Feature and Follow Friday

Feature & Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read.  From their sites -

Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers -- but you have to know -- the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.

 What sets this Hop apart from others, is our Feature. Each week we will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. 

 Each week there is a question that everyone answers so we can get to know each other better.  This weeks question is:  

 What do you hope to accomplish with your blog? Is it to one day become an author yourself, just for fun, maybe get some online attention, or maybe something very different?

My blog is a just for fun thing.  The only thing I really hope to accomplish is to get others reading some really good books and to introduce others to some great Canadian books.  I enjoy writing and have done some freelance stuff, but that's all non-fiction.  Maybe one day I'll write a book,  I won't rule anything out, but for now my blog is a fun way for me to connect with other readers.

How about you?  What do you hope to accomplish with your blog?  Thanks for stopping by this week. If you like what you see, feel free to follow any way you want, I hope that you'll find your next great read here.

Comments

  1. ChristinaOctober 5, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    I totally agree! Great answer!

    Old follower.

    Christina @ Ensconced in YA
    My FF

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  2. UnknownOctober 5, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    Hello stopping ny the FF and became a new follower, Here's my link


    Pagegirlspageofbookreviews

    Thanks

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  3. NinaOctober 5, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    I agree with your answer! It's for fun. :)
    Have a great weekend.

    J'adore Happy Endings

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  4. Alison Can ReadOctober 5, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    Hopping through. I'd love to get into freelance writing sometime. How do you branch into it?
    My Hop

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    1. ShanOctober 5, 2012 at 1:20 PM

      Hi Alison. I got started with freelance writing through friends who needed the help. A good place to start is to think about what you read and check out their writer submission guidelines!

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  5. HannahOctober 5, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    It's totally all about having fun! Great answer! New follower! Stop by MY F&F?

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  6. Angela's Anxious LifeOctober 5, 2012 at 8:35 PM

    Glancing through your blog it looks to me like you read a wide variety of books. I love that. I too read everything (except non-fiction). Thanks for stopping by my FF! Angie
    Angela's Anxious Life

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