Hey guess what? It’s Thursday! And I was supposed to do this post on Wednesday!
Time escapes me, my friends.
Sooooo, without further delay because there is a pizza on the way to my house and I intend to feast on it IMMEDIATELY, the winner of the $30 Amazon/The Book Depository prize is….
Laura at Devouring Texts!
True story.
Congrats Laura! I’ll be sending you an email right away.
Thanks to EVERYONE who participated! It was fun, but I promise next time will be even better!
~Sarah
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Dessert!
I can’t believe it’s already over! It went very quickly, and even though I got distracted a lot I didn’t do too bad – I finished 1 book and read more of another, so I read about 250 pages total, which is about how I did during the last one in January so yay!
I want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated today, and I really hope you had fun. This got thrown together kind of haphazardly and then I got sick two freaking days ago, so I feel like I didn’t live up to the previous mini-readathons. So thank you again, and I had a blast reading along with you guys!
I really hope you guys had a good time today, and continue to do so if you’re still going! Remember, you have until tomorrow night to participate in the challenges and stuff, but you HAVE to complete this wrap-up post and leave your link (or answers) in the comments in order to be eligible t win the $30 prize! Remember, it’ll be $30 either for Amazon or The Book Depository, whichever you choose. I’ll announce the winner on Wednesday.
So, here are the wrap-up questions!
1. How many books and/or pages were you able to read?
2. About how many hours were you able to read for? (Were there many distractions, breaks, etc?)
3. Do you have any likes/dislikes about the 12-hour readathon, compared to a 24-hour readathon?
4. Favorite and least favorite books that you read today? Favorite / least favorite challenges? (Not that there were many, but if you want to comment about any of the ones from past mini-readathons feel free to do so).
5. Do you have any suggestions for things you’d like me to do differently for the next mini-readathon?
And just for the heck of it, my answers…
1. How many books and/or pages were you able to read?
I read a bit from two books, and finished one of them. I read close to 250 pages, which isn’t terrible considering.
2. About how many hours were you able to read for? (Were there many distractions, breaks, etc?)
SO MANY DISTRACTIONS. Work, and then being sick, and then chatting with my friend when we really should have been reading… Should have seen that coming. And of course being online here and there and Twitter, but that really counts as part of the readathon, so that’s okay.
3. Do you have any likes/dislikes about the 12-hour readathon, compared to a 24-hour readathon?
I like my mini-readathons because it’s not SO TERRIBLE AND HARD to stay up for that long, but it does leave me feeling less accomplished because I take so many breaks and stuff… ahem…
4. Favorite and least favorite books that you read today? Favorite / least favorite challenges? (Not that there were many, but if you want to comment about any of the ones from past mini-readathons feel free to do so).
I liked the teaser challenge I came up with. I like some of my past challenges too, I was just trying to do things a little different since there were fewer challenges this time.
5. Do you have any suggestions for things you’d like me to do differently for the next mini-readathon?
Well actually, this is more a question for you guys – Did you like having fewer challenges and hence more time to focus on reading, or do you prefer to have more so that you can interact with other readathoners more? Any other suggestions or thoughts?
I probably will host another mini-readathon in January, and I promise it will be more well-planned, lol. I’m also going to make it a point to take the day off next time, because having to work threw me off a bit.
OK I’m off to read a bit more before I crawl into bed. I hope everyone had a great time today! And thanks again for participating you guys!!! *hugs*
~Sarah
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ALRIGHTY, third mini-challenge! Only 4 more hours left! Well, at least for me.
So, I haven’t made a TON of progress since the last post, since I had to drive home and then my friend came over and we made snacks, and then we talked about books of course, and so on… But we’re reading now! I’m still working on The Book of Tomorrow, but I may take a break soon and switch to something else soon.
This mini-challenge is again, very simple. Take a picture of something related to your readathon-ing – who (if anyone) you’re reading with, food, where you’re reading, what you’re reading, etc. Then post it on your blog (or tweet it or something) and post the link in the comments below.
This is Gabby, one of my reading partners today 
Bet you saw that coming, didn’t you? LOL
So, there you have it! I’ll be back in another 4 hours for the last post! Holy crap this day is flying by! Hope you guys are having fun!
I’m gonna go try to focus on reading now… *hangs head in shame*
~Sarah
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Wooooo! It’s time!
Some of you may have started already, and that’s cool. I’m getting over a cold (well, I’m hoping I’m getting over it anyways) so I’m starting a bit late, somewhere between now and 10 AM Eastern time. You can start as early or as late as you want, as long as it’s sometime on Sunday wherever you are.
