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Welcome to Njkinny’s World of Books and to the Sunday Feature! 🙂
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“Sunday Star Blogger Feature & Sneak Peak” is a weekly feature where I’ll feature a star blogger with an awesome blog who I will choose from the bloggers who participate in this feature, from amongst the comments I receive. Apart from this I and all the bloggers who participate are required to share their upcoming week’s schedule for their blog like upcoming reviews, features, interviews, giveaways etc. If you are not sure of your schedule then no problem, share your tentative plans. 🙂
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Rules:
Follow these simple rules to have fun and gain followers. 🙂
- (Required) Follow the Host (Njkinny’s World of Books) and the Featured Blogger.
- Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
- Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
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- If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers.
Every week I will select one star blogger from the blogs that comment/participate in this feature.
PS: If you organize and host Blog Hops then enter your hop link on my Blog Hops page! 🙂
This week’s Featured Blogger is:
Kimberly from Fantasy is more fun.
Q1.
Tell us something about yourself.
Tell us something about yourself.
I’m originally a New Yorker,
but spent my teenage years in Texas and consider myself a Texan. What can I say
– I like warm/hot weather! I’m currently in my 3rd year as a
graduate student of Medieval History working on my PhD – and that’s why I need
my blog. To keep myself sane!
but spent my teenage years in Texas and consider myself a Texan. What can I say
– I like warm/hot weather! I’m currently in my 3rd year as a
graduate student of Medieval History working on my PhD – and that’s why I need
my blog. To keep myself sane!
Q2. When did you first get the idea to blog? When did you start
this blog?
this blog?
Well I started
an extremely bad blog when I started Grad School called Undergrad2Grad. The
idea was that I would write about the transition to grad school. I think I had
6 posts in 2 years and maybe twice as many visitors. So I thought I wasn’t a
blogger – turned out I didn’t have the right topic yet.
an extremely bad blog when I started Grad School called Undergrad2Grad. The
idea was that I would write about the transition to grad school. I think I had
6 posts in 2 years and maybe twice as many visitors. So I thought I wasn’t a
blogger – turned out I didn’t have the right topic yet.
Then last year I
met some book bloggers on Shelfari. I loved their blogs and decided to give it
a go. The rest is history.
met some book bloggers on Shelfari. I loved their blogs and decided to give it
a go. The rest is history.
Q3.
How did you come up with this name for your blog?
How did you come up with this name for your blog?
Fantasy in general (Urban,
more specifically) is my favorite genre so I wanted the blog name to convey
that – but also apply to all books. Even the most realistic book is an escape
from our world and into a fantasy one. And I read them because it’s way more
fun than real life – hence, “Fantasy is More Fun” (it was going to be Fantasy
is More Fun than Real Life, but my brother convinced me that was a mouthful)
more specifically) is my favorite genre so I wanted the blog name to convey
that – but also apply to all books. Even the most realistic book is an escape
from our world and into a fantasy one. And I read them because it’s way more
fun than real life – hence, “Fantasy is More Fun” (it was going to be Fantasy
is More Fun than Real Life, but my brother convinced me that was a mouthful)
Q4.
What is your blog about?
What is your blog about?
I blog about all kinds of
books – though a huge focus is fantasy and audio books.
books – though a huge focus is fantasy and audio books.
I also have a weekly
discussion post and participate in a couple memes.
discussion post and participate in a couple memes.
3x a year I co-host the
Clean Out Your E-Reader Challenge (called COYER) where we try to read AND
review as many free ebooks as possible. We just finished our second month and
it was a blast.
Clean Out Your E-Reader Challenge (called COYER) where we try to read AND
review as many free ebooks as possible. We just finished our second month and
it was a blast.
Q5.
What’s the best thing that has happened to you because of blogging?
What’s the best thing that has happened to you because of blogging?
So many things! I’ve made
great friends, discovered books I never would have, gotten to know authors
personally, and found an outlet for the stress of grad school. And I’ve finally
started writing that UF book that I’ve had in my head for a while – I don’t
know if I would have had the courage to go for it without my blog.
great friends, discovered books I never would have, gotten to know authors
personally, and found an outlet for the stress of grad school. And I’ve finally
started writing that UF book that I’ve had in my head for a while – I don’t
know if I would have had the courage to go for it without my blog.
Q6.
What is the one special thing about your blog that sets it apart from all the
other similar blogs out there?
What is the one special thing about your blog that sets it apart from all the
other similar blogs out there?
Um probably my personality.
I’m a little bit crazy and I like to speak my mind – and my personality really
comes through in my posts. I do a bit of everything from reviews to discussions to keep it super
fun.
I’m a little bit crazy and I like to speak my mind – and my personality really
comes through in my posts. I do a bit of everything from reviews to discussions to keep it super
fun.
Q7.
What are your future plans for your blog?
What are your future plans for your blog?
I just want to keep going
strong. Sure I’d love more followers, but it’s already way more successful than
I ever dreamed it would be, so I can’t complain!
strong. Sure I’d love more followers, but it’s already way more successful than
I ever dreamed it would be, so I can’t complain!
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quick top 5 with Kimberly:
quick top 5 with Kimberly:
1.
Favorite past time? Reading! Or playing video
games…
Favorite past time? Reading! Or playing video
games…
2.
Favorite tourist destination? ANY beautiful
beach
Favorite tourist destination? ANY beautiful
beach
3.
Favorite Book? Pride and Prejudice by Jane
Austen
Favorite Book? Pride and Prejudice by Jane
Austen
4.
Love at first sight or love after a long
courtship? Long Courtship
Love at first sight or love after a long
courtship? Long Courtship
5.
Tea or coffee? Tea!
Tea or coffee? Tea!
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Sneak Peak into the Upcoming Week @ Njkinny’s World of Books
Upcoming Reviews:
Embers of Light and The Sacred Secret
The Recluse Storyteller
India Was One
Hidden Riches
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 1)
Taking Back Sunday (Incarnate Series)
The Search
Upcoming/Ongoing Features or Tours:
End of COYER challenge
Book Tour and Review
Biweekly Feature every Monday and Thursday
Blogging 101 –> Every alternative day.
Weekly feature every Friday.
Weekly feature every Friday.
Weekly Feature every Tuesday
Weekly feature every Friday.
Miscellaneous Ramblings by Njkinny
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Linkup your schedule for next week and come connect with new Bloggers in this hop! 🙂
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Thanks Nikita for featuring me 🙂 And I'm so sorry that I screwed up and put my post up late – but it's there now! For some reason I thought I had to do it tomorrow night, not tonight!
I'll look forward to your Black Dagger Brotherhood review – I recently read and reviewed that book, so I'm curious to see if you agreed with me 😉 Have a great week!
No problem Kim..I had read this series till book 7 last year and so loved it..Now I'll reread and review..I hope you also enjoyed the first book..Will post my review soon..:) 🙂