Book lovers unite in a new bout! Actually, bout has two meanings 1. contest among antagonists 2. a period of time spent in a pursuit I’m going to go with the second definition and so should you. Here’s why: The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th in whatever time…
The Bout of Books Read-a-thon is officially over, and like others before me, I have survived! Not only that, I had fun and enjoyed chatting online to some new folks. My goals were: 1. Finish Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell 2. Read More Than You Know by Beth Gutcheon 3. Listen to Joyland by Stephen King 4. Comment on 3 blogs a day and participate in 2 challenges (besides my own). I achieved all my goals! Yay, me! The challenges…
(image credit: Konstantin Kirillov via Dreamstime) Create a found* poem in three easy steps! Welcome to the found poem challenge at Pen In Her Hand for Bout of Books. I’m thrilled to be hosting this challenge! There is no prize other than the joy of creating, so let’s begin and have fun! Just choose a novel from any genre, print or ebook, that you’re reading or have finished. I used Notes from Ghost Town by Kate Ellison. Pick a number…
It’s baaaack…Bout of Books Read-a-thon! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand…
I finished the first day of my first ever Bout of Books (or any other for that matter) read-a-thon. Yay! I also participated in my first ever Twitter chat. Comments were flying so fast and furious that my computer froze several times. As a techno-idiot, I’m still trying to understand the whole Twitter phenom, but I made a little progress. Case in point, I spent a whole lot of time on help sites trying to figure out how to jump…
Please join me as I pioneer my way through the Bout of Books Read-a-thon. First, a big thank you to Grace from Books Without Any Pictures for bringing this event to my attention. I’ve never participated in a read-a-thon before, so this should be interesting. Here’s the information about the event that the organizers provided: “The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long…