Saturday, October 18, 2014

Name Your Read-a-thon Challenge

Name Your Read-a-thon Challenge


The Rules are simple:
  1. Take the books either in your TBR or already pile for Dewey’s
  2. Pick a word from a couple of the titles and come up with a name for your read-a-thon
  3. Leave a comment or post a picture on your blog (fill out the rafflecopter) and you are good to go!
So, my Read-a-thon name is:

Something Delicious Day


From my books:

Something Borrowed
Delicious & Suspicious
Labor Day

Read-a-thon Hours 5 - 7

Hour 5

Title: Labor Day
Pages Read: 0
Total Pages Read: 61 pages
Minutes Read: 0
Total Minutes Read: 121 minutes

Hour 6

Title: Labor Day
Pages Read: 26 pages
Total Pages Read: 87 pages
Minutes Read: 39 minutes
Total Minutes Read: 160 minutes

Hour 7

Title: Labor Day
Pages Read: 26 pages
Total Pages Read: 113 pages
Minutes Read: 43 minutes
Total Minutes Read: 203 minutes


Read-a-thon Hour 4

Hour 4 (11 - 12pm)

Title: Labor Day
Pages Read: 14 pages
Total Pages Read: 61 pages
Minutes Read: 22 minutes
Total Minutes Read: 121 minutes

Dewey's Oct. 18, 2014 Read-a-thon

Well, due to internet problems, I am off to a very slow start! I've been unable to open the Opening Meme thus far, so I guess I will stick to reading for the time being.



Hour 1 (8 - 9am)

Title: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
Pages Read: 10 pages
Total Pages Read: 10 pages
Minutes Read: 25 very distracted minutes
Total Minutes Read: 25


Hour 2 (9 - 10am)

Title: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
Pages Read: 14 pages
Total Pages Read: 24 pages
Minutes Read: 42 minutes
Total Minutes Read: 67 minutes

Hour 3 (10 - 11am)

Title: Labor Day
Pages Read: 23 pages
Total Pages Read: 47 pages
Minutes Read: 32 minutes
Total Minutes Read: 99 minutes

Opening Meme:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Queensbury, NY

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Labor Day by Joyce Maynard and Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. I also have a book that I have been struggling to get through, Delicious and Suspicious by Riley Adams, and I am hoping maybe I can finish it finally.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? The Read-a-thon kind of snuck up on me, so I didn't pre-plan anything. Probably we will order pizza and wings, at least. That tends to be a tradition for each read-a-thon that I have done.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I am currently going through the process to have weight-loss surgery, so the pizza and wings probably isn't a good idea, but, oh well. We'll see what happens. :-)

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I have participated in almost all of the read-a-thons from the very beginning. I think I missed one in there somewhere. Last year I only made it halfway through the read-a-thon because I had to work. (I work nights!) This year I took the night off, so I am hoping that I will be able to make it at least until midnight or so!


Saturday, April 26, 2014

Mid Event Survey

Mid-Event Survey

 1. What are you reading right now? A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton
2. How many books have you read so far? Unfortunately just the one, so far.
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Not sure, I might jump into the next Agatha Raisin book when I'm finished with this one.
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Not really. Unfortunately, I have to work tonight so I won't be able to blog any longer, but luckily I will still be able to read and keep up with the Dewey website.
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? My Mom stopped by for a little bit and I took a short nap. I just roll with it and am grateful for any amount I get read.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? I've been doing the Read-a-thons since the beginning and I am absolutely thrilled that so many people are participating this year. I hope they continue to grow!
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? No, you all do a fabulous job!
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? I might see about taking the night off from work next time, but we'll see how it goes tonight.
9. Are you getting tired yet? Nope, my little nap helped and I am good to go!
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered? Have plenty of books on hand in case you get bored with your current read. Different types of books handy is a great thing. Having a Kindle helps a lot! Plus keep lots of snacks on hand and drinks, and most of all have fun and read, read, READ!

Thanks a lot for making the Read-a-thon so much fun!

Hours 9, 10 & 11 - 4pm - 7pm

Title of book(s) read since last update: A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton
Number of books read since you started: #1
Pages read since last update: 19% read (no page numbers in this e-book)
Running total of pages read since you started: 56%
Amount of time spent reading since last update:  76 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 238 minutes
Mini Challenges: Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph, Jigsaw Cover Puzzle, Comment Challenge, Six Word Celebration

Hour 8 - 3pm - 4pm

Title of book(s) read since last update: A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton
Number of books read since you started: #1
Pages read since last update: 6% read (no page numbers in this e-book)
Running total of pages read since you started: 37%
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 29 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 162 minutes
Mini Challenges: Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph, Jigsaw Cover Puzzle, Comment Challenge, Six Word Celebration

Hour 7 - 2pm - 3pm

Title of book(s) read since last update: A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton
Number of books read since you started: #1
Pages read since last update: 4% read (no page numbers in this e-book)
Running total of pages read since you started: 31%
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 17 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 133 minutes
Mini Challenges: Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph, Jigsaw Cover Puzzle, Comment Challenge, Six Word Celebration

Took a little nap this past hour, feeling refreshed and ready to get back into A Spoonful of Poison!

Six Word Celebration!

Reading with friends, always remembering Dewey!


Hour 6 - 1pm - 2pm

Title of book(s) read since last update: A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton
Number of books read since you started: #1
Pages read since last update: 5% read (no page numbers in this e-book)
Running total of pages read since you started: 27%
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 20 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 116 minutes
Mini Challenges: Intro Meme, Pick a Paragraph, Jigsaw Cover Puzzle, Comment Challenge