No More Bookosphere
With Gustav safely behind us I’m happy to report that as of today I’m returning to a regular work schedule. There’s one thing, though: I won’t be bringing back the Bookosphere. Why? Because I’ve only got so many
hours in my day, and my Bookosphere posts take too many of those precious hours to put together. I know that you enjoy them, but with my publicity work, my day job and trying to spend time with friends and family between, I just don’t have the time.
It might return if I ever get to a point where I’m freelancing full time, but for now, I’m at my limits and something has to give.
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Well, OK. But I’m going to be dejected and apathetic (that’s right, I’m going to mope) about it.
Seriously: A living wage, and your family are far more important than The Bookosphere.
I appreciate the time you did put into it, but I can see that compiling the links took a lot of work (I certainly don’t have the patience / time to do it and I think my life is far less busy than yours)
I approve of being greedy with your time. Huzzah!
No problem Matt. As someone who also compiles links once a week, I know how much of a time sink it can be.
No Bookosphere = sad.
Stress-free Matt who sees his family = glad.
Rock on, my friend.
Too bad, of course. But also fair enough. Life comes first.
I understand why you can’t continue putting those posts together, but it’s disappointing for me, just because it was such a valuable resource. I’d urge you to reconsider, but I know it probably wasn’t an easy decision for you to make, so I’ll respect it and shut up.
It´s a pity, Matt. I loved your Bookosphere. But I agree with Stefan: you must go on and do what you have to do. (I´ll miss it, though.
Making a living is overrated.
Fair cop. Linking in is a time-sink. When you don’t have the time, you can’t make it work. We all know that doing extra things requires carving out time instead of “finding” it.
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RIP Bookosphere
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Let me reiterate:
Noooooooooooooooooooooo! Maybe abbreviate it? Or somethin’?
Okay… you gotta do what you gotta do. (And I’m one to talk because I’ve avoided posting to my own blog for, er… well. O my.)
Good for you Matt! I think you need that extra time.
Mark Teppo said it best:
“No Bookosphere = sad.
Stress-free Matt who sees his family = glad.
Rock on, my friend.”