A Winter’s Respite Read-a-Thon

A Winter’s Respite – Hosted by Michelle of The True Book Addict

As with my previous read-a-thons, it will be a week of relaxed reading during which we can personally challenge ourselves and whittle away those ever looming TBR piles/shelves/libraries.  I hope you will join me! I will not be hosting any mini-challenges, as we learned from my last two read-a-thons, focusing on the reading rocks. However, if anyone else would like to host a mini-challenge, you are more than welcome. We will have a few scheduled Twitter chats again (and perhaps some more reading sprints). Our twitter hashtag is #WintersRespite

GOALS

I seem to do terrible during Michelle’s readathons, through absolutely no fault of the host. But, like an insane person, I will try again. Also, I seem more focused on working when I’m readathon-ing. At least this is the case in 2013. I haven’t gotten much done reading- or writing-wise since Bout of Books. My goal ~500 pages, mainly because New Year Fest is Saturday and Sunday. I’m playing as well as helping out, so I’m probably not going to get much reading done. List of possible reading materials:

BOOKS TO READ

Loaned to Me:

Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold (starting at 17%)

From the Library:

The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov (starting at 21%)

ARCs:

The Revenge of Moriarty by John Gardner

From the Bookshelf:

Finish Behind the Scenes with Mediums by David Phelps Abbott (starting at 51%)

The Unknown Poe, edited by Raymond Foye

Maybe few Sherlock Holmes stories.

UPDATES

MONDAY

Number of pages I’ve read today: ~44

Total number of pages I’ve read: ~44

Books: The Caves of Steel (21%-42%, ~44 pages)

Writing work done: Worked on a faux news article for husband’s writing project.

Notes: The evening was semi derailed by cleaning out the storage room in advance of getting a new water heater.

TUESDAY

Number of pages I’ve read today:

Total number of pages I’ve read:

Books:

Writing work done:

Notes: