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Interview with Neena Paul from Kindle and Kompass
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For today's Book Blogger Interview join me in giving a warm welcome to Neena Paul from Kindle and Kompass
Introduce yourself. Who are you? Where are you
from? and Where do you blog?
I am Neena and I currently live in Detroit area in Michigan Bangalore ,
India India Chennai , India
Why and how do you blog? What made you start?
We started blogging primarily because between
us books and travels were a constant topic because that’s something that was
close to our heart. We were also often asked by our friends on travel tips and
book recommendations. So, we thought, why not we put it out somewhere for
people to read if it helps them.
How long have you been blogging?
Our blog is relatively new. We started it about
10 months ago. Because we also work full time IT jobs, this is something we try
to do during our extra hours.
What advice do you wish you'd had when you
started?
I wish we had started this much earlier. We
have been reading books from a very young age but it just took so long to put
those into something useful like a blog. But then there is a time for
everything!
How much time do you devote to blogging each
day/week/month?
Like I mentioned, this is a shared space
between two of us who also manage full time IT jobs. So, we mostly spend after
work hours or weekends to get the content ready. We read on a daily basis, so
between both of us, we manage to have at least 2 book reviews per month. And
because there is two of us, it is probably a tad easier than having to do it
all alone.
How often do you post to your blog?
Over the last 10 months, we managed to have
about 50 posts up on the blog. We schedule our posts to go out every Thursday
morning IST hours. Occasionally, we do more than one posts a week. That happens
when we post about non- book/travel related posts.
What motivates you to keep blogging about
books?
The fact that we are able to encourage more people
into the habit of reading and providing book suggestions to enthusiasts is a
great motivating factor to keep writing reviews. It is also a way to keep track
of what we have read and what we liked the most. We also regularly post our
reviews to GoodReads.
Is there something you wish authors knew about
your blog or blogging?
It would be nice for us to have more
opportunities to work with authors and fellow reviewers. We are new to this
space and still learning the multiple avenues of blogging and author
interactions. There is a lot to learn from established bloggers.
What's your most popular blog post?
We recently published our 50th blog
post which became an instant hit among our readers. We shared about how we find
time to do all these things that we have come to love – books travel and
fitness. It probably struck a chord with the readers. We heard a lot of
feedback on how everyone loved it. Here is the link to this post - https://kindleandkompass.com/2018/07/05/finding-time-for-the-things-you-love/
Do you write reviews for every book you read?
We almost try to review every book that we
read. If the books are small, we try to club them together into a single review
or a wrap up post – like this one here https://kindleandkompass.com/2018/06/04/books-to-add-to-your-reading-shelf-this-summer/
We try to keep notes as we are reading about
the characters and major twists and so it becomes easy for us to review them
later on.
How many book reviews do you normally do a
week?
We normally do about 2-3 book reviews a month.
Because we stick to a weekly schedule of publishing on Thursdays we end up
having drafts written long before but not published yet – something that we are
trying to change.
What genres are your favourites?
We are both lovers of fiction. I started my
reading journey with Harry Potter and since then there was no looking back. We
also enjoy reading autobiographies, contemporary fiction and classics like Jane Austen.
What are you currently reading and why did you
choose to read it?
I am currently reading “A Mid-Summer Night’sDream” by William Shakespeare. As for why, I don’t believe an answer to that is
needed because it is one among the world greatest works by Shakespeare. I
wasn’t sure if I will be able to read it, but now that I started I am totally
used to the style with which is written and the characters are beautiful.
Do you have any plans for your blog in the
future?
We are slowly learning the SEO techniques and
the very large platform that blogging is – something we did not realise until
we started out on this journey. We hope to learn and associate with fellow
bloggers and continue creating content that is mutually rewarding to us and our
readers.
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