5 Bloggers (I Would Like To) Work With

Today, I get the decision of choosing bloggers I'd like to work with. 
My reaction:

Thanks, sassy cat. Your words are wisdom. But seriously. I was doubtful of this. Did I HAVE to choose this prompt. Nope. Did I do it anyways? Yep. 

So here we go.

And know that anyone in my introductory post was NO put on this list. But I'd love to collaborate with ALL of those bloggers too. (Even though Mish dear would just be done with me and give me Sydney to pet gently. Wait. She wouldn't do that. Oh never mind..) 

The Social Potato Team (Aka All of Them)

I couldn't simply choose one potato. They're all amazing. (And highly delicious when baked. I'm kidding. That's called cannibalism. Wait. Am I allowed to talk about this on a blog? I dunno... Let me consult The Great Blogger List of Things You Can and Cannot Do. Oh...erm...let's see...ugh...never mind.) 

"Why, Oh High and Mighty Wren?" (Yeah, I went there. Deal with it.) Because these guys are creative and classy and insert-complimentary-word-that-starts-with-c-here. And...honestly? I love their work. They're funny and honest. They have amazing prints. (Which my iPad refuses to allow. So I have anime wallpapers instead. Curse you, iPad 4. Grr...) 

And also they are very nice people. 

What type of post would we do? An awesome fanfiction/fanart/whatever-those-wallpaper-things-are-called-fanpapers? mashup. It'll be totally awesome since I have no lack of writing skills. (Who am I kidding? My writing sucks. Haha.)

Jamie from Books and Ladders

Have you met Jamie? She's really cool. And totally random. But aren't we all? Hm? Admit it. I met her on Twitter, and I really admire her. Not to mention the fact that she's all about Air Awakens. That's a plus, and I haven't even read the book! 

What type of post would we do? Why am I asking this? I don't know! Maybe this awesome author promotion thing. Ooh. That'd be cool, right? Or fanfiction for Air Awakens. (After I get it, of course. Stupid library. Not having books wasn't in the contract. -waggles finger condescendingly-)

Brittany from Brittany's Book Rambles

We met on a Twitter chat. I'm not sure which. But she was all about the Grisha-verse. And through her I met Melanie. Another awesome blogger. And through the two of them, I decided to cosplay as the Darkling. One day. When I learn to sew. Or at least use the sewing machine. Haha. 

Brownie points for being related to an author. (It's The Girl From Everywhere's Heidi Heilig.) 

What type of post would we do? Probably some Grisha thing. (Ha. It sounds so passe. 'Some Grisha thing'. We'd probably be fangirling the entire time. Maybe a three-way post with Melanie too. That'd be chill.) 

Nicola from Queen of the Bookshelves

Did you know that she hosts the Fledgling Author Chat? It's true. Not that that makes her totally cool. She's cool because she's nice and funny. But also because of #FAC16. That too. 

What type of post would we do? I'm not sure again. But I love Nicola's chat. So maybe an expose on Twitter chats? Hmmm. That's a good topic actually. 

Fallon from Seeing Double in Neverland

Fallon is such a dear. She's giving me ARCs for goodness sake! And she gave me some really awesome advice. 

What type of post would we do? Probably a from more experienced blogger to newbie to newbie. Sorta a how-to slash help post. 

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Dear Mackenzie Bishop of 'The Archived' by Victoria Schwab

Dear Mackenzie Bishop of The Archived by Victoria Schwab, 
How do I start this? I'm not sure. Ugh. Scratch that. Let's start again.

Dear Mackenzie Bishop of The Archived by Victoria Schwab, 

You're lovely. No...that sounds creepy. 

Dear Mackenzie Bishop of The Archived by Victoria Schwab, 

I love you. WHOA there. Hold your horses.

Dear Mackenzie Bishop of The Archived by Victoria Schwab, 

You're my hero. Nope...that's not necessarily true.

Dear Mackenzie Bishop of The Archived by Victoria Schwab,

Thank you for helping me figure out my life.

Thank you for showing me that girls can be tough too.

Thank you for showing me that relationships aren't all instalove.

Thank you for showing me that family is important.

Thank you for showing me the key to the Archive. Oh...wait.  

But...I just want to say...thanks. For everything. 

Love, Sincerely, Honestly, Hugs and Kisses, All the Best, Best Wishes, Warmest Regards, Yours Truly, 

Simply Thanks, 

Wren 

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Things I Want The Book Blogging Community To Talk About

I adore the blogging community. I really do. But I do think that there can be more.

We do talk about things, but I feel like certain bookish or non-bookish topics need to be covered more. 

1) We're all flawed

Admit it. You're not the same person in real life than who you are when you are blogging. I know I'm now. I'm not afraid to admit it. In real life, I'm crazy and sometimes funny and weird and maybe smart. Online, I'm sassy and smirky and quick to a joke. I'm not that in real life. I want to show that we're all flawed. To new bloggers or bloggers without a lot of readers, it might seem like the 'bigger' blogs are these perfect people. When they're human like the rest of us. 

2) ARCs are attainable by everyone

ARCs are attainable by everyone. I found this out not so recently. But it seems odd to some. Especially new bloggers. They want the big views and big numbers to get the ARCs, to get the attention. Sure, that does make it better for people to see you, but don't forget that ARCs are marketing tools to get the hype up.

Jillian really sums this up on her post about why she stopped caring about ARCs. I love ARCs like the next blogger but still. The people behind the books are important too.  

3) Mental health, sexuality, gender orientation, etc 

This is actually a great little graphic for your sexuality/gender needs. Helped me figure out a lot of LGBT+ stuff. 

I feel like there are so many books about this. But bloggers don't really share their stories. Maybe their mom had PTSD. Maybe their sister is gay. I dunno. I want to hear stories like this to make me feel not alone. I'm the weird one, remember? Especially with people who like books and blogging and, maybe even, anime. I want to relate. 

4) We're all in the same boat

We all want the books. We all want to review. We all fangirl/fanboy/fanwarrior/fan-whatever. We're all bloggers. So why do we act like someone's better? We're all totally awesome people who are totally awesome at what we do. So don't hurt someone who you think is better than you. Learn from there. There is no shame in asking.

And if you need help, I'm always here. 

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