Hi Everyone,
I’m trying something new, a supplement to this blog, because it’s never good to get too comfortable with the status quo, right?
So today I launched a YouTube channel and posted my first bookish video. I’ll be posting once a week and hope you’ll take a look here:
It’s a little longer than what I hope to post in the future, so if you get bored, remember that I’ll be cutting my next post by a minute or two!
I hope you’ll consider subscribing to my channel!
Thanks for visiting – come back soon!
Loved this!
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Thank you! Still learning!
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Love this, Barbara! Funny how you don’t really feel as if you know someone until you watch and hear them talk.The closest thing to seeing you in person. A great idea for your blog. I tweeted it! xx
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Thank you Jennifer! Now you get to hear my squeaky voice – I’ll try not to bore everyone! 😀
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I recorded myself on my phone video to practice for a book reading once, just to see how long it took to read from Calmer Girls for 5 to 10 minutes. I have to say I’m not a fan of my voice, so if I ever get audio books done I’ll hire someone else! Your voice is fine. 🙂
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Hi Jennifer. Well we are our own most critical judges, aren’t we? I did a lot of takes and flubbed a lot of lines, but the last one was as good it was going to get. And I figure that anyone who knows me live already knows what I look like and sound like, so it wasn’t as big a risk as I originally thought. We all have an idea of what we sound like, but it’s never what it actually is! Thank you for reading, watching and listening. Hope you’re having a nice weekend!
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We do judge ourselves a little harshly, that’s true! I saw a little bit of your dad in you too, come to think of it. Have a lovely Sunday!
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Oh what a nice thing to say! Thank you!
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Well done!!! I’ll be subscribing!
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Oh, thank you so much. I appreciate your support and comments!
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That’s great – it feels like I’m over at your home and we’re chatting about books – love it!
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Oh thank you, Sheila. That’s so nice of you to say. I appreciate your comments very much! Hope you are doing well up north and enjoying a nice fall weekend!
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You are a natural, Barbara! I would get completely tongue-tied with the camera in my face. Also, your hair is beautiful…it’s so thick! I like this idea! You should do a cooking dinner channel, too. 🙂
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Hi Jill! Thank you for these nice comments. I had very long hair up until last year, then I got it all cut off and it has grown back a lot. But I’m getting it cut again next week! As for a cooking dinner channel, well maybe… 😉 Hope you’re having a great weekend!
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Love this, Barbara. Great idea. I feel like I’ve properly met you now. 🙂
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Thank you, Wendy! I’d been thinking about it for a while and had some time to get it set up this week. I appreciate your comments!
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Wow! Good for you – You’re ambitious! Going over to YouTube right now to subscribe! And putting Commonwealth on my to-read list. Take care and have a lovely day.
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Oh, thank you so much! I just finished Commonwealth and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to a new venture!
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Barbara, this is lovely and it’s great to see you and you’re a pro at this! Interesting to learn how Gillian is pronounced and about the book … sounds a bit too dark for me! ‘Commonwealth’ has sparked my interest though.
I’m heading over to subscribe to your channel … look forward to the videos!
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Thank you, Annika. I’m excited to try something new. I just finished Commonwealth last night and really enjoyed it. I appreciate your support!
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Nice! I’ll have to check it out.
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Congrats on your new venture!
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Thank you, Ann. I appreciate it!
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This is so great!!! I’ve been toying with the idea of switching over to a vlog format, but just can’t work up the courage to put my ugly mug out there.
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Oh, thank you, Tammie. Your posts are so creative, I’m sure you would be great with your own YouTube channel! I’m going to keep blogging, this will be a weekly supplement with different content. Thanks for your support!
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What a treat seeing you in person. I’ll be following with interest. Cheers!
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Oh, thank you so much. I had been thinking about doing a channel for a long time and was planning to launch it after the holidays, but I had some time last week and so I just went for it. It also helped to have tech savvy teenagers and twenty somethings around to go to for advice! Thanks for your interest, JP!
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Congrats on branching out! Your video is so well done, too! If I tried that I would just be rambling like an idiot haha.
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Thank you, Stephanie. I practiced, A LOT before I did the final take. I also got a lot of technical advice from my kids who are much more savvy with YouTube and social media. Stay tuned!
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Very cool, nice job and fun to see and hear you! I’m not sure how to subscribe, but I’ll look into it.
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Great idea. I’ll definitely check out your YouTube reviews!
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Thanks Luccia!
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Great idea, Barb. It makes the whole review come to life. Looking forward to more of these.
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Thanks George. It was a bit of a leap but I decided to go for it! 😀
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