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Breaking the Code - Jughead Jones x Reader Imagine

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Requested by anon: hi! i was hoping for a jughead request with an artist!reader who asks to illustrate jughead's book with crime scenes and stuff, and when she shows jughead the finished drawings he finds one of them kissing? Thanks!

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   “What ya working on?” a voice popped up from the corner of my bedroom. That voice belonged to Jughead Jones III, aka one of my best friends.

   “Just some drawings.” Of you, I thought, but didn’t dare speak.

   “Cool. I know everyone says that an art degree is a waste of time, but I think you’ll really be able to do something with it. You know, when you go to college.”

   “Thanks, Jug,” I said, looking over to him and smiling. “What are you going to do in college? Major in writing? English..?”

   “I won’t need college, (Y/N). I’ll be too famous with this true crime book, that’s coming along quite swimmingly, I might add.” That gave me an idea.

   “Oh! What if, I draw for your book? Like, crime scenes and stuff? Nothing too gory, but since it’s a true crime novel, based on actual events that surround us, I could draw like, what we see, so readers can see it as well. Please?” I pleaded with Jughead, when he didn’t answer, holding out the word. “It would be so cool. Like a graphic novel, you know? I mean, I guess technically it wouldn’t be, because there wouldn’t be art work on every single page but, still. It would be really cool. And my name would be on the cover.” Jughead laughed at that.

   “So that’s why you want to do it. To have your name emblazoned on the front cover of a best selling book.” He smirked up at me from where he was sitting on my floor.

   “And,” I said, scooting further down my bed to get closer to Jughead, “I would be helping you out, too. So, it’s a two for one, really.” I smiled down at him, trying to show him just how much I wanted to do this.

   “Fine,” he responded, after a few seconds. “Draw me some stuff, and if I approve, I’ll add your drawings in my book.”

   “Ahhh thank you thank you thank you.” I rolled up off my bed and fixed Juggie’s hair, some strands sticking to the side of his beanie. “Now, let’s go get food.”

   After getting home, I practically ran up the stairs to my room, excited to start working on the drawings for Jughead’s book. The only problem, I soon realized, was that I had one quality notebook, that was halfway filled with drawings of Jughead, with some of us holding hands, and even some of us kissing. I froze for a minute, trying to figure out a way to get around that, but without funds for a new notebook, I was stuck. I came to the conclusion that, if I just drew on the last few pages, and showed them to Juggie myself, he wouldn’t see my other drawings.

   It wasn’t that I was embarrassed to have a crush on Jughead or anything. He was a really good friend of mine, a best friend, and had been for a while, but, that was just it. He was a really great friend, and I was terrified of losing that. If he didn’t feel the same way, and I was almost certain he didn’t, I wouldn’t want anything to become weird. I was more than content with being just friends, instead of being truthful about my feelings, and having something potentially change for the worst.

   That night, I got started on my drawings. Honestly, it was quite harder than I thought it would be. Everyone interprets and sees things differently, and I was having trouble trying to draw Sweetwater River from memory, especially the spot where Kevin had found Jason. Not that I was going to draw Jason anyway, that would be too gruesome, but I thought that giving the readers some clue as to what the surroundings of the site looked like would be informational. I sat on my bed drawing for hours, well into the early early morning, and only became aware that I had switched to my favorite artform to draw as I started to doze off. Jughead. It happened often, especially when I became tired and zoned out, so I decided to close my notebook for the night and get some much needed rest.

   It was a text from Jughead that woke me up. “Bring your notebook to school and we can go over the drawings after,” it read. Blearily, I unlocked my phone to type back, but I started freaking out when I saw the time. I had completely slept through my alarm, and had only 37 minutes before school started. Flinging myself out of bed, I ran to the bathroom to brush my teeth and comb my hair back into a ponytail, trying to look somewhat presentable. Running back and hopping into some jeans, I threw on a sweater and flung my notebook into my bag, along with some other things that I needed, my mind only on getting to school on time.

   After my final class, I walked to my locker, books in hand, only to be met with Jughead leaning against the locker next time mine, waiting for me.

   “You bring your drawings? You never texted me back.”

   “Yeah, I know. I overslept.” I had a habit of doing that.

   Jughead smirked and looked away. “Again?”

   “Hey! You like burgers, I like sleeping. Is that so wrong?” I asked, jokingly. “But here.” I pulled the notebook out from between some others, handing it over to Juggie.

