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\"bookworm<\/p>\n

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a proper discussion on the blog. June was unproductive for me, and on some fronts, July looks like it might be the same. But I’ve had this in my drafts for a while, and I’ve finally gotten down to actually finishing up this post!<\/p>\n

\"twitter<\/p>\n

I think almost all book bloggers agree that twitter chats are a good basis for not just getting to know more bloggers and getting to interact with more like-minded people, but also for finding more books to add to our TBRs! (Maybe too many? Nah. No such thing as too many!)<\/p>\n

I was taking part in a few twitter chats before I had switched blog platforms from Tumblr to WordPress, and I have enjoyed each chat I have participated in. I think I was lucky, when I started participating in chats, because the time differences meant the chats were happening around lunch time for me!<\/p>\n

(Now? Not so much. Early mornings are not my friends.)<\/p>\n

There are a few chats I try to always take part in – and a few more I’ve been missing by just a few hours because the timings don’t match. But someday! For those chats? Someday.<\/p>\n

\"nori<\/p>\n

The first chat I ever participated in was Nori @ ReadWriteLove28<\/a>‘s #RQWN<\/em>. #RQWN<\/em> stands for Random Questions With Nori, and it is hosted infrequently. But it is ALWAYS fun. And fair warning, it inevitably brings up food. Be prepared to get hungry during the chat.<\/p>\n

\"brittany<\/p>\n

Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles<\/a> hosts #BBT<\/em>C every Sunday at 8PM EST. #BBTC<\/em> stands for Book-Themed Twitter Chats, and every week, Brittany hosts a chat about a different upcoming novel. Not only does Brittany post teasers from the novel, the author is always a part of the chat too!<\/p>\n

\"emren<\/p>\n

\"thebooktraveler<\/p>\n

Every last Tuesday of the month, Emily @ Emily Reads Everything<\/a> and Sarah @ The Book Traveler<\/a> host #BHPChat<\/em>, or Blog Hop Party Chat. I’ve only participated in one of these so far, but I had SO MUCH FUN, and I’m hoping to participate in July’s #BHPChat<\/em> later this month.<\/p>\n

\"kaycee<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, timings have not matched up for me to participate in either #Fandomso<\/em> or #yafeministchat<\/em>, both hosted by Kristen @ Kaycee Writes<\/a>. But I’ve gone through the hashtag on twitter, and it looks like the chats were quite the discussions! Definitely going to try and be there for the next chat.<\/p>\n

\"storysocial<\/p>\n

#storysocial<\/em> is hosted every Wednesday at 9PM EST by Kristen @ She’s Novel<\/a> and Jenny @ Blots & Plots<\/a>. This is a chat for writers, but it’s definitely given me inspiration for blog posts, and made me think more about what I’m reading. It’s a little more slow-moving than the bookish chats, but it’s widened my circle of writing friends quite a bit.<\/p>\n

I am sure there are more chats. I’ve seen fellow blogger friends participate in other chats that I have not been able to make, for whatever reason. But these? These are the ones I love and have had a chance to participate with.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on twitter chats? Which ones have you participated in?<\/p>\n

\"2016-04-12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a proper discussion on the blog. June was unproductive for me, and on some fronts, July looks like it might be the same. But I’ve had this in my drafts for a while, and I’ve finally gotten down to actually finishing up this post! I think almost all book bloggers agree that twitter chats are a good basis for not just getting to know more bloggers and getting to interact with more like-minded people, but also for finding more books to add to our TBRs! (Maybe too many? Nah. No such thing as too many!) I was taking part in a few twitter chats before I had switched blog platforms from Tumblr to WordPress, and I have enjoyed each chat I have participated in. I think I was lucky, when I started participating in chats, because the time differences meant the chats were happening around lunch time for me! (Now? Not so much. Early mornings are not my friends.) There are a few chats I try to always take part in – and a few more I’ve been missing by just a few hours because the timings don’t match. But someday! For those chats? Someday. The first chat I ever participated in was Nori @ ReadWriteLove28‘s #RQWN. #RQWN stands for Random Questions With Nori, and it is hosted infrequently. But it is ALWAYS fun. And fair warning, it inevitably brings up food. Be prepared to get hungry during the chat. Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles hosts #BBTC every Sunday at 8PM EST. #BBTC stands for Book-Themed Twitter Chats, and every week, Brittany hosts a chat about a different upcoming novel. Not only does Brittany post teasers from the novel, the author is always a part of the chat too! Every last Tuesday of the month, Emily @ Emily Reads Everything and Sarah @ The Book Traveler host #BHPChat, or Blog Hop Party Chat. I’ve only participated in one of these so far, but I had SO MUCH FUN, and I’m hoping to participate in July’s #BHPChat later this month. Unfortunately, timings have not matched up for me to participate in either #Fandomso or #yafeministchat, both hosted by Kristen @ Kaycee Writes. But I’ve gone through the hashtag on twitter, and it looks like the chats were quite the discussions! Definitely going to try and be there for the next chat. #storysocial is hosted every Wednesday at 9PM EST by Kristen @ She’s Novel and Jenny @ Blots & Plots. This is a chat for writers, but it’s definitely given me inspiration for blog posts, and made me think more about what I’m reading. It’s a little more slow-moving than the bookish chats, but it’s widened my circle of writing friends quite a bit. I am sure there are more chats. I’ve seen fellow blogger friends participate in other chats that I have not been able to make, for whatever reason. But these? These are the ones I love and have had a chance to participate with. What are your thoughts on twitter chats? Which ones have you participated in?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[64,131,59],"class_list":["post-593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discussion-post","tag-discussion","tag-hashtag-twitter-book-chats","tag-writings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":801,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions\/801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}