Can you still grow a blog in 2023?

 

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With the rise of video sharing platforms and viewership, are blogs still relevant in 2023?

Blogs first became popular when blogging platforms like Tumblr and blogger were created. There was a surge in blogging in the late 2010s with seemingly many bloggers becoming popular on platforms like Twitter and working with companies.

Where I Get Books From

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Hi everyone! How are you doing? What have you been reading lately?

My reading has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I have somehow read a lot this year. I think this is mainly down to reading graphic novels and audiobooks. I've been reading a mix of physical books, ebooks and audiobooks. With life and chronic illness I am wondering whether to go back to mainly reading via audio. 

Here are some places where I read, including some really great resources.

Cosy Games I've Been Enjoying 1

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I've been getting really into playing cosy games lately. For me this encompasses relaxing games that I can pause and put down at any time, cute graphics and objectives to aim for on a smaller scale. Here are some cosy games I've been enjoying lately (I'll be posting more about cosy games in the future!).

Cult of the Lamb (PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5)

This is the game that kicked off my recent burst in wanting to playing cosy games. This is a game with adorable character graphics and dark humour. You play as a lamb who creates a cult, you have to build and grow your community and area and explore and battle in quick dungeons. There are lots of goals to work towards like unlocking all of the upgrades for your area and defeating all of the bosses, as well as getting new animals to join you. Highly recommend! 

Winner Takes All by Claris Lam

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Title: “Winner Takes All”
Author: Claris Lam
Genre: Mystery (subgenre is amateur sleuth murder mystery)
Where to read: https://books2read.com/u/4EL8ro

Synopsis: “Aubri Harlow thinks she's found her dream vacation after winning a contest to an exclusive island resort for a whole week. However, her dream quickly turns into a nightmare when her ex-boyfriend Colin, ex-girlfriend Renee, and former university classmate Bastian end up on the same island as fellow contest winners.

Even worse? Colin is found dead barely a day into the vacation. Terrible weather prevents the police from arriving on the island to investigate. To keep herself safe, as well as her other companions, Aubri must find out who the killer is…or risk becoming the next target.”

Inspiration for the book: I was inspired by reading several mystery novels and authors, including Agatha Christie, Shari Lapena, and Lisa Jackson. I had such an entertaining time reading mysteries that I figured, why not try writing my own?

Kitra by Gideon Marcus

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Title: Kitra
Author: Gideon Marcus

Genre: YA Space Adventure

Where to buy: https://journeypress.com/titles/kitra/

Synopsis:

Stranded in space: no fuel, no way home… and no one coming to help.

From the pen of Hugo Finalist Gideon Marcus comes the found-family, YA Space Adventure you’ve been waiting for:

Nineteen-year-old Kitra Yilmaz dreams of traveling the galaxy like her Ambassador mother. But soaring in her glider is the closest she can get to touching the stars — until she stakes her inheritance on a salvage Navy spaceship.

On its shakedown cruise, Kitra’s ship plunges into hyperspace, stranding Kitra and her crew light years away. Tensions rise between Kitra and her shipmates: the handsome programmer, Fareedh; Marta, biologist and Kitra’s ex-girlfriend; Peter, the panicking engineer; and the oddball alien navigator, Pinky.

Now, running low on air and food, it’ll take all of them working together to get back home.