If you been following An Open Book or linking your reading posts, you’ll notice I’ve updated our images. They are fresh, crisp, and blend well with CatholicMom.com, which co-hosts the linkup!
An Open Book is a forum for you to share what you and/or your family has been reading. I include what every member of the family has been reading or listening to in my monthly post, but you can include only what YOU are reading, book reviews you’ve written, an Instagram post, a YouTube video, or whatever link-able content you’d like.
What is linking up?
It’s simple. In my monthly post (published the first Wednesday of the month at both my website and CatholicMom.com):
- Click on the blue “+Add Link” button at the end of the post.
- Add the URL to your blog POST (not your blog) or your video, social media post, etc. It should look something like this: http://www.carolynastfalk.com/2018/08/01/an-open-book-30/
- Add your name and your email (which will remain hidden).
That’s it. Easy peasy.
Here’s a detailed explanation: https://fresh.inlinkz.com/blog/38
Some An Open Book linkups have been viewed more than 700 times! Those are potential readers of your post or subscribers to your blog.
Want to know more?
I’m thrilled to have new bloggers join us! To keep things orderly, here are all of the details:
→ My post for linking will go up at 5:30 a.m. and remain open until midnight the following Tuesday. So, say life happens and your kids get sick, crunch time hits at work, or a deadline prevents you from finishing your post until Friday – no problem. Link when you can.
→ Post every month, every other month, or whenever you feel like. No commitment or regularity is required, although I’d love it if you’d join us each month.
→ Content is flexible. Simply write about what you’re reading. Your post can be as simple as a few lines about the book or as in-depth as a 700-word review. That’s entirely up to you. You can even forego writing all together and record a video or simply post cover photos.
→ Please keep posts family friendly, including covers. If any books include content that would go beyond a PG-13 rating, please note that in your comments. (This includes excessive profanity and graphic sex or violence.)
→ Include a link back to this blog and/or CatholicMom.com somewhere in your post. (http://carolynastfalk.com/category/my-scribblers-heart-blog/ and http://catholicmom.com/) Better yet, link to the week’s post.
→ You can use this button, if you’d like: 
Here’s the HTML code for that button:
<a href=”http://www.carolynastfalk.com/?s=open+book”><img class=”aligncenter wp-image-8397 size-thumbnail” src=”http://www.carolynastfalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/An-Open-Book-Button-150×150.png” alt=”An Open Book Button” width=”150″ height=”150″ />
→ Use the hashtag #OpenBook on social media.
→ Visit other linked sites and see what others are reading. Visit at least one other blogger’s link, comment on their post or suggest they visit your link. Let’s build a community and expand our reading horizons.
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