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Eldarwen wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Ahem.. hey E, remember when I kept the illusion about you being a nice and the less mischievous of the killler chipbunnies?"hehehehe :-)
The illusion is still holding! I think? So ..."
Weeeeellll I'm pretty sure you're still the nicest one... after all, I was just one of the lusties and you now have the Mistress of Lust herself... And Sophie made us look for books with Defenestration and other forms of torture in...
*giggles*
Steven wrote: "I love SFF and horror! :)Sammy, I’m hoping that the Tower Teams can get my reading back to Team Trouble and My Restaurant Rocks levels.... or even better, 2017 and before levels where I read way ..."
Read more than Sonia?!
okay, I'll bite. I don't want anyone to think I don't like to keep my friends motivated....
What about we reset the counter on May 1st and see who reads more in the challenge, like we did in the past?
Eldarwen wrote: "Sonia wrote: "oooooohhhhh Can I quote you?Everybody take notice! Suzanne called me wise."
Oh nooo o.O
Suzanne, what have you done??"
Why is everybody trying to scare the newbies?
Ahem.. hey E, remember when I kept the illusion about you being a nice and the less mischievous of the killler chipbunnies?
Sammy wrote: "also, for some reason the sign-up sheet says I'll check in a couple of times a week... I'm sure I ticked hourly, lol!"Ahahahahahaahah
I was a bit confused by that.
Okay, I'm wiped, so I'm logging off for the night.
Don't forget to fix little problems by creating disasters!
Well, I didn't upped mine because most of my binge reads were books around 120-200 pages, and I just discovered a couple of KU series that match the brownie points mentioned, but that are around 350.Just a curiosity, I never write wizard well the first time. My brain decided a long time ago that the correct spelling was wizzard, and no amount of training worked so far.
Apparently, I was destined to be Rincewind.
I wonder if any of my streaming services has the movie.
*runs for cover*
Just to help me with picturing the world and want to read the books.
Sammy wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Steven wrote: "I'll go ahead and comment that I am digging the task list and will probably focus there the most! :)"You need to wait for the planning spreadsheet... and that Sammy p..."
I don't know if you noticed, but somehow you and I are two of the three higher readers on the team.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!
I blame Jenny and Judith.
Okay, so, I think I've sent friend invites to everybody I wasn't friends with. Once you have your special shelf for the challenge created just post it here so Sammy and I can check books.
The challenge starts in two weeks. It seems like forever, but, it's a good excuse to finish all unfinished books, since we can only use books that we start reading when the countdown reaches zero.
Steven wrote: "I'll go ahead and comment that I am digging the task list and will probably focus there the most! :)"You need to wait for the planning spreadsheet... and that Sammy put her (already) imagined books there. Because I'm pretty sure her bookshelves at home are full of post-its and sticky notes of possibilities. Maybe even color coded
oooooohhhhh Can I quote you?Everybody take notice! Suzanne called me wise.
Sophie wrote: "The powers that be would like it noted that you didn't have to open the thread until tomorrow... Opening today was entirely your choice"True... but how could I resist?!?!?
We have mischief to make..... I mean problems to fix.... bigger problems to cause...
That's not use.
Yey first timers! So cool!!!!Basically, the main goal of tower teams is to read. Whatever genre you like.
There's a couple of rules regarding page numbers and non allowed genres like picture books and graphic novels, to keep things fair to everyone.
To make things more exciting, they usually add some tasks, for us to match books. And joining the BOMs also give extra points, which we all love.
But, honestly, is to read what you feel comfortable with.
On my part, I usually have good intentions but keeping up with BOMs is a tad hard. Specially because I'm a mood reader, so, even if I'm excited with the prospect of reading a book, by the team I'm supposed to read it, I might struggle with it.
Anyway, I know some people likes to plan in advance. So, we'll have a planning spreadsheet in case you want to "claim" a specific task.
