Philippa Dowding's Blog - Posts Tagged "blogger"

As December 2017 draws to a close, I realize that somehow I've been blogging (on my other blog) for 5 years. I've written about my books and about writing. I've posted poetry, music, photos of my kids, my dog, or sunny images from a summer of sailing. In total I've posted 275 times, an average of 55 posts a year, or pretty much once a week. For a relatively reserved and quiet person, who knew I had so much to say?

Here's the blog: http://phdowding.blogspot.ca/2017/12/...

So, what does it all add up to? Did it sell more books? Possibly, but who knows. Did it draw new fans? Maybe. Was it fun? Yes. Will I keep doing it? For a while, anyway.

Monsters, music and memoir. And what were the top 5 blog posts (by views) in those 5 years?

Number five was a memoir about the Christmas Eve that my brother pulled a prank that turned into one of the defining moments of my early life. Number four was a memoir about the time when I was eleven and almost died from measles. The third most popular post was about my first guitar album.

But the number one post in 5 years of blogging? A KIRKUS REVIEW of my book Myles and the Monster Outside : http://phdowding.blogspot.ca/2015/07/...

For a longer blog post about the top 5 (plus 5 more) posts from 5 years of blogging, and a few thoughts about blogging in general: http://phdowding.blogspot.ca/2017/12/...

Thanks for all the reading!

I'm honoured to be the guest blogger over on the Kick-Butt KidLit blog, with a spotlight on Canadian authors this month!

They asked great questions like...

What's the Most Canadian Thing You've Ever Put In A Book? (The Chi-Cheemaun Ferry)

What would you like to see more of in the Canadian kid lit world? (More review sites)

AND, What's your BEST PIECE of Kick-Butt KidLit writing advice?

Here's the answer to that last one, over on the Kick-Butt Blog. Go see! You could win a copy of OCULUM, plus more great prizes, enjoy: https://bit.ly/2Tt1vq4