   “Cool. Wanna go over them at your house, though? I’d rather look over them where I have space. Not around all these rich kids from The Goonies,” he said, scowling towards some football jocks that were making their way down the hall.

   I led Jughead into my house, going straight for the kitchen, because I knew he’d be hungry. Heating up some pizza from the night before, I turned around, and saw that he was already looking at what I had drawn. He studied each page carefully, a smile small on his face. That made me feel good, because even though I knew he’d never tell me no, I still wanted him to like what I had spent hours last night doing. And that’s when it hit me. At the exact time he turned the page to my last drawing. Drawings. Of him. Us. Kissing.

   I could see his eyebrows draw together, in what I was hoping was confusion, and not disgust. I wanted to move, to grab the book right out from under his nose, but I couldn’t. My fear had rooted me to the spot. I tried to speak, to explain why that was in there, but I couldn’t come up with an explanation. What was I supposed to say? ‘Oh yeah, Juggie, I’ve kind of had this insatiable crush on you for the past two years! Haha’? Absolutely not. I’d rather die. Which, by the way, I was certain that that’s what I was actually doing. Jughead wasn’t saying anything, I wasn’t saying anything, and time seemed to stand still.

   Finally, after what felt like hours of staring at Jughead, I saw him shift in his seat. He coughed a little, to clear his throat, and made a gesture towards my drawings. “This is, um.. That’s, well. I mean, me. I’m staring at myself. And, you. That’s, us.”

   “Yeah,” I said, dumbly, not elaborating on anything else.

   “You’ve, uh.. You like me, or..?”

   “Yeah.”

   “Oh.” That was all he said. Jughead sat there for a few moments, unsure of what to do. I was unsure of what to do. My soul was crushed. It was clear that he didn’t feel the same for me, and now, I knew, that things would never be the same.

   “I, um.” Jughead stood up, and grabbed his bag. “I’ve got to go.”

   “No, Jug, please. Please, I can explain, I just-” I tried to rush out, but he cut me off.

   “I’ll see you later, (Y/N). I’ve got to,” he circled his hand in front of his head, “think.” He started walking away, out of my kitchen, down the hall to my front door, and I thought that, with each step going away from me, I was losing him more and more. I still hadn’t moved, and I had to grip my counter to stop myself from falling on the floor. I was aware that I was crying, but I couldn’t help it. I had made such a stupid mistake, and now, I thought, Jughead was out of my life for the foreseeable future.

   It only dawned on me after a few minutes that I hadn’t heard my door open or close. Curious, I gingerly stepped out of my kitchen towards my front door, seeing if Jughead had left. I rounded the corner, not knowing what to expect, and saw that, indeed, Jughead was still there. His left hand was on the doorknob, but he wasn’t moving. When he heard my steps, he took a deep breath and sighed.

   “I thought that I had to leave, to think things over, but I don’t, (Y/N),” he confessed, turning to me. “I don’t.” He dropped his bag and, in one swift motion, walked over to me, took my face in his hands, and kissed me.

   I was too shocked to do much of anything. I kissed him back, but it was short lived. He pulled himself away from me, eyes closed, and rested his forehead on mine, catching his breath.

   “J..Jug?”

   He finally opened his eyes and moved to look at me, really look at me, like he had never truly seen me before. His thumbs swiped my cheeks, trying to dry my tears, but it was to no avail.

   “God, (Y/N), I’m so sorry. I never meant to hurt you.”

   “Jug, I’m confused..” I trailed off, not knowing how to ask him about what just happened. He chuckled a little.

   “I am, too. Or, I was. Well, I thought I was, anyway. But,” he sighed again, and then paused, smiling at me. “I’m sorry I’m being so ineloquent right now.”

   “I just, thought that you didn’t feel the same, and when you saw that drawing, which, was a mistake anyway, you weren’t supposed to see it, I just..felt awful, Juggie. And that’s why I never told you how I truly feel. Because I didn’t want this to happen.”

   He took his hands off me then, and slanted his eyes in confusion. He made a move like he was about to leave, and then stopped. “Just for the record, you didn’t want this,” he gestured to me, “happening, or you didn’t want the,” he gestured again, this time to my face.

   “I didn’t want us to stop being friends, Jug. I’m all for,” I made the same gesture he made, “this, whatever it is, happening. I just thought that, in the event you didn’t feel the same, I’d rather just be friends, than you knowing the truth of how I really felt about you.”

