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Hello,

This week I come to you with a post about the world of Bookstagram! If you're new here I have mentioned Bookstagram in a few of my posts but I have never really delved in deeper with it. I thought I would shed some light on the whole thing, just in case you were wondering.
 

Bookstagram, a whole online community you probably have never been aware of. Beyond the selfies and pictures of dogs, there is this community of book lovers sharing their favourite covers on Instagram. Bookworms are taking Instagram by a bookish storm, creating beautiful feeds as well as free advertising for novels. This new trend is bringing books to life all with a smartphone.  People all over the world take part in taking snazzy snaps. You can find hundreds of pictures under the hashtags #Bookstagram and #Shelfie. Search it.  

The most important thing to remember, when taking Bookish photos or any photo really, is all about the lighting and the background. A bright room helps or taking a photo close to a window. It makes the photo look somewhat professional too.

Next step, find objects that compliment the cover of your book. I am no expert but I really enjoy taking photos of my shelves and books! Their especially good to use for book reviews and many of you know and will have seen them in previous blog posts!

The background to your photo can be anything, sometimes it’s the background that really brings out the book you’re photographing. I have used various backgrounds, sometimes it takes some planning and others I would just be carrying a book on me and the ideas just jump out at me.  It is always a good idea to keep a book with you, not only for reading but in case the perfect opportunity arises for you to get a snapshot. As a reader, I always have a book with me!


My favourite spot to take photographs is in coffee shops, it’s the perfect spot for reading as well taking aesthetically pleasing photographs. If you’re not one for carrying books with you, you can always take them in the comfort of your own room. For example, I took this photo on a chair with my favourite knitted blanket.



As well as make your Instagram look good, it also helps you keep track of the books you’ve been reading. I have found that wanting to take photos of books encourages me to read more books. I love seeing people take pictures of their books. Bookstagram has become like a community, a place people can express their love and opinions for a book! 

Thank you for reading about a bookish love of mine, hope you have a fabulous week!

Bookstagram

Monday 12 April 2021

Hello!
I have recently noticed the influx of readers on my blog, and I am so happy to see my words are travelling further than I had ever imagined! I have received more comments in recent months, and people asking for ways to contact me. I have put my email address in the sidebar but I thought I'd made a post to also share all my social media platforms, so you guys can reach out to me. I do reply quite quickly depending the time of day you message!

My business email address: myheartiwrite@gmail.com
My Instagram: WritingMyHeart
My Twitter: Lilmiss_lauren
My YouTube Channel: GeordieSimmer

I am so grateful for every reader, and it makes me happy seeing so many lovely comments. I am starting to get back into a routine posting back on the blog twice a week: Saturday & Wednesday. Click over into the sidebar to follow the blog and subscribe to email notifications for when I update! Thank you for reading, and I'll see you on Wednesday with a fresh new post!  

Where to find me

Saturday 9 November 2019

I forget to keep up with my social media, like a lot. I am going to show you everything I have shared across my mediums.

Facebook I shared this hilarious post from Sim Logic page;
I found it hilarious. I am a huge fan of the Sim franchise so I often share a lot of Sims related posts.

On my Instagram it was just selfies which I won't bore you with just follow the link if you must -click on the word Instagram.

On my Twitter I shared my blog posts and little anecdote from film studies -just click Twitter.

Thank you, and I shall be back tomorrow!

Keeping Up With... my social media

Wednesday 16 March 2016

Maybe some of you are interested and maybe some of you aren't, but here are some of my links to my social media, where you can get access to thinks I'm tweeting and posting about. I will also include the link to my Wattpad. But you can actually get these by clicking on the bar above and they will take you right there!

My Twitter; https://twitter.com/lilmiss_lauren
My Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/writingmyheart
My Wattpad; https://www.wattpad.com/WritingMyHeart
My Snapchat; flonesasfuck
My Google; https://plus.google.com/114122883442465550011

I also have another mini blog, you can access it straight from this blog but here is the link;  http://writingmyheartdesires.blogspot.co.uk/

That's all I have for you to day, if you do check out any of the links below please leave a comment or a tweet or a message on that social media telling me you came across from my blog! Thank you and have a lovely Sunday!

My Plugs!

Sunday 10 January 2016