It’s already a week into the new year and I’m barely getting to my reading goals for this year. Well, better late than never!
Read 20 books
My Goodreads Reading Challenge for this year is to read at least 20 books, I know it’s doable, maybe a bit of a stretch, but still doable. Seeing as the start to my new year has seen no motivation to read, I’d say we’re off to a bad start. Don’t worry, I’ve got just the remedy for this book slump.
Read more from authors of color
Seeing as 2019 is shaping up to be a great year for new and emerging authors of color I can’t say this will be too hard. 2018 lacked diversity in my reading and I’d love it if I could read nothing but books by authors of color. So if you’ve got any suggestions for me, go ahead and let me know!
Reread 2 great books
I bet you could guess the one and only book I know without a doubt I’ll be rereading in 2019, the other one? No clue. I want to get in the habit of rereading books I’ve thoroughly enjoyed.
Read more nonfiction
I read more nonfiction in 2018 than I think I ever have in my life. Still not enough by my standards. Nonfiction is a genre I want to stop being so intimidated by and just sit back and read it.
Read more audiobooks
Want to read more, period? Read audiobooks. I’m not used to audiobooks so this is uncharted territory for me. That and up until recently audiobooks weren’t that accessible or affordable. Then I learned about Libby, an app that connects to your library’s catalog so that you can checkout and download free audiobooks and ebooks. The only downside is that there are limited titles and copies available at any given time. If you’re patient you can always hold an item and wait your turn. And if you’re not so patient I hear Scribd is an affordable alternative to Audible.
Create a reading schedule
This one may have to wait until, y’know, I actually have a set schedule. Seeing as my work schedule tends to be all over the damn place we’re just going to make it easy on ourselves and stick to 30 minutes a day.
We got the bookish goals out of the way, now for some goals I have in mind for the blog.
Be active on social media (insta and twitter)
Yes, as a matter of fact I have an Instagram and Twitter account you’re welcome to follow me on, but I should warn you, I’m not actively using them. This year I want to start by making my first Instagram post and keep up with content on both platforms.
Create a blog post schedule
I post pretty consistently on here but posting is nevertheless sporadic. So to make life easier on you I want to keep with a schedule. I can’t promise loads of content but once a week seems to be perfect for me. I’ll have more information as I get back into the swing of things.
Find a new blogging platform
As you can tell I’m using wix for my site and it’s been very user friendly and what can I say it looks good? But there are definitely loads of features missing that’d make your experience reading my posts (old and new) that much better.
That's it for my 2019 Reading Resolutions, what are some of your's?
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