write meg! turns three

/ Meg

Well, friends, it’s that time again: a moment to celebrate write meg!’s birthday. This little blog is now a plump, adorable three-year-old — a toddler ready to tackle the world and evolve in exciting ways.

When I started blogging, I didn’t have any real vision for where life writing in a public forum would take me. I simply wanted a forum in which to talk about my life and books with others, fill long afternoons and connect with people outside my office walls.

Years later, I’m proud to have this little corner of the Internet to call my own — and am incredibly thankful for all the friends and colleagues I’ve made along the way. Experiences like the Book Blogger Convention have only strengthened my ties to our bookish community and made me incredibly grateful to know all of you.

Chatting about books, life, food and love has enriched my life in countless ways, I can’t imagine what I would be doing if I didn’t have recipes to share, books to rave about or photos to splash onto the screen. If I thought I loved  writing and reading before, those devotions have now reached the point of obsession. But I like it that way.

Thank you all for your kind words, encouragement, support and friendship — and thanks for just being here.

Me? I’m super happy you came.

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Because, like Kim, I love statistics and lists, here is write meg! in numerical form:

• June 3, 2008 — the date write meg! was born
• 240 — books I’ve reviewed to date
• 8,194 — number of comments to date
• 881 — posts, in 28 categories
• 4,555 — hits on my busiest day ever: July 27, 2010 (for this recipe)
• 256,720 — total number of hits to date


Most read posts of all time:
• An ode to my favorite fall music
• Key Lime Cupcakes bring the tangy and the sweet
• Where’s Waldo? Stirring up controversy, that’s where!
• The email that got me hungry — to help others


Most popular book reviews:
• The Princess Diaries X: Forever Princess by Meg Cabot
• Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
• Something Blue by Emily Giffin
• Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner

37 thoughts on “write meg! turns three”

  2. Congratulations! As you know, your blog inspires me every day to keep improving my own. I love the authors of your most popular read reviews. Definitely seems to make sense in terms of your readership too!

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  4. Wow, three already! Your blog is still getting better (I love the current layout and the beautiful pictures) – hope you will be blogging for a long time to come!

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  7. Congrats!!!! I love checking you site and have so enjoyed your writing. It really perks me up some days. Keep it up!

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  11. Congratulations! I love your blog. Have read many of the books you have reviewed. Thanks for all the insight.

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  13. As a professor of writing, I’m always saying to be a good writer, you need to read and write A LOT. This means some of the best writers around might be book bloggers. I’ve been wanting to start asking bloggers if they’ve noticed any changes in their writing from so much reading and writing practice. Congrats on your perseverance!

    Best,

    Bill

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  20. Aww, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 😀

    Three years, that’s impressive. I hope I am still going strong in two years … My first blogoversary is soon — oops, it was yesterday. And my first post: the summer i turned pretty! 😉

    Here’s to another amazing year of blogging! 😀

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  21. Congrats Meg! Its been so much fun reading your daily posts about books, love, life, and food this past year. Not to mention checking out all of your gorgeous photos and being filled with envy over your photography skills!

    Hope you have another great year of blogging ahead of you!

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  22. It’s amazing how time passes by so quickly, isn’t it? I don’t remember when I stumbled upon your blog but I’m very happy I did–it’s become one of my favorites because your passion for books, food, photography, etc., shines through in every post! Congratulations!!! 🙂

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  34. Congratulations Meg! 3 years, whoa! Time flies by doesn’t it? I’m really glad to have your little corner around and I hope we have you for even longer! Hugs and kisses for your blogoversary! xoxox 🙂

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  36. Love it and Congrats! You know, your blog is one of the blogs that inspired me to start Justice Jennifer so thank you so much for being so absolutely fabulous!

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