Sherri’s Comments (group member since Nov 10, 2019)

Sherri’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

Jen K. The light green looks good.

Rachel, it looks like Wish You Were Here will work under the Ferris Wheel amusement for the romance prompt. That prompt is open. I looked under the plan tab & only 1 person marked it. Turns out that person is me. I have other options for that book so it will be a good fit for your book. Do you want one of us to put your book under Ferris Wheel using the romance prompt?

Different colors work too. Sometimes shades are very close. We can do different colors. Sounds good.

Ohhhhh. That makes sense. I finally got it. Let’s do it. Again if we don’t like it we can change it. Would you mind making those changes? Thank You.

Good Afternoon. The spreadsheet looks great. Thank You. I made one little tweak on the amusement tabs. I was thinking if the prompts & books titles were both highlighted we wouldn't be able to tell what prompts needed filling the second, third, etc time around. I took the highlights off the prompts under each amusement leaving the book titles highlighted. I like it because you can still see what prompts need to be filled as we build future rides. See if this works for you. We can always tweak again.

Jen K worte, "My question was asking if we could color the prompts in column B that were completed, not to leave the completed books in the planning tab. When I finish a book, I try to look at the prompt to find the one that has the least # of options in the planning tab but I always forget which ones were already completed or not. Absolutely no problem to not color them though. I just wanted to clarify the question." I'm sorry Jen. I was totally off on that answer. Thank You for clarifying. I'm trying to picture this. I also look at the prompts to find the ones with the least number of options. I have a question.
1. Would coloring the prompts indicating that prompt is completed cause confusion later when we are building that amusement for the second time? What do you think? I don't know. We can try it to see if it helps.

Jen K wrote, "I finished 2 books last night/ this morning as well: Death at Victoria Dock and Here Until August: Stories."

"Would it be possible to color the completed tasks on the plan tab too?'
Great going Jen K. Good question. We shouldn't need to color the completed tasks on the plan tab. Once a book is completed & placed on the completed tab delete that book from the plan tab. Does this make sense? By removing completed books from the plan tab we make room for other books that are TBR or In Progress. That way the user isn't going through a lot of completed books to see what prompts are still needed to be filled. The completed books on the plan tab throw off the number of books that fit a prompt. Having a dedicated tab for finished books unclutters the plan tab.

Lynette wrote, "Hey everyone! I’m in the middle of the book The Servant Mage by Kate Elliott. It’s 170 pgs and should fulfill that one nicely."

"I can update the sheet but it will have to be later. It seems like updating it on phone requires magic I don’t have."

Thank You Lynette. We have a completed tab now. If you see anything that needs cleaning up or updating that sounds fine. I know when I moved my column some of the boxes got out of shape. I tried what I know to do but it didn't help. If you can fix that I would appreciate it. I agree the phone app doesn't let you do much. You can read & reply. That's about it.

Hi Team Six Flags, we have a completed tab on the spreadsheet. I moved the book I finished & filled in the prompt used & the x with closer to blue. Feel free to move your completed books to the new tab & fill in using closer to blue. Lets stick to one color please. After you have moved your book to the completed tab delete the book from the plans tab. If you don't feel comfortable doing this let us know. I'm sure someone doesn't mind updating the plans & completed tabs.

Thank You Emily.

Good Morning All, We are off to a great start. We only need one more prompt on Merry Go Round. A short book < 250 pages.
I finished The Best American Travel Writing 2021 last night. I will finish Any Way the Wind Blows today. We have read 971 pages so we are close to our first hot dog stand. Good Luck everyone.