   Jughead’s reaction surprised me. Instead of saying anything, he started to laugh. He laughed and laughed until he had to wipe tears from his eyes, and I joined in too, because his laughter, so seldom heard, was infectious. He pulled me into a hug, comforting me, and when he pulled away, he stuck out his hand.

   “Let’s start this all over, (Y/N). Hi! My name is Jughead, and I’ve liked you for over a year. And you are?” I laughed, but went along.

   “Nice to meet you, Jughead. I’m (Y/N), and I’ve had feelings for you for two years.” We shook hands. “How about, instead of keeping everything bottled up, we just tell each other how we’re actually feeling, from now on?”

   “That sounds..practical. And way better than what we were doing before. Now, come on,” he said, grabbing for my hand. “I want to discuss your drawings, which are really incredible, by the way.”

   “Thank you.” I smiled up at him. We got to my kitchen, and I sat down at the table, where my notebook was still laid open.

   Jughead went for the toaster, which I should have been expecting. “You think this pizza will be burnt?” he asked, though it was mostly rhetorical. He pulled it out, and looked it over, scraping with a nail at some of the burnt black pieces on the corner. Shrugging, he shoved it into his mouth.

   “Anyway, what I was envisioning for this part..”

   He kept talking, and, even with the fact that his mouth was full of burned food, I smiled, in spite of myself. Sure, we were technically dating now, but Jughead was once again my best friend, and no one could take that away.

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Recipe for Kickstarter success: A look inside 'The Guide to X-Ceptional Baking,' an X-Men-themed cookbook

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Recipe for Kickstarter success: A look inside 'The Guide to X-Ceptional Baking,' an X-Men-themed cookbook

Charlie and Mikey, co-hosts of “The Young Ones” podcast, dish on their fully funded X-Men cookbook, “The Guide to X-Ceptional Baking”!

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Since their debut in 1963, the X-Men have sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them. But you know what? Here at AiPT!, we’ve got nothing but love for Marvel’s mighty mutants! To celebrate the long-awaited return of Uncanny X-Men, AiPT! Brings you UNCANNY X-MONTH: 30 days of original X-Men content. Hope you survive the experience…

Are you an X-Men fan? Do you like zines? Do you like to bake? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you need to check out The Guide to X-Ceptional Baking, a zine funded through Kickstarter from the minds of Charlie and Mikey, co-hosts of The Young Ones podcast. The long list of contributors throwing their art, recipes and writing into this zine include Adam Reck and Zack Jenkins, co-hosts of the Battle of the Atom podcast, Jay Edidin of Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men and many more. Charlie and Mikey were kind enough to answer a few questions about the inception of the zine, their experiences making it and Shatterstar’s preferred soda flavors.

AiPT!: First of all, congratulations on your Kickstarter being funded! Did you anticipate the project finding such speedy success?

Charlie: Thank you so much! I don’t think we really had any idea that it would fund so quickly. Mikey and I did a lot of research on Kickstarter projects, especially ones that that involved cookbooks and weren’t just art books, but you never really know what the demand is for something like this. All the fandom-related projects we looked into it had seemed to do well and I think we were just hoping that this would take off too. Nothing like the way it did, though.

Mikey: Yeah, we did our research and had pretty good expectations for our campaign, but the response completely blew me away.

AiPT!: For readers who don’t know you both, tell us a bit about your connection to X-Men and comics!

Charlie: For me, I got into comics pretty late in the game. I always loved the idea of the X-Men, but I think that comics scared me a lot when I was younger, at least in regard to how to start getting into reading them. My entry in was when I watched X-Men: First Class. I loved that movie a lot and it got me excited about diving head first into the comics. Little did I know that the XMCU isn’t exactly the X-Men you see in the comics. I started reading X-Men when [Brian Michael] Bendis started his run by bringing back the teenage O5. I loved those books and still do because they were my jumping on point, but as anyone that knows me now can tell you, as I started digging into the older comics I found a lot to love about the weird X-Men. They hit that sweet spot for me. I love the weird X-kids like Eye Boy and C-listers like Rictor and Shatterstar who are my favorite X-Men. It’s why ’90s X-Force is probably my favorite comics run of all time.

