Happy Thursday!!
I interview a lot of authors, we all do. And it is really a lot of fun, right? But who is it behind those interviews? You!!! So now I want to interview you! This post will run every Thursday (give or take a day due to scheduling) as long as I have people who want to be interviewed! Check out the tab up there in my tab index for this feature. That's where you can check out past interviews, upcoming bloggers, and sign up for your own interview! :)
Today we have a really awesome blogger who I have gotten the great joy of getting to know a little bit. Kimberly at Kimba The Caffeinated Book Reviewer!! Below is her interview, so check that out and then go follow her all over her page. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!
Now on with the show!
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Hi Kimberly! Thank
you for agreeing to interview with me! Welcome to Fictional Candy!
Hi Liz It’s good to be here!
Let’s start with the basics.
You run Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Please tell us a bit about your website, if
you will?
It’s a book blog sharing book reviews, bookish new, blog
tours, author interview, giveaways and so much more.
And your blogoversary was just on August 15. How does that feel?
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I was participating in the meme IMM and I wanted something
more. It is almost impossible to visit
every blog I love and I would often miss posts that had something I would like
to read. So I wanted a place to share what happened on the blog the week before
and what is coming up in the week ahead.
So the Sunday Post is a weekly news feed where you highlight
past posts, share upcoming events and showcase your book haul. It has been very successful and I think those
that participate would agree they see more comments and increased traffic from
it. Everyone kind of personalizes their
newsletter which I think is cool. Some share personal news and others Vlog.
Did you find it a bit nerve-wracking to start your own meme,
or were you fairly confident of the success to follow?
Heck yes! I knew what I wanted to do but wasn’t sure anyone
else would like it. That first post waiting to see if anyone would link up was
nerve racking! *eep* It has grown weekly
and I am really happy about it. It’s a commitment because people depend on the
link each week and I still get excited when I see people link up.
What prompted you to begin book blogging?
And what genres are your favorites to feature on your
website?
I review everything from fiction toYA to Horror. I love all genres and so I provide quite an
eclectic mix. My followers range in age from 15 to 76! So I
have something for everyone. While I
read only mainstream novels, I do give
advisories for sexual content, foul language and violence at the top of my
reviews.
Now that you have been at this a year, what do you think is
the easiest and the hardest part of maintaining an active and successful book
blog such as yours?
The reading is the easiest *grins* I am very organized and
have my posts scheduled. When I first
started I had trouble saying no to ARC’s and found myself with 16 reviews in a
month! *gasps* Well, I did them. Truth be told I didn’t sleep much but I
learned a lesson fast! Now I only
accepting 8 ARC’s a month and then I
fill in books around those. I still have trouble with that..but books are my weakness.
Do you have a favorite book that you absolutely recommend
out all the time?
I have a list a mile long so I will just name a few. A classic would be To Kill A Mocking Bird and
Harry Potter. Current books would be The Passage, anything by Sarah MacLean and
the Newsflesh Trilogy. For YA I would
say Throne of Glass, Grave Mercy and This is Not a Test.
Kimberly – if you could bring one villain and one hero to
life for one day from any book, who and what book(s) would they be from?
Ooh this is a tough one! I am going to rip them right from
the Hollows and say Al and Rachel. I just want to sit down and have coffee with
them and maybe scold them for some of the stupid things they have done. Then
feed them cake!
What are your goals for the next year for Kimba The
Caffeinated Book Reviewer?
I am already working on one of my goals and that is to host
my own read-a-thon and do a theme
month. During the month of October I
have a theme, “Things that Go Bump in the Night”. All month long I will be posting
reviews of horror, mystery, suspense-thriller
and paranormal genre books. I have guest
posts and giveaways as well. To start it off I am hosting a read-a-thon called
Fraterfest. It’s from October 5 to the 8th. There will be
challenges, prizes and a twitter party! I love read-a-thons it is a great way
to attack your TBR pile, meet fellow bloggers and have a great time.
My second goal: Vlogging ..*eep* I really would like to
expand and do reviews and post on youtube.
And since your blog is so successful in its first year, what
kind of advice would you give someone new to the book blogging world?
Network, write honest and fair reviews, connect through
twitter, facebook etc. The ARC’s will come! Focus on building friendships and
sharing your reviews. Stuck? Reach out, bloggers are wonderful people who love
helping fellow bloggers.
As you know, social media is a huge part of book
blogging. Do you have any favorite
outlets?
My kids laugh at me because I am all over the social media.
I love twitter and my facebook page but love pinterest and tumblr as well. As I
said I want to add youtube too, maybe this year ? I would be lost without my
friends on Goodreads and B&N. They rock my face off.
And while we are on the topic of the web, what is a favorite
website of yours, and why?
I love to browse the
publisher’s websites and facebook pages.
I spend a lot of time at B&N on the book club boards. Of course I
spend a ton of time on book blog sites and you can see a few of my favorites on
my blogroll.
Do you ever have books that you would classify as DNF (Did
Not Finish) and how do you handle those?
Sadly, I am horrible at DNFing a book. I am always so afraid
the book will become wonderful and I will miss something! *sighs and hangs
head* I have however become extremely selective in the books I chose whether it
be an arc or purchase.
And lastly, is there a book release coming up soon that you
just can’t wait for?
Yes, The Twelve by Justin Cronin it will be out in October J
Thank you so much for taking the time to talk with me today!
It was really nice getting to know you a bit more!
Thanks Liz it has been so much fun hanging out with you here
at Fictional Candy! Doesn’t her blog
rock your face off ? Congrats on the recent nominations for the Blogger awards.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Twitter : https://twitter.com/kimbacaffeinate
User name: Kimba88 at Barnes and Noble, Amazon and Smashwords
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/kimbacaffeinate/
