39.819-05:002018-12-05T18:46:39.819-05:00I've never written one either.*shrugs* I don&#...I've never written one either.*shrugs* I don't have a reason for not doing so, I just... Don't feel the need to? Is that weird? I'm good with commenting on discussion posts with opinions and I'm happy taking part in weekly memes and hops to give my opinion or thoughts on a topic but I just don't feel any urge to kick start my own.<br /><br />Huh. Writing that down has made me feel all weird, lol. It's not unusual to not kick start discussions, right? :/Niccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122972546470154598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-55020284208818110332018-12-05T08:31:06.208-05:002018-12-05T08:31:06.208-05:00Yay me! LOL I *definitely* need to write down the ...Yay me! LOL I *definitely* need to write down the ideas as they come to me. I had a couple last week (that were sheer genius, of course) but didn't take note and I now I have no clue what they were. Gah!Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-30770128199311666452018-12-04T21:24:20.904-05:002018-12-04T21:24:20.904-05:00YAYYY so proud of you for doing one! But honestly ...YAYYY so proud of you for doing one! But honestly all these fears are legit- and I have to assume pretty common, if we both have them? Like, the topics thing kills me. I struggle SO MUCH. And then I always worry that I will somehow accidentally plagiarize someone? Like what if they came up with the idea first and I just didn't know!?! And you know, I think it is the *starting* of the post that's the hard part- once you start it, it just kind of... flows? So now that you have started, just keep writing them- or at least, write down the ideas, because if your brain works like mine, it'll be gone forever hahah. Shannon @ It Starts at Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043593641190645773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-56475030682826022042018-12-02T17:55:59.317-05:002018-12-02T17:55:59.317-05:00I'm not particularly good at discussion posts,...I'm not particularly good at discussion posts, but I get what you're saying about not adding more to the conversation. I tend to write down potential discussion questions and write them out later if I still think they're relevant.Amber Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671652212967695538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-62847104710065859842018-12-02T10:08:41.020-05:002018-12-02T10:08:41.020-05:00I love discussion posts but don't always have ...I love discussion posts but don't always have the time. But even if you are not coming with something new I think bloggers and readers love talking about their favorite subjects. So don't be shy ;-) Sophie @bewareofthereaderhttps://bewareofthereader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-16215072487848795032018-12-02T04:13:24.034-05:002018-12-02T04:13:24.034-05:00Well you've now written one (a good one!!) so ...Well you've now written one (a good one!!) so you're over the hump haha! I get it though, I go through stages- sometimes I have ideas, and then months might go by where I don't. Who even knows why lol? But I think a lot of us struggle with the topics thing- it is hard to come up with new stuff sometimes!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-89861995447998042202018-12-01T11:03:39.258-05:002018-12-01T11:03:39.258-05:00I'ce tried them various times, both realted to...I'ce tried them various times, both realted to books and not. You've already got more respones to this one than I generally get. Some people are good at one thing, some at another. You've got a good blog; don't worry about mine. RAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-68872442246085408012018-12-01T01:44:15.433-05:002018-12-01T01:44:15.433-05:00How delightfully ironic that your first discussion...How delightfully ironic that your first discussion post was about having never written a discussion post lol. I love discussions! I just haven't been able to do many lately myself because of my tennis elbow. But those ideas you mentioned in the last section sound like great topics! I hope you do more of these in the future :-)Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113986982046115579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-2089281176012506842018-11-30T21:52:32.155-05:002018-11-30T21:52:32.155-05:00Welcome to the world of discussion posts! To be ho...Welcome to the world of discussion posts! To be honest, I also fear them, but I love that they always seem to bring up the most discussion (duh). I do often worry that people will think what I wrote is dumb or unnecessary, but then I just figure who cares? It's my blog. I definitely think you can do it! If you're coming up blank, you can always look for other discussions and try to expand on them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00814752930886955334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-66841990265538572612018-11-30T19:12:21.496-05:002018-11-30T19:12:21.496-05:00Okay first off, congrats on writing your first dis...Okay first off, congrats on writing your first discussion post...and now I really need that post on choosing a bookmark based on the book!<br />I don't do a ton of discussion posts. I think sometimes it's figuring out WHAT to write about, but also, they tend to take longer than reviews, etc. I love reading them though, and I want to try and do more! I hope you do too. :) <br /><br />-Lauren<br />www.shootingstarsmag.netShooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-5488804973199342842018-11-30T18:20:07.988-05:002018-11-30T18:20:07.988-05:00Awww, I am touched that you think I come up with i...Awww, I am touched that you think I come up with ideas, but it's a struggle. I agree with everything you've said. Trying to find a new spin or say something original, but I am usually really pleased with myself when other people are engaged. So, I will continue to post a discussion once a week, because it's a good way to challenge myself. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-27270034517723767232018-11-30T13:41:58.601-05:002018-11-30T13:41:58.601-05:00I've never done a discussion post either and I...I've never done a discussion post either and I've been blogging for over 5 years now! I can't say that I have fear of it, just that I don't feel like I have much to add or anything new to come up with, but I should re-think that because you make some excellent points! Wonderful discussion post, Tanya! :)Rachel @Waves of Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008473307411943476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-69748548920634457612018-11-30T12:06:34.994-05:002018-11-30T12:06:34.994-05:00I used to write a lot of discussion posts in my ea...I used to write a lot of discussion posts in my earlier years of blogging. There weren't as many but now so many bloggers do it and do it well that I don't feel like I have anything to add to it. And I might have a bit of discussion posts fatigue right now. <br /><br />I do do the Tell Me Something Tuesday post. I used to host something similar so that's a fun one for me and has a prompt. <br /><br />And then there's just my general laziness about blogging lately lol<br /><br />I think if there's something I feel strongly about though - I'll post. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.fwiwreviews.net" rel="nofollow">Karen @ For What It's Worth</a>Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-63814505846345439302018-11-30T10:45:07.756-05:002018-11-30T10:45:07.756-05:00I don’t blame you for being afraid of discussions....I don’t blame you for being afraid of discussions. They’re really hard to write! I’ve been blogging for 5 years and am completely out of ideas for stuff to talk about. I feel like everything has been discussed already. Every time there’s a new controversy, 1000 bloggers post about it immediately. Talking about controversial stuff is hard because what if I say something wrong and make everybody hate me? Even if I apologized, the book community isn’t forgiving of mistakes. I love reading discussions on other people’s blogs, but writing them is a struggle.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-77924941305908149452018-11-30T09:40:35.724-05:002018-11-30T09:40:35.724-05:00This made me giggle-snort, Tanya! Yeah, I think we...This made me giggle-snort, Tanya! Yeah, I think we all experience a fear of discussion posts. It's been quite a long while since I posted one. Hmm... But you're right. None of these reasons/excuses are valid. We should just *DO IT*! You're already on your way, girl! Great discussion post!! :DBookworm Brandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834408515209743135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-75183772897224720792018-11-30T06:42:28.935-05:002018-11-30T06:42:28.935-05:00<3! I totally understand this! I struggle comin...<3! I totally understand this! I struggle coming up with discussions as well, however, I do think it is interesting to read other opinions on the same topics! :) Erica Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668175232146054472noreply@blogger.com