Here’s how the mini-challenges are going to work – there will be 4 (including this one, the start-up post) and you can join in or not. However, you DO have to complete the wrap-up post in order to win the big giveaway prize.
And what is that?
A $30 Amazon gift card (or a $30 order from The Book Depository)! Your choice.
There’s nothing special that you have to do – just have your name on the linky in the sign-up post, and complete at least the wrap-up mini-challenge. You have until Monday night to complete your wrap-up post, and on Wednesday I’ll use random.org to select a winner and I’ll announce it via blog post and email that person.
I’m really excited for today’s mini-readathon. Honestly, I was pretty lazy about it all but I think it’s going to work out really well. The prize system is simple, and there’s only 4 challenges/update posts so that means more reading time for us all! And I look forward to chatting on Twitter with you guys too
OK, LET THE FIRST MINI-CHALLENGE BEGIN!
Copy, paste, and answer the questions below, either in the comments or on your blog. If you do a start-up post on your blog to answer, come back here and leave the link to the post in the comments.
1. Tell everyone three random things about yourself:
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2. Is this your first readathon?
3. Do you have any specific goals for today? (# of books or pages to read?)
4. Do you have any specific snacks, drinks, or books planned?
5. What hours do you plan on reading during?
And my answers, as an example:
1. Tell everyone three random things about yourself:
- I’m an extremely messy sleeper. I sprawl out a lot and sometimes talk in my sleep. The honeyman makes fun of me for it.
- When driving, I hate making left-hand turns onto busy streets and will in fact turn right and then turn around somewhere more convenient.
- I walk into walls / doorframes / tables a lot.
2. Is this your first readathon?
Nope! LOL.
3. Do you have any specific goals for today? (# of books or pages to read?)
I’m hoping to finish two books that I’m currently reading, and possibly start a third. Other than that, I don’t have any specific goals.
4. Do you have any specific snacks, drinks, or books planned?
Well, here are the books I’m going to have by me today. I’m hoping to finish The Graveyard Book and The Book of Tomorrow at the very least. I’ll try to squeeze in a bit more of Great Expectations, but I have An Abundance of Katherines and Antimatter available to read from too. It’ll just depend on my mood I guess.
As for food and drinks, I’m sooooo looking forward to it all! For snacks I have jalapeno poppers, bread and cheese spreads, grapes, clementines and whatever else is around the house. For dinner the honeyman is probably going to order pizza so we don’t have to deal with cooking. And I have a banana cream pie defrosting in the fridge for dessert. For drinks I have water, lemonade, berry punch, raspberry ginger ale, coffee, and tea.
I just realized that this sounds like SO MUCH for 12 hours… but you know, I probably won’t eat it all. I just like to have options. Plus the honeyman will be home with me, and a friend of mine is coming over to read with me today too!
5. What hours do you plan on reading during?
10 AM to 10 PM Eastern time. Sadly I have to work until 2 PM, but I should be able to get a decent amount of reading in because Sundays are usually really slow.
Can’t wait to see your answers everybody! Now get reading, and I’ll be back in 4 hours (2 PM Eastern time) for the next mini-challenge!
~Sarah
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Hi guys! I just wanted to write a quick reminder post that the mini-readathon starts tomorrow, Sunday July 29th!
Remember, you can read for any 12-hour block on Sunday, whenever suits you. Because I know some people may be joining in from other time zones, the mini-challenges will stay open through Monday night. This should give everyone enough time to participate, and that you can feel free to concentrate on reading and come back from the mini-challenges later if you so choose.
I personally will be reading from 10 AM to 10 PM tomorrow (US Eastern time), although I may post the first mini-challenge (AKA the start-up post) around 9 AM Eastern time.
And of course, I’ll be on Twitter tomorrow as well, and anyone who wants to chat during the readathon can use the hashtag #ssrminiread .
If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time!
So, I’ll see you all tomorrow morning! Can’t wait!
~Sarah
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Ready for the laziest sign-up post ever? Cause here it is! I wasn’t really sure if I was going to host a mini-readathon this summer, but then peeps started asking me about it, and I’m nothing if not a people pleaser ya know.
So, here’s the plan:
Easy-peasy, right? You can tell I put a lot of thought into this.
So, to sign-up just add yourself to the little linky thingy below. And I recommend following my blog somehow if you don’t already so that you can check back for updates and reminders and such.
BTW, my sister Heather at All You Need Designs made my little graphics-button thingys. Aren’t they the bestest? She has an Etsy shop that you should check out.
Soooooo sign-up and come read with us and have fun. All the cool kids are doing it.
