Tell Me Something Tuesday: What Is TMST? Old Meme, New (Temporary?) Team and a Small Tweak!

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Heidi at Rainy Day Ramblings in order to discuss a wide range of topics from books to blogging. I've been participating in it on and off for three years now, but the last time I did, the meme's future was very much uncertain, what with Heidi being on an extended hiatus (the questions we were answering had been planned in advance) and not sure if she would reprise blogging altogether. Some of us decided to reach out to her and ask if she would be OK with us keeping TMST going, and she gave us her blessing. So, for the foreseeable future, the meme will continue, only with new caretakers - at least until Heidi decides to come back (or for the long run, should she ultimately call it quits).

WHAT IS TMST? OLD MEME, NEW (TEMPORARY?) TEAM AND A SMALL TWEAK!

As I said above (in case there's someone out there who's new to it), Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly meme aimed at discussing a number of topics, mainly book or blogging related, but sometimes more personal. For those who have been participating so far, or have simply been following any of the bloggers who were and commenting on their posts, the basic structure of the meme won't change. The questions will be provided by the five of us who teamed up and stepped in for Heidi. Meet the minds behind TMST (in strictly alphabetical order)!

• Berls at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life;
• Jen at That's What I'm Talking About;
• Karen at For What It's Worth;
• Linda at Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell;
• Roberta at Offbeat YA.

Now, here goes the "small tweak" I promised. Would you like to participate in the meme on a regular or semi-regular basis, and get emailed the prompt list? Just head over here and fill in Jen's form! (Of course, you can jump in anytime you like - you are under no obligation to actually do all the posts, or even most of them, just because you signed up, and you can remove yourself from the list at any time). This is something that has never been done before, though Heidi would email the prompts on a case-by-case basis to those who were interested (and always anticipate the next week's question at the end of each post). Anyhow, I will continue providing a list of the upcoming prompts for my readers who aren't interested in doing their own post but wish to read/comment on mine.

P.S.: the girls will embed a linky in their posts, which I'm opting out of (at least for now) because I don't want to put too much pressure on myself in case we are suddenly overwhelmed by participations 😉. Also, if you want to do the meme but you haven't got a logo/don't know how to design one, you're welcome to use mine (very basic and colour-specific, I know, so it probably won't match your blogs...but still), or ask Berls if you can borrow/purchase the awesome thing her coblogger Michelle designed (or ask Michelle directly of course)! Unless you don't vibe with the all-female characters LOL.

Well, that's it for now. And if you're interested in participating in a more casual manner (see above), or only in commenting, here is the TMST prompt list for the rest of October and the month of November:

• October 13th: Comfort foods and comfort reads: now that the weather is getting cooler, share some of yours
• October 20th: Worst character jobs: what are some jobs characters have had that you disliked or would hate to do?
• October 27th: How do you like to be scared? Horror or thriller?
• November 3rd: What do you do for fun when you aren’t blogging?
• November 10th: Have you found any new interests or hobbies during the COVID lockdown/stay at home orders?
• November 17th: What books are you looking forward to reading in Winter 2020/21 (December - February)?
• November 24th: Gratitude. What books/authors/narrators/bloggers are you most thankful for this year?

I originally planned on taking a hiatus from the meme in October because I had already so much stuff on my plate, but I decided to do the October 27th prompt because it's up my alley. I typically don't do confort foods or reads, and I rarely read books where people have jobs (it's hard when your blog is geared to YA 😂), so I'm going to skip those - but I will visit your blogs and comment on your posts if you have any!

Now tell me something...are you going to join us?