Jen H wrote, "I "think" we're able to add the completed tab ourselves. On the bottom of the spreadsheet, it looks like we have the option to add a sheet. But I'm not going to do it for fear of messing it all up. :P. I very carefully played around & I can add a blank sheet but have no idea how to add the amusements, prompts, & have the numbers working. I asked for a mod late last night to help. Hopefully today they can add a completed tab or help us do it today. I have no problem with anyone on the team that knows how to do it adding the tab if they feel comfortable doing it.
I did highlight in blue the amusement & prompts completed in the amusement tabs. See if that helps . When you complete a task highlight in blue the prompt & ride. If you're not comfortable doing it let us know & someone will be happy to do it.

Hi Everyone, I finished The Best American Travel Writing 2021. I put it under Merry Go Round a book with a circle on the cover. I also highlighted in blue the completed prompts & book titles on the amusement tabs. See what you think. If you don't like it or the color we can always change it. I asked a mod to add a completed tab to our spreadsheet so we can move the completed books there from the plans tab.

5/21 Saturday - 145 pages

Could a moderator please add a completed tab to Team Six Flags spreadsheet? Thank You.

Hi Everyone,
There are so many ways we can work the spreadsheet. Below are different options. Read through them & let us know what works for you. The majority wins. If you have done it differently & it works please let us know.
1. Under the plans tab once a book is marked completed & placed in the correct attractions tab prompt the book is deleted. This cuts down on clutter & length under the plans tab.
2. We color code completed books but leave them on the plans tab.
3. We create a completed tab where you log your completed reads. We highlight the attraction & prompt it was used for.
I have thoughts for the attraction tabs also.
1. We use a color to highlight the prompt & the book used. This makes it easier to see what prompts are completed & what prompts need to be fulfilled.
Let me know your suggestions & thoughts.

1. What are your goals for the read-a-thon? To finish 5 books. Realistically finish 4 books then on the last day read for pages. I also want to read my books picked out for the ATY month of June prompts. I also want to read the book I have picked out for June in the Pop Sugar challenge.
2. Are there any books you're dying to start or finish? I started Any Way the Wind Blows. Last week I put it aside with 150 pages left thinking it would be a good book for the read-a-thon.
3. Are you participating in the team or individual challenges? Both challenges.
4. Where will you be doing most of your reading? The sofa in the living room.
5. Is there anything that's going to stand in the way of your reading this week? Let us cheer you on! Nothing is standing in the way that I know of right now.

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Hot dog: book published within the last 2 years - The Best American Travel Writing 2021
Funnel cake: book that reminds you of summer
Soda: book that is part of a series
Pizza slice: book that fits an ATY 2022 prompt - Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
Lemonade: book with yellow on the cover
Ice cream cone: book that includes a romance
French fries: book from your favorite genre
Nachos: book with more than one author - What If It's Us
Popcorn: book with a rural setting - Migrations
Big Pretzel: book with more than 400 pages - Any Way the Wind Blows

I'm posting spreadsheet tips Traci posted for Dolly Wood. I found the tips helpful & wanted to share with you.
Spreadsheet Info:
In case anyone here is new to these spreadsheets, I thought I'd give some info.

First off, if anyone doesn't want to fill out the spreadsheet themselves, make sure you ask to have someone update it.

There are 7 tabs across the bottom of the spreadsheet. The first 6 are for recording what you have read and the last one is for planning.

Hot Dog Stand Tracking:
Your names are already added across the top. Each day, you can add pages read and hours listened in your column.

Splash Pad - Roller Coaster:
Once a book is done, you'll slot it into a cell on one of these tabs.

Plans:
Each column is for a book you have read, are reading, or are planning to read. Add book title, your name, and indicate status. Then put an x in each row that has a prompt your book could fit. Column C adds up the number of options, and this helps us choose where to put a book.
- People don't always get to all books in the spreadsheet. I usually remove it if I know I'm not going to read it, but leave it there if there's a good chance or to help me choose which book to read next.
- I will likely end up moving books that are finished so the # of options is accurate for what hasn't been read yet. This is just how my brain works.

If any questions, please ask!!

Traci, I'm also copying your spreadsheet tips over to my group. This is really helpful. Thank You.