I have often read that you should review your blog after 3 or so months to see whether it meets your original goals, to see if you need to change those goals, and to verify that you actually like this form of communication. So I decided to do just that.

First and foremost, I did find that I liked this blog-journal, but I am not sure that I like the format I have established. While I think the summaries are really good practice, my self-imposed word count is being eaten up with the summaries. So, I am going to try something different.

I have established the following questions to answer after finishing a book (in hopes that I will better meet my main goal of conveying the things I hope to take/learn from the piece):

• Summary in 3 or  less sentences (Eek!!)
• What I liked and disliked
• What I would want to imitate
• What I would improve upon (if at all)
• Would I recommend it?
• What was my personal enjoyment level?
• How well did I think the beginning, middle, and end was done?
• What did I think about the writing, style and language? Why?
• Anything to note about the author?
• Quotes?
• Book information, awards, etc…

I hope this will be useful to my readers as well, so please feel free to let me know what your opinions are!

Kate