My 10 most viewed #blog posts of 2020

I wasn't as active on this blog as usual in 2020 - only 37 posts all year.  Here are the ten published last year that were viewed the most, with a countdown to the most viewed, because it's more fun!  I promise, for the non-believers, that they're not all Walking Dead related; only 4 of them!

If you would like to look at any of the posts, just click on the title :)

10. What To Avoid in Social Conversation - a tongue in cheek Twitter Tips post, based on Victorian/Edwardian society etiquette. (1121 views)

9.  10x15 The Tower - The Walking Dead episode review. (1136 views)

8.  10x14 Look At The Flowers - The Walking Dead episode review. (1148 views)

7.  The Visitor is Knocking on your Door... - introducing my latest book, The Visitor. (1283 views)

6.  The Animal Kingdom in the Zombie Apocalypse world  - Walking Dead gif post. (1287 views)

5.  Dinner Time - a Walking Dead gif post. (1564 views)

4.  To Go Free or not to Go Free? - an advisory post for writers, about doing free promotions. (1620 views)

3.  Lately I've Been Watching...  - one of my roughly-six-weekly TV review posts, this one from January. (1680 views)

2.  Wasteland is Live! - introducing Wasteland, which I published in April. (2087 views)

~ And the winner is.... ~

1.  Pauses for Thought: 10 pieces of advice for new writers/self-publishers  - I'm actually quite proud of this post, and have had a great deal of feedback from it, saying that it's been most helpful.  (2418 views)

Big huge thank you!

I'd just like to say a big huge thank you to everyone who voted for me in the Bloggers Bash Awards!  And to Sacha Black and her gang for all their hard work in organising it.

I was delighted to see that I came second in the 'Best Pal' award: 

"Which blogger do you want to go to the pub with? Or maybe have dinner with? Who never fails to reply to comments, and has thoughtful things to say. Maybe they encourage the community through weekly challenges or blog parties. Who wouldn’t the blogging world be the same without?"

That's a lovely one to win, I was pleased just to be among the nominees for it!

Big congratulations to Rosie Amber for getting second place in Book Review blog - I am a member of her reviewing team #RBRT), so it's great to see that we're doing something good.  Not just book reviews, Rosie does all sorts of other posts, such as info for writers and bloggers, and genre specific reading suggestions.  And a big cheer for fellow #RBRT member Shelley Wilson for winning the 'most inspirational' category :)

Thank you!

VOTING NOW OPEN!

Voting is now open for the Bloggers Bash Awards ~ voting closes on June 9th, the winners to be announed on June 11th.

One vote per category :)

Full details and lists of nominees in each category on Sacha Black's blog ~ vote HERE

 

#TwitterTips: Retweeting and Post Sharing

Many say that the power of Twitter is not in the tweet but in the retweet, as it greatly expands the possible audience for your posts.

I've been guest posting with tips for more effective use of Twitter on Rosie Amber's blog; my article about retweeting and post sharing can be found HERE

#TwitterTips: How to get more Twitter followers

Here's my guest post about the how to get more Twitter followers the sensible way, on Rosie Amber's blog:

Twitter Tips 1: Getting More Followers

Annual Bloggers Bash Awards!

Please see below a link to the above, run by Sacha Black and some of her blogging friends ~ you're invited to nominate for the awards, for which there are several categories, including  

• Funniest Blog 
• Most Informative 
• Best Book Review

... and more!  You nominate just one at a time, as you are required to give the website/URL of the blog, then say which award you are nominating it for.  You may only nominate one per category.  Find the websites of many blogs you like via the blogger's Twitter Bio.

If you are interested, there is a Bloggers Bash event in London on June 11

Please see all details HERE

My Top 25 Most Viewed Blog Posts of 2015

View figures taken on December 21st, when I started compiling this post.  I've looked at posts from both my book review and my general blog; via those two combined, I've written a total of 208 posts this year, which seems ridiculous!  

Here are the Top 25 ~ I hope you see something that you might like to read or revisit, but the list itself might be interesting to other bloggers, as it shows the types of posts that result in the most views. 

In reverse order....

25.  My review for Bridget Whelan's Back To Creative Writing School 

has been viewed 1444 times. 

24.  With 1481 views, All The Sundays Of My Life, 

~ a little bit of nostalgia!

23.  Hmmm....for some reason, 1543 people were interested 
in reading my views on and experiences in Internet Dating...:)

22.  My review of Mark Barry's Once Upon A Time In The City Of Criminals, which has featured in the top ten most viewed posts of my book blog for much of the year.  Currently at 1660 views.

21.  In late August I began The Zodiac Files, with writers talking about their star signs:  Anne Goodwin's post about being a not very typical Leo gained 1679 views. 

20.  My Top 24 Books of 2015, which I imagine will get a lot more than its current 1705 views by the time we get into the New Year!

19.  Taurean Val Poore's post on The Zodiac Files!  1751 views

18.  Just ahead of Val, Georgia Rose's Capricorn post on The Zodiac Files has had 1757 views.

17.  My moan about that site had 1811 views ~  

Why I have totally gone off Facebook

16.  It's all about the earth signs ~ Barb Taub's (hilarious!!) Virgo Zodiac Files post had 1826 views.

15.  Excuse me while I slip into something more comfortable!  

The joy of favourite old clothes gained 1835 views.

14.  Sagittarius writer Katrina Mountfort's Zodiac Files post 

was viewed by 1861 people

13.  In May, I had a bit of a moan about the awful UPSELLING  in shops ~ 

this has had 1980 views to date.

12.  Another Zodiac Files post has so far gained 2020 views ~  

Sacha Black talked about being a Pisces.

11.  2039 people have viewed my short story, Karmaville, 

my imaginary social networking village :)

The Top Ten

(I love countdowns...:)

10. Back in January, I wrote about my six week reading marathon ~ 

What reading has taught me about writing has had 2140 views so far.

9.  Last month's in depth discussion about writing according to 'the rules' ~ 2169 views for 

"Fabulous book, darling, but it's got ADVERBS!"

8.  Posts about writing, self-pub and promotion are always so popular ~ 

2498 views for Be Visible, Be Discovered 

7.  Another Zodiac Files post ~ the first few gained so much interest!  

2573 views for Aquarius/Capricorn writing duo Nicky Black 

6.  More books and writing ~ 

my January advice post on writing Book Blurbs  got 2635 views.

The Top Five

5.  This was my first post for The Zodiac Files; it's not surprising it did well as it was a new idea: 2988 views.  

Read about me and my sister HERE (Leo and Aries)

Taken in 1991!!!

4..... but the second one did even better!  

Gemini Shelley Wilson's post got a whopping 3241 views.

3.  You can't beat a 'how to' post, I suppose: my third most viewed post of 2015 was a bit of advice inspired by my year of reviewing books for Rosie Amber's book blog:  
NOT another 'how to write' post, but it may help new writers.
3335 views.


2.  This was a surprise, but I'm just glad people wanted to take a look ~ 

4952 views for my post about My new book ~ The House of York

1.  My most viewed blog post this year ~ I was and still am amazed that 5774 people viewed my January post about My 10th book on Amazon ~ Last Child.  It's my most viewed post since I started the blog almost four years ago - so I've got something to beat in 2016!

Thank you for reading, tweeting, retweeting, commenting and sharing on other sites ~ and a huge thank you to all those who have taken part in The Zodiac Files :)

Merry Christmas and happy new year xx