Blogger Recognition Award!

I was so surprised when I was nominated by RisefromAshes for this Blog Recognition award! Thanks so much for the shout-out, Rise (PS: your blog is great and I really hope the people reading this check it out). Anyway, here are the ground rules for the nominees of this reward:

Rules:

1. Thank the person who nominated you and feature a link to their blog in your award post
2. Post the award banner somewhere on your blog
3. Share the reason why you started your blog
4. Share two pieces of advice that could benefit new bloggers
5. Nominate a maximum of fifteen other bloggers
6. Tell your nominees about your award post so they can participate! 

The Reason

I have been writing reviews for most of my life, and never had any intention of publishing them. Then one day I decided to embark on a pretty big literary project, and thought publishing my reviews would be a kind of springboard for that. I never realized that the blog itself would become such a passion of mine. I could end up sacking that project because- I’m gonna be honest- the idea of publishing said project gives me mucho anxiety. But regardless, I plan to persist with this blog until my dying day.

The Advice

This might sound like anti-advice, but here goes anyway: Don’t try to gain viewers. Let me explain. I learned that it’s really hard to win the numbers game. I don’t like keeping up with trends, nor am I very comfortable with social media interactions, so it’s hard to gain lots of followers quickly. It might be slow and tedious, but if you keep at it, the followers you gain little by little will likely continue to appreciate what you do.

Anyways, with that in mind, my second piece of advice: write about something you feel passionate for, and don’t be afraid to branch out. I started out with just light novels, but I then expanded into manga, games, cartoons, and other fun stuff. Sometimes, I’ll just rant. I find that my writing style is at its peak when I write about something I deeply care about. But whatever I do, the one consistent thing is that I want to do it. 

The Nominees

So who are other bloggers that I nominate? Well, I’ll name a few right now: I drink and watch anime, English Light Novels (I hope that multi-person blogs count!), and Takuto’s Anime Cafe. I hope WordPress notifies you guys that I posted links to your pages, because it’s your turn to make one of these! My work here is done, PEACE!