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 Post subject: Re: Summer Reading!
PostPosted: June 4th, 2011, 1:15 pm 
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What if your birthday were on a Friday?? :shock:


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I just signed up! :D Where will the thread for page count go?

And the mod in me would also suggest that you put a link in the initial post to the registration thread, so people won't have to dig through two pages of chatter to find it. :)

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I made the first 'signup' (after the Rules URL) linked to the signup thread.

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Ah, thank you. :)

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The page count thread will probably go in GD. But we'll link it when we start it. :D

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It ends on my birthday?!! Oh, sweet :D {By the by, for those of you not in the know, the 13th is totally the day to be born, if you get a choice :rofl: }


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All right, pay attention!

First, a praise. God has opened the floodgates and absolutely showered us with prizes. I've lost count of how many books we've got coming. Some of them are sets and signed copies. It's unbelievable! At this rate we're going to have to tell Jay to stop contacting people... got any ideas on how to restrain that guy?

Anyway. Given the showers of blessing on our efforts, we need to shove this program over the edge and multiply it. Simply put, we need more participants! And there's only one way we're going to get more participants... promotion!

We need you! We've got to get the word out about this program. So start talking, anywhere and everywhere!

Every little bit counts. Our greatest weapon is social media, so even the smallest status message can help. Post on Facebook, Buzz, Twitter (use #readathon5), whatever you've got. If you have a Facebook page for your business, please consider posting from there, too!

In addition to chattering it up, blog posts would be extremely helpful. Those of you with blogs, please consider posting on our behalf! Below I've pasted a sample post with all the pertinent information. Feel free to plagiarize it.

And remember, we have a lovely assortment of graphics, designed for us by the talented Vilisse, for your use! If you have a website, please consider posting one of these images in your sidebar. http://incredibooks.com/read-a-thon/pro ... ad-a-thon/

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Well, I sent two friends a heads-up. :D

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PostPosted: June 9th, 2011, 11:37 am 
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Vanya Katerina Jaynin wrote:
Jordan has put up a list of prizes on Incredibooks! Check them out.

http://incredibooks.com/read-a-thon/prizes/


That is amazing. :shock: :D God is so good, He will provide!

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That is amazing. :shock: :D God is so good, He will provide!


Amen!! Really, this is too cool. I just wish it started sooner - I can't wait! :rofl:

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PostPosted: June 9th, 2011, 11:58 am 
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Agreed, Estar! I am so excited about it. :D

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I gave in to temptation already and read The Cat of Bubastes. Oh well, I have plenty of other books to read. :dieshappy:

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*timid* Oops, forgot that other thread was closed to chatter... :blush:

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*timid* Oops, forgot that other thread was closed to chatter... :blush:

I didn't even know I was on that thread. I just clicked to see a new post, then commented after it. :roll:

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I can't wait! This is going to be a lot of fun. :dieshappy:

Some books on my reading list for the summer are:
The Cat of Bubastes
Inferno
The Iliad
The Odyssey
This Present Darkness
Piercing the Darkness
Prophet
Mere Christianity

There's a lot more, but I can't remember what they are... Oh well. :P I probably won't be able finish all of the books on my long list this summer anyways.

Me after June 13th: :book: :book: :book: :book:

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Hey, are we supposed to post as we read or is it cool if I just give a few grand totals later on?

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Hey I'm about to read that too!

I started early on this, I read the entire book of Dracula in the car between 1 am and 6 am this morning while in the car. (I'm sleepy now...)

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I've already finished 9 books after the first day, racking up a total of 1,441 pages.

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Wow Elly! And I thought I was doing good by reading one whole book already.


Last night I read The Cat of Bubastes. I was told by a lot of people that this was their favorite Henty book. But I thought it was not as good as most of his others.

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Yeah. Post the title of the book and the page count of the book, and then your running total. This helps the counters to know you're being honest and not just randomly making up numbers. :D

(Not that any of you would do that. But any of you could, see?)

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I've got a quick question. Do you get your page count from the number of pages the book has, or do you go through and count half-pages where chapters end and stuff?

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Well if Elly's that far I'm getting nowhere with this... I've only read about 150...

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Just the number of pages the book has. Everyone's counting that way so it all comes out fair. :D

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That's what I guessed, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks, Vanya!

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I've already finished 9 books after the first day, racking up a total of 1,441 pages.


:shock: Wow...

I'm doomed. :P

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I've already finished 9 books after the first day, racking up a total of 1,441 pages.


:shock: Wow...

I'm doomed. :P


Same here. Haha, at least now I can get back to the important stuff I was going to put off for two whole months... :rofl:

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Wow, Elly... :shock: You are a very fast reader....


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Riniel Jasmina wrote:
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I've already finished 9 books after the first day, racking up a total of 1,441 pages.


:shock: Wow...

