Lets make your blog post shine

You know that feeling when you've come up with an amazing blog post idea? You are are up all night composing this wonderful masterpiece and totally buzzed from all that caffeine. 

You finish the post and you are so damn proud of yourself. You are basically on cloud nine and there ain't no one going to bring you down.

You can't wait to hit publish and share this piece of awesome-ness with the world.

Don't.

Seriously, don't hit publish.

A guide to making your blog post shine

Are you fearless?

I fear many things.

Heights. Enclosed spaces. Failure. Rejection. A world devoid of books and gummy bears. A zombie filled apocalypse. Running out of time. Becoming invisible.

Fear has been a constant companion throughout my life. A gut wrenching, stomach churning unseen force that makes my mind race with questions. A voice that plagues me with what-if's.

Terri Cole spoke about this 'Mind Mafia' over at Tiny Buddha and she has gotten me thinking about this concept of living fearlessly. I dove into the post with a healthy dose of skepticism because the idea of being fearless has always seemed idealistic. 

Is being fearless even possible? 

Chasing that elusive inspiration

Inspiration is a funny and elusive thing. One day it's there and the next it's gone. 

We put on some tunes, grab a cup of coffee, park ourselves in front of laptops and try to create something beautiful. 
After a hour of aimlessly scrolling through our twitter feed we are left with fingers hovering our keyboards and staring at a blank white screen.

We all need something. Something to keep us moved. Something to us fill us with the need to create something wonderfully awesome. Something to inspire us.

During my one month offline project I learnt a few things about inspiration that I want to share with you. Cause you know, I'm awesome like that. ;)

What going offline taught me

So I'm back. 

After one whole month of no blogging, no reviewing, no blog-related tweeting/e-mailing and most importantly a month of doing exactly what I pleased I'm back.

So settle in because in this half blogging lesson/half life lesson post I'm going to tell you about my experience on going offline and why I decided to take the plunge.

With exams coming up and a reading/blogging slump looming I was forced to take a break. And with a little help from Miranti's post at Pen & Peplum on Planning for a time offline I was able to make this sabbatical a great one.

Taking a step back made me look at things in a different perspective. I started realizing that blogging had become a chore for me because I was continuing do things that I didn't really enjoy doing. 

Everyone were doing so many amazing things on their blogs and I was feeling just stuck in this rut. 

Then it  hit me-I needed a time out ASAP.

So now that I'm back all I can say you HAVE to give it a go. Going offline may have been the best thing I ever did this year. 

And here's what I've learnt-

CATCH YOU ON THE FLIPSIDE!

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2013 has been quite the year, a bit of good and a bit of bad-Can't believe that an entire year is over!

 So anyway, there will be a lot of changes to look forward to in 2014-Lots of new stuff and I'm definitely excited for it. :)

What's a New Year without Bucket Lists, New Year Resolutions and plans right? So I'll be back with those in January.

I want to thank each and every blog reader for visiting Say It with Books *VIRTUAL HUGS TO ALL OF YOU*

A huge thank you and a cookie for all those amazing people who stopped by and left lovely comments-You guys made my day!

And all my book-ish buddies on Twitter, Goodreads, Facebook and all those awesome-sauce fellow bloggers - I ♥ you.

Before I say good-bye to 2013 I'd like to share some of my favorite posts on the blogs with you guys-Enjoy! :)

Favorite Discussions:

• Do We Readers Have Rights Too?
• Discussion : Childhood Books That Stood The Test of Time - Part I
• What Do You Look For In A Book Review? : From An Author's POV
• why women read New Adult fiction - S Walden
• Characters – Love Them or Hate Them?
• Blogging with R & N: Co-Blogging
• 5 Things That Will Make Your Blog Standout