Hello! SO. This was meant to go up on Friday. I headed off on Friday morning to spend the weekend at a friends with a very convincing memory that this post was written and scheduled. Apparently my brain just made that one up, because that was very much not the case. The irony when considering the subject of this weeks discussion!!

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish discussion meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and Dini @DiniPandaReads. Each Friday, bloggers will write posts about a particular topic and share on their blog.

How do you prepare your posts when you’re writing a discussion post—do you have an outline or do you usually start writing in advance and work on it slowly over time?

I usually prepare the bulk of a discussion post the week of its posting. So for these ‘Let’s Talk Bookish’ posts, I’ll often do a draft on Monday and then let it sit for the next few days until sometime on Thursday when I’ll tidy it up or add any extra thoughts that cropped up over the week. Sometimes I do get busy, and the draft sits there until I remember I was meant to post it and I’ll very quickly finish it up on the Friday and put it live. I think that is one of the good things about discussion posts though – you have the flexibility to do that! When I was in my exam season, I wrote up and scheduled a couple in advance whenever I had a free hour or two.

Do you prefer to have many prompts, or do you prefer one question that you can take in whichever direction you prefer?

This depends on the prompt(s) in question for me. Sometimes a single overarching question is great, and you can just run with it and write a bunch and maybe also give some book recommendations too. A question on fantasy series for example might not need to have multiple parts to it – explain what you like and give recommendations!

However, I do find that I prefer overall to have one or two (or more!) prompts for a topic that is not quite so straightforward. I have a lot of thoughts generally, and I sometimes find it difficult to explain them succinctly, or separate them out into digestible pieces. By having a guide on how to organise what I am trying to say, I find I can write more, and write it in a way that reads easily.

Do you think weekly discussions are better, or quarterly discussions?

I love discussion posts – both reading and writing them, so for me personally, the more the merrier. I will admit that I was sad to see LTB leave the weekly format behind, I actually haven’t been amazing at keeping up in recent months, so having a monthly topic gives some wiggle room. That being said, I have been discovering other blogs hosting discussions, so there is definitely more for me to explore and add in to my rotation as and when I do find the time!

You Tell Me: Do you take part in book blog discussions?