I'm doomed. :P


Same here. Haha, at least now I can get back to the important stuff I was going to put off for two whole months... :rofl:


No, no, no, nononono, nooooo! Just because she's ahead at the moment doesn't mean she can necessarily keep it up! And 'sides! You don't have to read the most to win a prize. So don't let me hear another whisper of "DOOM!" Understand? *waves books around threateningly.*Ya'll signed up, ya'll are stuck. Mwahaha! :twisted:

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Vanya Katerina Jaynin wrote:
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Elly wrote:
I've already finished 9 books after the first day, racking up a total of 1,441 pages.


:shock: Wow...

I'm doomed. :P


Same here. Haha, at least now I can get back to the important stuff I was going to put off for two whole months... :rofl:


No, no, no, nononono, nooooo! Just because she's ahead at the moment doesn't mean she can necessarily keep it up! And 'sides! You don't have to read the most to win a prize. So don't let me hear another whisper of "DOOM!" Understand? *waves books around threateningly.*Ya'll signed up, ya'll are stuck. Mwahaha! :twisted:

Y'all are NOT doomed! Y'all could catch up!

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Vanya Katerina Jaynin wrote:
Riniel Jasmina wrote:
Kalisia Silverwing wrote:
Elly wrote:
I've already finished 9 books after the first day, racking up a total of 1,441 pages.


:shock: Wow...

I'm doomed. :P


Same here. Haha, at least now I can get back to the important stuff I was going to put off for two whole months... :rofl:


No, no, no, nononono, nooooo! Just because she's ahead at the moment doesn't mean she can necessarily keep it up! And 'sides! You don't have to read the most to win a prize. So don't let me hear another whisper of "DOOM!" Understand? *waves books around threateningly.*Ya'll signed up, ya'll are stuck. Mwahaha! :twisted:



EEEK! *hides behind Riniel* Yes ma'am. :book: :book:

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New post. That way the editors notice it. If you just edit your first one it won't show up as a new post and so no one will be likely to check it.

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Wait- highest number of pages isn't how you win?

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Highest number of pages win.

But there are more prizes then highest count page winners. We do some by random drawing. This is all still not entirely confirmed, but there will be winners and drawings as usual, so even if you don't win you still have a chance to get a prize. See?

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Floyd was frozen where he stood. He struggled to breathe, but the air smelled of blood and death and guilt. He tried to formulate a name, to ask, but language was meaningless, and words would not come. He tried to scream but the sound got stuck in his heart, shattered into a million pieces, and scattered to the wind.

In a world without superheroes, who will stand against the forces of evil?


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Okay. That's what I thought. Thanks for the clarification.

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Be careful of your thoughts; guard your mind, for your thoughts become words. Be guarded when you speak, for your words turn into action. Watch what you do, for your actions will become habits. Be wary of your habits, for they become your character. Pray over your character; strive to mold it to the image of Christ, because your character will shape your destiny.

Ideas can germinate from the smallest seeds. Collect those seeds, and let them grow in the back of your mind. You may be surprised by what finally blooms.

When God takes something from your grasp, he's not punishing you. Instead, He’s opening your hands to receive something better. The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.

Works in progress:

The Diegosian Mark, 115,600 words (Preparing for Publication)
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*bounces in* Just to let ya know...

The official Read-a-Thon t-shirts are up for pre-order on Incredibooks!

http://incredibooks.com/read-a-thon/read-a-thon-shirts/

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I love the t-shirts!

And as for the logos, our very own Vili did an amazing job. :dieshappy:

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Very nice shirts! Though I'm too much of a cheapskate to buy one, and I never wear T-shirts...

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:P It's proving difficult, I have read several books on my Kindle now but it doesn't mark the page numbers, sadness. :(

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Lady Elanor wrote:
:P It's proving difficult, I have read several books on my Kindle now but it doesn't mark the page numbers, sadness. :(

Keep reading! :D Go to amazon.com , search for a book, and it should list the number of pages.

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Elly of Zoriah wrote:
Lady Elanor wrote:
:P It's proving difficult, I have read several books on my Kindle now but it doesn't mark the page numbers, sadness. :(

Keep reading! :D Go to amazon.com , search for a book, and it should list the number of pages.


Ooh, thanks. I will try that. :)

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A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king

J. R. R. Tolkien


My favourite quote: "God will give His kindness for you to use when your own runs out."

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How's everybody doing? I've been to the library 3 times. :dieshappy:

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I keep not reading. *hides*

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I got a GA Henty book today. :cool:

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Nice. Which one?

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I've been too busy to read very much at all...

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I've been working on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. And the Two Towers. (It's hard to stop reading through LOTR... it's an endless cycle of reading those three great books! :dieshappy: )

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I got to read a book I didn't think I was going to be able to - Redwall. Picked up a copy at a thrift store yesterday for 50 cents. :dieshappy: (that's 333 more pages for my total! :D)


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