You Guys Rocked My World
This past week I’ve been busy with various BBAW stuff. I was eagerly anticipating the announcements of the awards, as I was hoping maybe possibly perhaps somehow it would be nice if I could win one of the categories I was nominated for.
My jaw literally dropped open when I saw I won Best Literary Fiction Review Blog.
I was happy to see that Bermudaonion won Most Concise. She writes excellent, to-the-point reviews.
I was able to snag Most Chatty for the second year in row. I was pretty stoked about this and I think I even let out a squee.
I also won Best Post for This Blogging Thing Reminds Me of High School. I’m pretty sure I fainted at this point, because this was more than I could have hoped for.
Then I found out that TLC Book Tours won Best Book Tour Group! Woohoo! Lisa and I work very hard on TLC and are happy that it shows and that you appreciate what we’re doing.
I know this is the time that I should show my Most Chatty prowess and chat it up, but I’m actually speechless. Despite the time that a blog takes, and the many times that I’ve thought, I’m not as good as so-and-so, and the times that I wonder if what I’m saying means anything, the reason that I continue blogging is because of YOU. The other bloggers I’ve met, and those I haven’t met. The people who don’t have a blog but with whom I’ve traded countless emails (Hi, Michelle! Hi, Jenna!). Even those who aren’t avid readers (Hi, Becky!). As a reader, these connections are so important because reading is such a solitary activity. And as introverted as I am, I never turn away an opportunity to discuss books.
So I thank you for coming back, again and again. I thank you for connecting with me, and I thank you for voting for me during BBAW. Winning the awards was nice, but honestly it really is an honor just to be nominated.
Like I said in the title, you guys rock my world.
September 20th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Congratulations Trish! You have done an exceptional job this year and it showed and you got rewarded! I think it’s wonderful and pretty much the core of what BBAW represents: people getting rewarded for their hard work. Enjoy!
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September 20th, 2009 at 5:18 am
Babe, you deserve it. Congrats
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September 20th, 2009 at 5:34 am
Congratulations Trish! You deserve those awards.
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September 20th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Congratulations on all the awards, richly deserved, all of them.
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September 20th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Congratulations on all the well deserved awards! It’s hard to believe we actually made you speechless! Thank you so much for your kind words. They mean more than you’ll know.
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September 20th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Congrats, Trish! You’re awesome and totally deserving of all those awards. BBAW was so much fun, thanks for helping Amy with the festivities.
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September 20th, 2009 at 7:38 am
Congratulations! All very well deserved.
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September 20th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Many congrats! I voted! Hooray!
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September 20th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Congratulations!
Lezlie
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September 20th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Congrats on your many wins, Trish! The competition was tough, so the fact that you won so many of these clearly means you’re doing something right!
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September 20th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Congrats on the wins! You deserve them!
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September 20th, 2009 at 9:38 am
You deserve all of these awards Trish for all your contributions to the book blogging world!
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September 20th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Congrats!!
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September 20th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Good for you! Awards well-deserved!
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September 20th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Congrats on all the awards! You’ve earned them.
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September 20th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Congratulations Trish!!! I am so, so, so happy for you. You deserve each and every single one of them.
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September 20th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Congrats on all the awards! I found the “This Blogging Thing Reminds Me of High School” post on the BBAW voting page and really enjoyed reading it. Being new to the book blogging world, I was starting to feel the hierarchy, and it was great to know that I’m not the only blogger who feels like that. Reading it was a huge encouragement to a) not be intimidated, b) learn from the popular ones, and c) just continue to do my thing.
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September 20th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Congratulations on your bevy of BBAW awards. They are richly deserved!
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September 20th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Congratulations – much deserved!! You rock!
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September 20th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
You deserve all of these awards Trish! Congrats!
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September 20th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Congratulations!
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September 21st, 2009 at 7:10 am
Incredible! You and your blog rock! Keep on!
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September 21st, 2009 at 9:43 am
What would we all do without you? Your chatty style works because it’s based on hard work and intelligence. Congrats!!!
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September 21st, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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September 21st, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Yeah! Congratulations on winning these awards! I think they were really well deserved and that you have a great blog. I am so glad that TLC book tours took home an award as well. I am very happy for you!
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September 21st, 2009 at 2:45 pm
That’s awesome – congrats!
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September 21st, 2009 at 5:47 pm
congrats, you CHATTY, LITERARY, TOUR GUIDING, BEST POSTING blogger! happy to see you sweep up at BBAW.
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September 21st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Congrats on all the awards, Trish!
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September 22nd, 2009 at 5:25 am
Congratulations Trish! I am glad to see you’ve won so many, you deserve them. =)
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September 22nd, 2009 at 6:13 am
Congratulations! All your awards were very well deserved.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 7:46 am
Yea! I voted for you! I am so happy for you!
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September 22nd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Hi! As a newcomer to the world of book blogging (I’m writing at BookPage’s “The Book Case” blog), I wanted to say congrats on your award — and what a great blog! As the new Asst. Web Editor at BookPage I’m compiling a list of great book blogs (http://bookpage.wordpress.com/) … can’t wait to discover all the interesting writers out there. Cheers!
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September 22nd, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Congratulations on all the awards, Trish!
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September 23rd, 2009 at 9:36 am
Congratulations Trish!!
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September 24th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Congratulations so much!
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September 24th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Yay Trish! Congrats!
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September 27th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Congrats to you and to TLC. Most Chatty, huh?
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September 30th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Wow, impressive list of awards. Congrats!
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September 30th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Hey – I have an award for you!
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