What’s a blogging slump?

A slump is a slowdown in an activity. I always imagined a blogging slump to be that cosy, lazy process when you simply don’t want to focus on your blog and choose to focus on something else. Turns out, it’s not always true. I simply had to do other things, but I was really missing my blog and the community. So hi guys, how are you?

The other end of the tunnel

Now when I’m back I thought I’d turn this experience into a positive one summing up those things I noticed while trying to return. I’ll also ask you some questions and if you want to reply to any of them, please, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. My hope is that both the post and the comments will be helpful to other people who are going through similar situations.

Here is how it was for me

I dreaded returning to a project that remained untouched for so long

I think it was one of the main obstacles that kept me away for longer. I felt as if I’d been neglecting a hungry monster and it could now eat me up when I’d finally turn up at the doors. Luckily, it was a mistake. No monsters behind the doors, just dear old blog and lots of familiar people in the comments and Twitter replies.

Replying to comments and messages

This has been my main priority because it’s the people I’m here for. They did help me get back on track.

Something super exciting happened while I was away

I’ve been featured in an article called The 19 Best Book Blogs to Read in 2019 by Scribendi!!!

Of course, I’m over the moon about it, and it also encouraged me to come back here sooner.

My genius plan on how to avoid such long breaks in the future

I’ll try to schedule several posts ahead so that if the trouble does happen again I will be able to still stay connected with everybody while not having to spend time on writing new posts.

Questions to you

• What’s your experience with blog slumps or any other long breaks in your projects?
• Do you dread returning to a project after you have stayed away for some time?
• What is the thing you try to address first once you do return?
• Has anything exciting ever happened to the project while you were away? Did it help you return?
• Do you think there’s a way to avoid slumps?

Hope to hear back from you! Wishing you inspiration and enough time to do what you love doing!

If you want to chat more, here’s my first post with blogsitential questions.

If you are nominated in the post and you want to continue passing the award to others you will also need to answer the questions, leave the links to bloggers and ask 11 questions of your own. You’ll also need to post the award logo and the rules.

I’m mentioning you in this post because I like your blog. There’s no pressure for you to write any posts. It’s all done for fun.

So, here we go.

I’m very thankful to N S Ford for nominating me! She’s an awesome blogger who posts meaningful comments and is very interesting to talk to.

Here are her questions and my answers:

What’s your talent? (everyone’s got at least one!)

They say I take good photos That’s my picture in the top of the post. I took it while running, and with my phone, so when I’m more focused and have a proper camera I can do even better.

Do you read more e-books or print books?

E-books, although print books are better.

Favourite fairytale character?

I don’t have one. But I’d find a flying carpet very handy.

Place you’d most like to visit:

Waterstones bookshop in Edinburgh.

What do you usually have for breakfast?

Put a peeled banana on a plate. Pour lots of peanut butter over it. Consume with a large mug of coffee. Repeat several times a day.

A celebrity you would really like to meet:

Ernest Hemingway, but it’s possible only through reading his book.

Something that makes you laugh:

This photo I took for one of my posts:

If you could time travel, which historical period would you go to?

I wouldn’t go. I find any historical period spookier than the current one.

The book you have read the most times:

Master and Margarita. It’s the only book I’ve read more than once.

Favourite thing about blogging:

Letting the thoughts free and out into a post.

Sun or moon?

I’ll take anything if it’s not summer sun. Several weeks of +35C have been more than enough.

And here are my questions:

1. If you could change an ending of a book what book would it be and how would you change the ending?

2. What do you think is the most overpriced piece of technology?

3. What’s the most stunning view you’ve ever seen?

4. Do you think presents from Santa is a cute holiday story or it’s a lie?

5. Do you have a plan for your future posts or you blog as inspiration comes?

6. What’s the most exotic dish you’ve ever tried?

7. Do you know what the word “tintinnabulary” means?

8. What’s the longest you’ve been without the Internet in the recent 5 years?

9. If you could have any superpower what superpower would you choose to have?

10. What animal do you find the most interesting?

11. What question would you ask me?

I’m nominating the following bloggers:

1. Neo Watercolour, my friend of many epochs. She is an amazing artist!

2. Heretherebespiders, who is also my friend of many years and also loves books.

3. Sledpress, who’s also been there since the beginning of my blogging days (in other blogs) and who is amazing and writes beautifully!

4. Same Scene Different Story. I love the idea of this blog. I find it interesting and original.

5. Excuse My Reading. I always trust Ova’s book recommendations.

6. Umut Reviews. Umut is another book blogger who recommends great books.

7. Inge is a very friendly book review blogger who I like talking to.

8. Timothy posts about travelling, and there is even a post about Montenegro! (The country where I live.)

9. Renard posts about blogging and he’s very friendly and communicative.

10. I met Lost in Twitter and she’s very friendly too.

11. I met Evelina in Twitter too. She has lots of helpful info on blogging and she’s very supportive.

I’m inviting everybody to answer any of my questions. If you want to speak on any topics from the questions, please, post your replies wherever you want to, just let me know where I can find them. N S Ford, I don’t remember where we talked about it, but I remember you said you would also be able to answer my questions even if you cannot be nominated. So, if you want to, you are welcome.

Let’s use this post as an opportunity to chat!