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Mikey: I’ve always been a fan of superheroes–my dad had me watching Adam West’s Batman when I was three–but growing up, comics weren’t really something that were accessible to me in any way. That all changed when I started reading comics in college, since I had my own money. I started with Young Avengers and Runaways, and had some friends online that were into the New Mutants as well. Young Avengers got me into the Maximoffs, Magneto and mutants, in general, and I think Schism was the point at which that love was really cemented since it was a good jumping-on point for me. Like Charlie, I also love how deep the X-Men run; there’s basically a character for everyone to love. And that’s something we really wanted to show off in this book as well, or show sides of characters you don’t often see.

AiPT!: Walk us through the origin story of the zine. Why a baking recipe book?

Charlie: My ideas pretty much just spring up out of nowhere. I’ve always loved to bake and cookbooks and their design aesthetics have always been a niche interest of mine. I had been talking with some friends of mine about doing a zine and suddenly this idea, much like the idea for our podcast, just came to me. I kind of figured why the hell not? The X-Men are like one big family that spends so much time together, why wouldn’t they bake?

Mikey: When Charlie came up with the idea, I knew we had something special–fan cookbooks on Kickstarter cover a pretty wide range, but there was nothing that was really focused on the art and stories of the recipes from an in-fiction perspective. We hoped by bringing in art and writing, core pillars of comics, that we’d create something that’s both a fitting tribute to the medium and to the X-Men themselves. Some of my favorite parts of X-Men, especially, is that they’re allowed to have these hugely personal stories, and they’re all about found family, so I think more than any other group, they’re people you can imagine sitting down and baking together. So I think that was a huge part of it.

AiPT!: What was it like collaborating with so many artists, creators and recipe writers? Were you initially worried about finding contributors?

Charlie: It’s been awesome, actually! Over the years I’ve gotten to know some amazing artists and I’m lucky enough to call a lot of them friends. Though It wasn’t until I was putting the book together that I realized just how many talented people I knew might want to participate. The outpouring of interest when I put the call out for submissions was tremendous. Everyone has just been amazing to work with and it’s been really special getting to see people share family recipes for the book. Also, no one is ready for the caliber of art that’s in this book. Like… really.

AiPT!: What was the biggest challenge or learning experience from the project so far?

Mikey: For me, it was probably learning what feels like every Adobe product ever. I do a lot of personal graphic design work in Photoshop, and I’d dabbled briefly in InDesign for some of my work designing tabletop roleplaying games, but nothing past basic layout. For this project, though, I literally broke out the book and went through a crash course on layout, typography, all that good stuff, building on the basic principles I already knew by eye. And then for the Kickstarter video, I had to learn After Effects, which was actually way easier than I anticipated, but still quite a bit of work in total. When we were preparing all the assets for launch, my After Effects crashed my entire computer, so I went to sleep, and eight hours later, everything worked fine. Charlie and I are pretty good about doing our research ahead of time and knowing our limits though. Overall, I’d say getting this going has actually maybe been a little easier than getting the podcast ball rolling and dealing with the technical side of that.

AiPT!: Any favorite recipes we can get a sneak peek of?

Mikey: One of my favorites is actually on the Kickstarter page itself in our layout preview, for Rum Cake. It was one of the first recipes we received and Zack Jenkins of Xavier Files absolutely knocked it out of the park. Charlie got the email and called me like, “You need to read this recipe.” So I did a dramatic reading over the phone and we just sat cracking up for a while afterwards. We also are lucky enough to have not one, but two recipes from the amazing Jay Edidin. Jay pitched us this second recipe after submitting his first. It’s for beer bread as this thing the adult X-Men bake right before the kids come back to school at the beginning of the semester, and it’s got a great little story that goes along with it. There’s more, but like a good solicit, I don’t want to give too much away ahead of time!

AiPT!: This one is high key inspired by the most recent episode of The Young Ones: What do you think Shatterstar’s favorite flavor of Mountain Dew is?

Charlie: Funny you should ask. I had an immediate answer for this one, but after deliberating I had to change it. Initially, I thought it would be Code Red because of how much sweeter it is than regular Mountain Dew, but I’m going to have to go with the late great Pitch Black. ‘Star would love the name of it and the fact that its basically just grape pop. Also, he would be super frustrated that it’s almost never at the store, but he’d ask someone to look for it every time that they went shopping anyway.

AiPT!: Finally, where can people keep up with you both and find your work?

