Ugh. I really need to be better about posting these in the beginning of the month! Oh well. Enjoy anyway, there are some interesting ones out there:
July's Search Terms
(things people googled to end up at my blog)
how do i get a copy of catching fire?- Well, after September 1st, you can buy your very own copy. Before that, you'll have to find a contest for it.
the sky inside sequel?- You bet! It's called
The Walls Have Eyes and it comes out on August 25th.
brooke anne frewin- Umm... who?
how to lose a twilight addiction- I suggest you find something else to be addicted to. Try movies. That's a good alternative.
marak tamora pierce- Actually Marak is a character from The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle.
news of more twilight books- Well the series is over, but they are
making it into a graphic novel.
which do you prefer reading book or watching the film- Depends on both the book and the movie.
can't access blogger- I hate it when that happens.
I had that problem myself last month.
people are like quotes- Are you sure people are like quotes? Maybe people are like, I don't know, onions?
1year old princess thank you poems- I got nothing. Sorry.
add me please here is my email- That's all there was. No email or nothing!
anyone cross stitching wildwood dancing- That would be a complicated pattern. O.o But I have a puzzle of it!
are there quizzes that tell you if you are a bibliophile?- Yup!
You can try this one. But chances are if you know what bibliophile means, you are one.
did michael jackson like star wars- I have no idea.
how to win a randomness contest- Well, it's random, so....
Well, this is a little late, but at least it's still July! Let's see what wild and wacky stuff people came up with to get to my blog during June...
June Search Terms
"catching fire" prequel- It's called The Hunger Games. But most of the world knows that already. Just not you, it seems. :)
"thirteenth child "wrede torrent- I got a lot of "torrent" searches this month, which I never have before. Do they make torrents of books now? Makes me sad to think of all those books cut up into tiny pieces, even if they do get put back together again...
background of the book "the fairy's gift"- Well, the two versions I've read are both
fairy tales. Not much background there.
books young adult adult vampire fantasy supernatural humour- They know EXACTLY what they want!
chapter +summaries of fairest by gail carson levine-
Hmmm... another student trying to skimp out on a book report?
dramacon vol 2 read free-While you can read the first chapter free on
Tokyopop's website, you'll only find a review here.
helpful starter ideas for a princess novel- Anyone? Anyone?
review blog beauty sleep cameron dokey -buy- So let me get this straight. You want to read a review from a blog but not buy the book. Does that sound about right?
the ballad of mulan the book that i can read on computer right now- instant gratification not fast enough?
the king's rose by alyssa libby character-
Actually it's Alisa Libby. Big difference. :)
what books can i buy books that have the same storyline as twilight- Well, there's Twilight, and then um... Twilight. Any other book would have a different storyline after all.
download beth fantaskey- What if she doesn't want to be downloaded?
fairy- I have no idea how you ended up on my blog, since searching just that one word would have given you scads of websites, all (I'm sure) way above mine.
pearls before swine gators- My
absolute favorite comic strip characters. Glad to know someone else likes them too.
Not much in the way of unusual this month. Most of my hits were for the Catching Fire and Shiver contests. We'll just have to see what next month brings!
So it's that time again. It's time to look at the wild and crazy things that brought people to my blog last month.
May Search Terms
a short book summary of the rumpelstiltskin problem- How short do need want it? It's not a very big book to begin with!
free wings aprilynne pike- Good luck. I'm pretty sure unless you can find a contest, you're going to have to pay for it.
important quotes from shabanu- Are you trying to write an essay? Fess up.
quotes and page numbers from missing persons by m.e rabb- Okay, I
know you're writing an essay if you want page numbers too.
blogger trouble- There seems to be a lot of it around lately.
You can read about my trouble if you like.
youtubecats- I love watching cat videos from YouTube.
Here's a post about it.
And another one.
what are some ideas for a contest?- You could give away something...
dead contest- I don't even know what to say.
get sick again- But I don't like being sick?
Not much crazy stuff this month. It must be settling down a bit for summer or something. Since I've gotten a lot of questions on this, I use Google Analytics and Statcounter.com to check my search terms. Both are free, which is exactly in my price range. :-)
What brought people to your blog last month?
So this is one of those posts I thought I'd posted weeks ago. But it turns out with the craziness of the move I never did. So here goes.
April Search Terms
Here's a list of the unusual, strange, and downright unusual keywords people searched to find my during the month of April.
Author things"s.e hinton""mailing address"- You could try
her website...
meg cabot+talents/hobbies- Meg also has
a great website you should try.
Bookish things
"non-romantic" vampire books- Obviously not a Twilight fan.
"what's the first book you can remember reading"- Good question! I don't remember.
amanda miranda book free summaries- Do you want a summary of the original or the
abridged version?
fairyopolis the movie teaser trailer- Oooh, a movie. Cool! Let me know when you find that. I wanna see it.
good book to read like twilight, luxe and vampire diaries?- Sounds like you got a good list going already.
john green arcs-
I gave one away in Marchwhat to read after twilight "no vampires"- There's lots of good books without vampires. Just look at your local library.
shabanu last page- Was the copy you were reading have it missing?
Spoilers?beka cooper bloodhound spoilers- No spoilers here! This is a spoiler-free zone. Most of the time.
bloodhound beka spoilers- Umm, no spoilers, remember?
bloodhound tamora pierce spoilers- See above. Please.
bloodhound tamora pierce spoilers ending dale- You really don't believe me, do you?
cathy's key spoilers- Well, at least it's a different book...
Huh? (need I say more?)
"if i could"- If you could...what?
contest to win diamond- Ooh! I want to win a diamond!
deviation from plans- My plans deviate all the time. Learn to go with the flow. You'll be happier. Trust me on this one.
how to recover from a sugar overload- Water helps. And long naps.
i was sick and now im sick again- I'm sorry to hear that.
I know how you feel.
ideas for name selection contests- Can't help you. I'm horrible at coming up with names.
plural of shady- Ummm... shadies? Is that a word? It should be. It has a vowel in it...
I hope this has brought a smile to your face today. So what brought people to your blog last month?
I’ve just added six more categories:
- Book tour: this one’s obvious. Is for all the posts about book tours. In general, are they a good idea? And specifically, reports from on the road.
- Book challenges: this one’s for censorship, book banning, and challenges, which are sadly common in the land of YA.
- Publishing business: this is for the posts specifically about some aspect of the publishing business. Such as what an editorial letter is, money, and how to get an agent, publishing in Australia etc etc.
- Titles & names: I noticed that I talk about the problem of coming up with a title for my books A LOT. So here’s how you can find those posts in one easy click. I also wacked in stuff about chapter titles, and naming characters.
- Writing goals & milestones: This is more for me than anyone else. It collects together all my deadlines met, books published etc etc.
- Writing life: The whingeing, writer’s block, whether to blog or not, how little we get paid—all aspects of the life of a writer. Or, really, the life of this writer.
- Writing process: The nitty-gritty of writing. My ruminations on how to write a novel, how to rewrite, what I’ve learnt, what I haven’t, and my advice to other writers (for what it’s worth—prolly not much).
As a result of all the extra categories, I’ve gotten rid of the “writing and publishing” category, which was pretty much useless, and amalgamated the MorM books under one category: “Magic or Madness trilogy”.
Wow. I feel so organised. First new year’s resolution is now off the list!
Hi! Question for you--how do you find out the search terms that people used to get to your site?
Andrea