~Sarah
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I can’t believe it’s over already! I didn’t get QUITE as much reading done as I wanted today, but I was able to read 242 out of 418 pages in Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer. And the great thing about it is that it was QUALITY reading time – no interruptions from work, people, doing laundry, etc. And I’m thinking that I’m going to go to the bookstore and buy the sequel to this book, cause I’m totally into it.
So, this is the last mini-challenge! Remember you have until 10 pm EST on Monday to complete the mini-challenges, and I’ll announce the randomly-chosen winners on Tuesday.
Thank you so so so so so much to Jenn for hosting her mini-challenge, and to Heather for hosting the bonus challenge. You guys are awesome
And thank you to EVERYONE who participated today! I really enjoyed visiting your blogs & chatting with you on Twitter! And I’m going to spend some time tomorrow morning coming around to visit blogs / posts that I didn’t have a chance to visit today.
OK, so let’s do the last mini-challenge! Same as the start-up post – copy, paste, and answer the questions below either in the comments or in a blog post link in the comments.
1. How many books and/or pages were you able to read?
2. About how many hours were you able to read for? (Were there many distractions, breaks, etc?)
3. Do you have any likes/dislikes about the 12-hour readathon, compared to a 24-hour readathon?
4. Favorite and least favorite books that you read today?
5. Do you have any suggestions for things you’d like me to do differently if I host another mini-readathon?
And just for funsies, here are my answers…
1. How many books and/or pages were you able to read?
I read 242 pages.
2. About how many hours were you able to read for? (Were there many distractions, breaks, etc?)
Well, if you assume I read at a page her minute, then I read for about 4 hours today, lol. And of course there were distractions: the challenges, re-doing my header with Heather, food, chatting, Twitter, blogs, etc…
3. Do you have any likes/dislikes about the 12-hour readathon, compared to a 24-hour readathon?
Not in particular, I like doing these little 12-hour readathons because they’re less stressful, even with me posting challenges every few hours. I don’t have to worry about struggling to stay awake.
4. Favorite and least favorite books that you read today?
The only one I’ve been reading is Hominids, which is kinda awesome so far.
5. Do you have any suggestions for things you’d like me to do differently if I host another mini-readathon?
Well this is like me asking MYSELF, lol, but yes I do. I’m going to try to think of more exciting prizes for next time, and I’ll try to think of better ways to promote it. Although honestly, I think having a small number of people participating is actually kind of nicer than having hundreds of participants like in the 24-hour ones. I get to know you all a little better, and I feel like you guys are actually participating for the fun of it, not necessarily to win a ton of cool swag like in the big giant readathons. What do you guys think?
OK, so that’s it! Thanks again to EVERYONE for joining in, and I hope I see you guys next time around, probably in July! And remember to check back here on Tuesday for the challenge winners! I’m going to go catch up on my reading now
~Sarah
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Hey ya’ll! So, I got a little bit more reading done - I’m on page 108 of Hominids. I’m really liking it so far, I already think I want to go buy the sequel. Sadly my sis had to go home, and then my honeyman came home and brought a friend for dinner, so we’ve been eating chicken tacos and socializing. These last 3 hours will be my best hours yet, dammit!
So, this next mini-challenge is hosted by the fabulous Jenn at Booksessed. Go there and follow her directions. Jenn’s hosted challenge counts as one of the 5 mini-challenges that you’ll be able to win a $5 Amazon gift card for. I’m going to participate too cause it looks like SO MUCH FUN (not for a prize obviously), but I’m going to do that later, after I get farther in this book that I’m reading.
Have fun!
~Sarah
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So, how’s everyone holding up? It’s officially the halfway point!
Sadly, I have no real updates. Somehow I got no reading done during the last 3 hours… I made my sister watch some funny songs on YouTube (I’m On a Boat & I’m Awesome, in cause you were wondering), we did her bonus challenge post, made some cucumber sandwiches, made more coffee, chatted, etc… This is what happens when you have two sisters who don’t get to hang out enough, and throw them together all day with food and drinks.
Anyhoo, on with the next challenge! The challenge is to use random objects around your house to spell out the word “read”, take a picture of it, post it on your blog, and then come back here to leave the link in the comments!
Here is mine…
We’re not alcoholics, I swear. The honeyman doesn’t even drink, lol, but he had all of his friends save bottlecaps for him for some game he wants to play. Lucky for me, they made this challenge easy-peasy But you can use ANY OBJECTS around your house.
See you in 3 hours, when Jenn will be hosting a mini-challenge!
~Sarah
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