I may very well come to regret this – can I handle another blog? – but Andrea Reads America is packing its bags and moving to its own site:
I am nervous about maintaining two blogs – I have already received feedback from another blogger that managing two brands can be challenging – but nesting Andrea Reads America in Butterfly Mind made me squirmy. I wanted to organize the project so that it was more navigable, with easy links to resources, maps, and state-by-state literature capsules.
Over the next few weeks I will gradually move the content I have published here over to the new site, along with posts that include favorite quotes from each state’s book selections. I will continue to post updates on Butterfly Mind until I’ve unpacked all the boxes at the new place, and then I will make all project-related entries on Andrea Reads America. If you have been watching Andrea Reads America and would like to continue following, please join me on the new site. I can’t wait to see you over there.
I am reading America: 3 books from each state in the US with the following authorships represented – women, men, and non-Caucasian writers. To follow along, please visit me at andreareadsamerica.com.
Butterfly Mind 
You are my inspiration!
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Thank you Judy. I will keep you apprised of my sanity along the way.
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Good Luck with the new blog! I like the way it looks and see you already have a lot of followers. Congratulations.
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Oh, I think that number is my Twitter followers. I only have one follower so far.
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Best of luck with the new blog. I like the format you’ve chosen. I am anxious to see how it goes for you. I struggle with just maintaining one while juggling writing classes, work and family activities. Unfortunately, it’s always my writing that seems to get let behind.
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Thank you, Barb. I hope I can manage them both. I think I will still write the same amount I am currently writing, it will just be split between two blogs. I think moving Andrea Reads America to its own site makes more sense than to have it here, especially once I’ve read more than three states 😉 I will have to get used to only posting here less frequently though – I know I’m not going to like that part at first. Thank you for your well wishes.
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I think this is a great idea and have total faith in your abilities! I started a separate blog to keep my food writing funneled out of my miscellaneous other topics, and I like how clean it looks. I plan to visit both your blogs again soon and find out what you are up to. Have fun!
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Very inspirational! If you don’t have entries for Puerto Rico or West Virginia, I’d recommend my historical novel, A DECENT WOMAN, set in turn of the century Puerto Rico. I was born in Puerto Rico and live in West Virginia. My debut novel will be published by Booktrope in Summer 2014. Thanks and best of luck with the new blog!
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