Charlie: You can mostly find me on Twitter @geneticghost where I tweet about all manner of things, but mostly X-Men. I’ve been reviewing and writing articles for Women Write About Comics and you can find my coverage about Extermination over there when it comes out monthly. As always, you can find my and Mikey’s podcast, The Young Ones, which is all about teen superheroes and why we love them at youngonescast.com.

Mikey: And you can find me on Twitter @quantumdotdot. In addition to talking about the comics that I’m reading, I tweet about video games and tabletop roleplaying games. My big tabletop project I’m working on is my surreal horror/mystery game based on the Blades in the Dark system, called “No Place Like Home.” All my work, including a link to my Twitch channel where I stream games, can be found at quantumdot.space.

While The Guide to X-Ceptional Baking is funded, two stretch goals have been added. To pitch in or just find out more, visit the zine’s Kickstarter page. But hurry–the window to back this project ends Wednesday, November 7!

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Jack of All Trades, Master of None: Moving Your Degree With You

There was a time in my life when I was pursuing the path to becoming a licensed counselor I had grand plans of one day owning my own practice. That’s when I ran into the same problem that many of us run into as military spouses. Licensing and certification issues.

Instead of making the decision to pursue my PhD in counseling, I decided to forgo all the trouble of getting re-certified and relicensed every time I had to move. I chose to wait until my service member retires and we find our “forever home.” But what on Earth could I do with a B.S. in Social Psychology? As it turns out, I could do a LOT.

When it comes to education and employment, military spouses have to approach our careers just like everything else: creatively, resourcefully and totally out of the box. Social Psychology is all about understanding human behavior in social situations … i.e. PEOPLE. Since most jobs involve people, all I had to do was get creative with my skillset to find meaningful employment as my hubby took me along on this adventure. I’ve since used my skills in training and development and now as a full time writer!

But what about those other specific degrees? If you find yourself in an employment pickle or can’t match your degree to available career opportunities in your area, check the list below for some ideas!

Law

If you’ve obtained your Juris Doctorate to practice law, chances are you’re already aware of the red-tape nightmare of the licensing issues. There are many military spouses who have found success despite these issues and have even gone on to work towards easing them across state lines. MSJDN is an organizations of military spouse lawyers who have done just that! But there are always alternatives if you’re forced into situations where you can’t use your education to the fullest extent.

When a friend of mine PCS’d to California a few years back, she was able to use her JD as an immigration attorney. She wasn’t required to take the bar exam in that state to work in that field, and since she was passionate about immigration anyway, she dove in head first! She worked first with a nonprofit and was then recruited by a firm after she won an award from the California Bar Association for her work with detained immigrants.

Psychology

Psychology is the study of the human mind and behavior. There are a slew of fields you could work in while you pursue higher education or go through the licensing process. Media and advertising would be a great field to consider since psych grads have valuable insight into how people think and can analyze complex problems while communicating them with ease. Media roles like management, writing or production could lead to other opportunities and a diverse resume.

Human resources is also an option and can be used in the public and the private sectors. Areas such as professional development, coaching, recruitment and public relations all fit the bill under the umbrella of a psychology degree.

The Liberal Arts Degree

Whether it’s music, fashion, film or any of the other humanities, you might be thinking to yourself, “What the heck can I do with a Fashion Degree in the middle of nowhere?” Well, since most of the arts and humanities deal with the creative side of our world, then maybe you need to use it and get creative with it! Liberal arts are versatile but you may need to pick up a technical skill to help solidify your resume.

Take a marketing class or a course that can teach you the basics of coding and you could nail a job as a graphic designer or work for an advertising agency. Hit up a nonprofit and see if they would let you volunteer your new skills to help beef up that experience and you could really have something to tide you over until you begin your film career as the next James Cameron.

There are so many ways you can use your degree if you just think outside of that box. If you truly want to use that amazing degree you worked so hard for, you may not always be doing what you initially set out to do. But that doesn’t mean you won’t be successful! The path to success looks different for everyone, but here are a few more tips to make sure your big, beautiful brain gets its due:

Know what you DON’T want to do. If you have a degree in in the social sciences but can’t stand the thought of data entry or probability and statistics (yuck!), make sure that your job search doesn’t include those tasks.

Concentrate on the “roles and responsibilities” section of the position description instead of the “required qualifications.” If your education gives you the skills to perform the required tasks, then be creative in your cover letter by leveraging those transferrable skills.

