tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450516531437589191.post6425689746515575614..comments2023-08-18T04:12:48.921-06:00Comments on TIF TALKS BOOKS: Maintaining Community: Let's Talk Cake!Tif Sweeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450516531437589191.post-37730929814395239042011-09-18T12:33:42.127-06:002011-09-18T12:33:42.127-06:00Teresa ... I can completely understand about the I...Teresa ... I can completely understand about the IRL. I really have to push myself at times, but I can't believe the pay-off I've experienced because of it! And, I'm glad to hear you like my Literary Locals feature! Feel free to join in for your locals!<br /><br />Erin ... You are so welcome! Did the cake analogy make you as hungry as it did me while writing it?!? :) No really, I don't think that IRL and blogging have to be the same. Sometimes I have them cross and others I do not. Thankfully, there are no rules that bind us in what we can do!<br /><br />Alexia561 ... LOL!! I love your reasons for why you keep coming back because it is so true and probably why I've stuck around for so long (combined with some great supporters along the way)! Consider Tier 3 food for thought! :)<br /><br />Jenners ... I'm glad you enjoyed it! After writing it, I definitely wanted some cake myself, but I had to settle for a muffin! :)<br /><br />lisa :) ... Glad you love it!Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450516531437589191.post-5206564481087288922011-09-16T14:57:58.239-06:002011-09-16T14:57:58.239-06:00The cake analogy is so perfect! Love, love love i...The cake analogy is so perfect! Love, love love it!lisa :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450516531437589191.post-9142025375531585402011-09-16T11:17:28.223-06:002011-09-16T11:17:28.223-06:00I love your cake analogy … even though it made me ...I love your cake analogy … even though it made me hungry. I've not done anything with Tier 3 and I think I need to work on that. Great advice!!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450516531437589191.post-68409744926105594782011-09-15T19:35:00.375-06:002011-09-15T19:35:00.375-06:00Excellent post, and I'm always up for cake! :)...Excellent post, and I'm always up for cake! :)<br /><br />Being a blogger is more work than I expected and I've had a few absences as well. But I keep coming back, because who else would understand staying up until 4am to finish a book?<br /><br />Like Teresa, I'm kind of shy IRL so the third tier is tough for me. Love the online community though, but need to work on tier 3...Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450516531437589191.post-25298205699005791932011-09-14T20:38:10.186-06:002011-09-14T20:38:10.186-06:00I really like this analogy (and looking at picture...I really like this analogy (and looking at pictures of cake while I read your good advice!). I really think it works. I'd have to say, though, that my third tier is a bit weak. With so many bookstores closing, we're down to a couple of B&N stores, and I've yet to meet more than one blogger in my area. I do have a great book group, though it's completely separate from my blogging world. I guess there's no reason the IRL community and the blogging community have to be the same, eh? (Thanks for letting me think through all that in your comments section!)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450516531437589191.post-69592722639937897452011-09-14T14:28:23.133-06:002011-09-14T14:28:23.133-06:00The IRL community is one that is pretty tough for ...The IRL community is one that is pretty tough for me. As someone who is shy it is tough to put myself out there.<br /><br />I like your Literary Locals feature.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337919035210017251noreply@blogger.com