I'm still working on my stupid deadline at work - basically the price for procrastinating all day - so, the quick rules recap, and some other fun stuff I was planning on doing will have to wait till tomorrow, I should know the powers that be would be too excited to wait for the weekend, but I was hoping they would...
Oh well... we wouldn't like it other way.
I'm wrapping up something at work, meaning, I'm going to put some important info (and other fun stuff) in the reserved posts tomorrow.Meanwhile, a quick introduction, I'm Sonia, your captain for this ride. I'm also from Lisbon, Portugal and I never read Discworld before.
My favorite genres are Urban Fantasy, MM and romantic suspense. Brownie points to the authors that manage to get all three in one :D
I've also participated in all of the tower teams, so I'm quite excited for this round.
Some names are familiar from previous challenges, some not so familiar, and I'm really looking forward to playing with all of you.
Hello Team!!!!Despite Sammy our lovely co-captain being a hard core Discworld fan, I am completely ignorant.
Google is my friend, though, and after a brief research I discovered that
Rincewind is also renowned for being able to solve minor problems by turning them into major disasters
This right there, made my day in a way that is impossible to describe!!!
Hello Discworld visitors!!! Want Rincewind to
If looking for something specific, just go ahead and ask! Just beware we are prone to fix little problems by causing big disasters!
Not knowing what to read? Below is a selection of Rincewind's best reads:
◈ Recs by Sonia
Blood Heir is a Kate Daniels spin-off. If you haven't read that one, the first book is Magic Bites
◈ Recs by Kaley
◈ Recs By Laurie
◈ Recs By Sammy
◈ Recs By Suzanne
◈ Recs By Claire
◈ Recs By Vikki
◈Recs by Sam Vimes
TOWER TEAMS IN A NUTSHELL
If you're a mood reader, go straight to #1, if you're a planner, click the spoiler tag to start with #0. Or you can do a mix of both. That's alright too.
(view spoiler)
#1. Read a book
#2. Mark the book as read and tag it on the challenge shelf
#3. Go to the PLANNING SPREADSHEET and add the book you read to the BOOKS tab. Highlight tasks/bingo where the book may fit. If it's a particular hard task, you might fill in the correspondent space too. If you already did it, just add the read date.
#4. If you participate in the BOM discussions, fill that info. If not, go straight to #5
#5. Have Fun! And be a little mischievous after all, we're Rincewind.
#6. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Don't forget, when things get dire:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
◈ Books must be started after the start date of the challenge to count towards the challenge--> Countdown to the start is HERE
◈ Books must be at least 100 pages, or 3 hours audio.
◈ Some genres (including Children, Graphic Novels, Photography, Illustrated etc) require a minimum word count of 25k words
◈ Rereads are OK, provided it has been at least 6 months since the last read
POINTS
◈ Books less than 100 pages = 0 points
◈ Books between 100 and 1000 pages = 0.1 points/page
◈ Books over 1000 pages = 100 points
◈ For audio only books, the page count will be set as 100, no matter how long the audio is
BOOKS OF THE MONTH
◈ Writing a set of questions = 40 points
◈ Participating in discussions (at least three days) = 20 points
TASKS
◈Task Completion = 5 points
◈Completing ALL the tasks in a sub-series grouping:
Sub-series (#books) Bonus points
Rincewind (8 books) 40 points
DEATH (5 books) 25 points
Witches (6 books) 30 points
City Watch (8 books) 40 points
Industrial Revolution (6 books) 30 points
Tiffany Aching (5 books) 25 points
Others (3 books) 15 points
BINGO
Bingo square = 5 points
Full card = 40 points
JACKANORY
◈Each book used in the story gets 5 points
◈A completed story (minimum 8 books) gets 80 bonus points
Lauri wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Melanie wrote: "I'm also not big on fantasy. I can do urban fantasy as that is at least set in our world, but high/epic fantasy is out for me."Me too. I feel less alone now.
I actu..."
Yeah, exactly the same. For me it was the Mists of Avalon. When we had it as BOM some years ago it was pure torture.