Ask to shadow someone who is doing a job you might be interested in. There’s a lot to be said about a potential hire who wants to get a feel for a certain position. On one hand, you’ll be able to see if the position is something you could be successful at. On the other hand, it shows great initiative on your part for the hiring manager. At the very least you’ll be able to network with others in the area and in that line of work.

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Sparking The Fireplace: Tips That Help With Blogging!  – Feature And Follow #12

What are some tips that help you with blogging?

Hello Readers! It's now for another Feature And Follow! I believe that every blogger does want their readers to have a lovely experience on their blog. I always try to help fellow bloggers out as much as I can. We do face many obstacles, either if it's the technical side/creating content for blogging. I have attended and graduated from Academy of Art University in San Francisco. I majored in graphic design and know a thing or two regarding this subject. Here is top five tips that have helped me with blogging, as well the resources I have used. I hope these tips help you as well.

1. Basic HTML/CSS Coding: I believe everyone who starts blogging should know basic coding. Coding can be a big obstacle we deal with, I know its a pain in the ass. But I have learn to Don't fear the Internet! When I took a web design course in college I want to pull my hair out. However, it did help me understand how HTML Elements would and how to better customize to look of your blog, as well adding/changing site structure, fonts, links, and images. I used this textbook. Its really great, and has help me out a few times.

http://www.htmlandcssbook.com/

Another wonderful resource a website called Don’t Fear The Internet by Jessica Hische & Russ Maschmeyer.  http://www.dontfeartheinternet.com/ 

2. Design: I can go on and on about this and make a separate blog post about this. When designing your blog I suggested having theses tips in mind. Try to find a clean and simple theme, I took me over two years to find the tumbler theme for Firebook Fiction. Next is branding: When it come to blog your brand identity ia a visual and verbal expression of your brand. Using this blog as an example; I came up with the concept and theme of naming the blog Firebook Fiction. I designed the logo of a book with flames on both sides on the front and back cover. It gives the feeling of sizzling, hot, and popular books that need to be read. A tip is to try to choose up to three to four colors as well as black and white. Thats what I did with mine. I kept in mine that I was designing a "visual system" meaning that it can carry over to designing, a stationary systems, posters, brochures, packaging, etc. So almost any large-scale design projects is essentially a series of related items that contain both theme and variation. When I was creating this blog I when through the design process. All designers have to do research, visual research, doing hand sketches, computer roughs exploring a variety of layouts and typefaces, etc. It's hard work, I know, but it's the only way I know to get great results. For research and inspiration on website designs, you guys might like to check out:

http://siteinspire.com/showcase/selected/ 

http://www.awwwards.com/ 

  3. Typography: When it comes to building a blog, we often focus on the theme, layout, reader personas, plugins, and other features. However, it’s imperative that you a great consideration that you pick a good font While it may not appear to be a big deal, choosing one font over another can make a very big difference in how your blog is received. I always go by this quote I made up in school. Good typography is economical. I believe good typography is use of the alphabet, to serve first to convey an understandable message (as in grammar and punctuation), and secondly to give a suitable voice to the manner of the message (as in through typeface, size, or layout). Good typography is different from all other typography in that it first pleases the eye, visually agreeable. It is clearly on a mission, meaning one is not confused as to why there is even type there to begin with, and a direction as in where to start and where to end. A strong tip I strongly suggest is that you stay away from scripted and monotype fonts which typically aren’t very practical in blog design. If you are a beginner I would choose a Serif or Sans-Serif font. Its very easy for you reader to read. Here are two websites for research and inspiration on typography, you guys might like to check out:

http://explorationsintypography.com/ 

http://typographica.org/ 

4. Content: You want to make sure you have good content to share with your reader. In this case bookish reviews, you want to make sure your reviews and thoughtful, keeping the topic consistent, and to be active in the bookish community as much as possible. Here is a Youtube class lecture about Step Your Blog Game Up – Blogging and Social Media by Academy of Art University. I found this video has many tips regarding this subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXxAmM8rvME&t=1240s 

  5. Being truthful: Is quite simple. No copy-catting. Stop trying to be like someone you admire and instead find out what unique offering you have. Tell the truth. Give credit for other person writing, or images. Never lie, Don't steel, or plagiarism other peoples work. Trust is slowly earned and easily lost. If the words aren’t truthful, the finest typography won’t help. Unfortunately, people can't seem to understand that.

What are some tips that help you with blogging? Let us know in the comment box!

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