WW: #Readathon Weekend in Pictures

This week is a "Wild Card" Wordless Wednesday, so we get to post photos of whatever we like! I like that I was able to participate in this past weekend's 24-Hour Readathon--I got in close to 10 hours of reading altogether, plus tweeting and updating. I summarized my Readathon activity in a Storified Sunday Salon post; here, it's condensed even more, in pictures.

An InLinkz Link-up

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Sunday Salon: Readathon Wrap-up

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Mid-Event Readathon Meme

Mid-Event Survey

1.What are you reading right now?

Just finished Clever Girl by Tessa Hadley

2.How many books have you read so far?

I’ve finished two. My plan was to try to finish books I’d previously started.

3.What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

I’m hoping to finish The Book Thief, which I’ve had to pick up and put down multiple times this year.

4.Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?

I would have…so I didn’t. I’m just doing what I can!

5.Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

I planned for them, really–as I said in my previous answer, I didn’t actually clear the decks for this.

6.What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

I’ve finished two books before it’s half over, and I’ve only been able to read for about half of that time!

7.Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?

I think it’s working great–Andi and Heather have GOT this!

8.What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?

I’d like to try clearing the day and committing fully–it’s been a couple of years since I last did that.

9.Are you getting tired yet?

I was, but I think I’ve bounced back. However, my non-reading husband took a nap! I need to wake him, and then I foresee a dinner break.

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?

The “finish books I already started” actually seems to be going better than reserving books just for Readathon Day. I’m kind is surprised!

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Spring Readathon--The Opening Bell

It’s 5 AM in Southern California. I just got out of bed and went straight to my reading chair in the loft, where I’ll be starting out my Readathon day with Kaui Hart Hemmings’ The Possibilities, joined in progress (I’m on Chapter 13).

All of my books today will be “joined in progress,” actually. My goal for the day is to finish books–I’m aiming for two, possibly three–or at least make further headway with books I’ve previously started.

I don’t expect to get in more than a couple of hours reading this morning, since I have several normal Saturday tasks and errands to get done, but hopefully I’ll be back at the books–maybe this one, maybe the next–by noon. Most updates after this one will probably be on Twitter rather than here, unless I do a mini-challenge.

Rah, Rah, Readathon, and happy reading to all!

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Booked Up on Saturday: It's #Readathon Time!

I held off on committing for the longest time, but this is my official Declaration of Intent to participate in the Spring 2014 edition of Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon this Saturday, April 26.

My participation will be fairly casual because I didn't clear my calendar for the day, but here's my general plan:

• Get up and read for a couple of hours (my local start time is 5 AM), posting brief updates here and on Twitter at the beginning and end.
• Break for a few hours to take care of weekend errands.
• Return to reading after I get home and spend most of the afternoon with the books. I will post brief updates here and on Twitter when I start and end, with possible interim check-ins on Twitter only.
• Break for dinner and some evening time with my very patient husband.
• Return to reading later in the evening for as long as I can stay awake. Any updates during the late reading session will be posted only on Twitter.

In keeping with keeping it casual, I don't have any books set aside for the Readathon. What I do have are several books in progress that I've had to set aside for one reason or another at some point this year, and what I'd like to do this weekend is finish a couple of those.

Since I waited so long to sign up for the Readathon, I missed the cutoff to be assigned to a cheerleader squad, so if you see one of my updates and want to respond with some encouragement, I'd really appreciate you!

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