Silje’s Comments (group member since Apr 15, 2015)

Silje’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

@rajiv, I noticed that you'd marked The Mystwick School of Musicraft as tagged with Lavender, but I couldn't find that book on the list for Lavender here. Nor could I find lavender on the book's shelf list when I double-checked. Are you sure it was the correct book or tag/shelf? I've removed the tag from the planning sheet.

Sarah wrote: "Hi team! Sorry I've been MIA... exciting news, I got a new job a few days ago so I have been dealing with all that stuff.

So, I have two books I will be starting (one today, one tomorrow... I alwa..."

CONGRATULATIONS!! What kind of job is it?=)

The task list is on the "tasks"-tab on the planning sheet (and the proper team sheet as well) =)

Yep, it is correct;) You can also add additional letters the book works for if there is any.

Logan wrote: "I panicked and couldn't decide on a first book, but I think I settled on one. I wish it fit more letters but oh well."

Glad you found a book to start with=) As long as it fits one letter, it is good enough;) I added the T as well for your book: If a book begins with The, A, An, etc., you can choose whether to use the first letter in the first word (T in your case) or the first letter in the second word ( H for you, which doesn't work for us).

Vicki wrote: "Oh, I overlooked that. Thanks! Get some good rest!

Also, on the tasks sheet, when we record a task, do you ladies want us to put the number of the task under our column with our name or a checkmark?"

A simple checkmark is fine with me, but if you want to add more or use something else, that is no problem, as long as it is easy to see which have been used and not.

Vicki wrote: "Okay, captains, I just added my first finished book, so would you mind looking to see if I did it correctly? Pay particular attention to the points for pages and tasks. I think we get 5 points for ..."

Something I didn't realize last night when I checked your finished book: You don't have to fill in the page- and task points yourself. When you fill in the read date (and task number+justification), a formula will add the correct amount of points for you, based on the number of pages you've added before. Also, we don't get points for the letters themselves, so I was wrong earlier=P We get points for one completion of the word; the rest is based on page amount, tasks, tags, and BOMs.

Halli wrote: "I’ve decided not to read Between Shades of Gray. I started it & realized my anxiety could totally not handle it these days. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’ll delete it off the spreadsheet next time I’m near a laptop, unl..."

Plans change, no worries. I can totally understand that you want to read happier books! Let me know what you think of Throne of glass and the series in general, I've read it a few times=)

@Kim: What Vicki said. If you want to check for one of the five tags we have this round, Ashleigh has posted direct links to the booklist for all of them in one of the first posts.

@Vicki: It looks good, just remember to add a read date as it is that column which triggers the points for the letter=)
I will double-check it in the morning, as it is 3 am here (as predicted, I stayed up late), and my eyes can't be entirely trusted=P

@Kim: What Vicki said. If you want to check for one of the five tags we have this round, Ashleigh has posted direct links to the booklist for all of them in one of the first posts.

@Vicki: It looks good, just remember to add a read date as it is that column which triggers the points for the letter=)
I will double-check it in the morning, as it is 3 am here (as predicted, I stayed up late), and my eyes can't be entirely trusted=P

Vicki wrote: "Silje wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Ashleigh wrote: "Yeah Vicki, just one task number please :)"

Okay, but we are adding all the tasks for one book that we can just in case you move things around, right?
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Happy to help;)

I'll probably stay up way too late tonight reading=P

Vicki wrote: "Ashleigh wrote: "Yeah Vicki, just one task number please :)"

Okay, but we are adding all the tasks for one book that we can just in case you move things around, right?

We can finally start readin..."

Whether or not you add all the possible tasks on the sheet while reading is up to you really, as long as there is only one when you're done with the book. Everyone has an individual tasklist (the same list, but one each), so as long as you keep tabs on which task you've done and not, you decide how to plan them. That's why everyone has a personal column at the task tab on the planning sheet; you can mark which task you've used=)

@Vicki, the link to the planning sheet was posted by Ashleigh some posts back too.

@ashleigh, perhaps you can add a link to the planning document in one of the first posts as well?

Rajiv wrote: "Hi all
My name is Rajiv and this is my first Wheelathon I am taking part in :-) I am super excited to be part of the team!!

I am planning on reading below letters for the first challenge:
L: Las..."

Welcome=)

The tags will give 5 extra points on 10 books in total each round. Ashleigh has posted in one of the first posts links to the list of books for each tag. If you read a book from one of these lists, you earn points for a tag.

The tags are basically random words people have used as shelves for their books=) Space and France are used quite often, whilst Battle, Flower, and Lavender are not used that much (many books are shelved only once or twice).

If anyone is uncomfortable with writing stuff in the planning sheet, you can simply post the finished book here in this thread with the necessary info, and we'll add it to the sheet for you=)

Halli wrote: "I went ahead and added my first 2 books into the spreadsheet, but I'm sure we'll need to move them around. With 2 little ones to chase around, I'm not nearly as fast at reading as I once was. I dou..."

Ashleigh or I will move things around if necessary, don't worry=)

Scribd to the rescue! I'll join by listening to the audio=)

Those who plan to join BOMs this month can add which book and their name to the "BOM" tab in the planning sheet. Remember that you have to participate and answer the questions to get extra points or volunteer to write a set of questions and get selected to do it=)

I just found this book on one of my audiobook apps (Storytel), so looks like I'll be joining too=)

Ashleigh wrote: "Vicki wrote: "I’m wondering how we should go about picking our first book or two. Are we first trying to spell out CELEBRATION? Should we “claim” letters or hold off until we’re finished reading? D..."

Should we try adding the books we plan to read straight away? If we always know what letter people are currently reading for or plan to read for next, it might be easier to see which other letters we need to complete more words. But if you like to plan 10 books ahead, it might be best if only the first 2-3 of those are on the sheet at once=) I can add a Status-column if that is something you want?

We repeat CELEBRATION as many times as possible these two weeks, but we can only have ONE incomplete word at the end of the round. Ashleigh and I will switch books around if necessary, which is why it is important that you add which other letters your book might for as well.

I is the only "tough" letter we have in CELEBRATION, but we need 2 E's for every repetition, so be on the look-out for those two letters especially=)

Megan wrote: "That planning sheet is beautiful! Well done Silje <3

I think I am going to start with It's a reread but it has taken me so long to get around to reading the next b..."

@megan, @vicki Thank you=) I haven't really done that much, just added a few things to the sheet the MODs have already made=)