Blogging about Blogging!

• How do you utilize social networking in relation to your blog? What may be the pros and cons of doing so?

I have a Facebook pages for my blog, but honestly I rarely interact with it beside letting my posts come up automatically.  I spend enough time on Facebook personally!  I do use Twitter quite a bit, but not as much as others.  I don't have the time to follow every little thing on there.  And, I often fill like I'm butting in on conversations. 

• Share some of your favorite blogging technical tips.

          I'm not sure I have any :)  I'm horrible at proofreading.  I'm the type of person that can read what I mean, not what it actually says.  I have my own little shortcuts for posting that works for me but may not for someone else.

• Create a "rule list" of things you should and shouldn't be doing on a book blog. 

          Make your blog your own.  It's a reflection of who you are and how you feel.  It shouldn't be like someone else's!  

• What are your tips for balance life and blogging?

          Don't let blogging take over your life.  Sometimes you need to step back and take a break from it and that's ok.  Blogging about books should be fun because you're doing something you love.

• How do you keep your blog fresh and interesting to your readers & yourself?

          Actually this is something I really need to work on.  I feel like I'm currently in a little slump.  But, it's hard to come up with something fresh and original when balancing everyday life with two little ones!

• There are quite a few book blogging events out there. Which are your favorites and why? How do they affect your blog directly?

          I'm not really sure what was meant by this.  If it's meme's, I participate in In My Mailbox and It's Monday! What Are You Reading?.    I love them both and love seeing other people's post.  I especially like It's Monday because if it helps me keep on track of what to read next.  As for actual live in person things, I've never been to one.  I live in Idaho, and there's rarely even an author signing near me.  The big events are all to far away or too expensive to get to (or both).  One day.....

Welcome to Armchair BEA!!!

Who are you, and how do you Armchair?
You’ll probably be getting a lot of new visitors to your blog this week, so introduce yourself in a post! And if you specialize in a particular genre, share what it is and why you love it. Also, tell us how you’re doing Armchair BEA - where you are, what you’re excited about, what you hope will happen this week.

My name is Page and my blog as you can see is One Book At A Time.  I'm currently a stay at home mom/wife and have 2 girls who are 5 and 3.  With little ones, my blogging time tends to be in the afternoon during their downtime (we're long past naps but I like them to rest and watch a movie in the afternoon).  I live in Rural Idaho, which means travel for me involves driving 2 1/2 hours to get to an airport.  Which is a major reason why I couldn't attend BEA.  Travel cost was just too high!  I'm looking forward to connecting with those who aren't able to attend BEA for various reasons!

Lately, I tend to gravitate towards young adult.  Blame it on Twilight, which opened up a whole new genre to me.  I also really like adult paranormal and the occasional fantasy book.  My genre of choice use to be mystery/thriller which I still read occasionally.  I also love historical fiction, especially English.  Although, I'm trying to branch out to other countries!