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I’m in! 1. Fast but I don’t have a lot of time to read.
2. Anywhere from 1-3 books, but I only have Christmas Day off during that time, so probably more like 1.
3. Beijing time zone
4. Probably. The only thing is, GoodReads is blocked here in China, and while my VPN is working well lately, sometimes I have problems with it. So there’s a slight chance I could go MIA.
5. Nope.
1. What is your estimated reading speed?medium-ish
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
2 (slightly more if the books are short)
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Eastern
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes. (Um, hopefully. My wife is having surgery on the 24th so that means I will either have more free time or less, depending on things.)
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group?
No
I always enjoy these, I'm in.QUESTIONNAIRE (This helps us sort teams!)
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?
slow to medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
2.5 but may be less due to the holiday
3. Which time zone do you live in?
EST but will be on Pacific Coast Time (California) for half of the days.
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
Not this time
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? Slow to medium2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? 1
3. Which time zone do you live in? Central
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) No
Its been ages since I've done a read-a-thon and I've never done one as a team, I'm in!!
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?
-depends on the book but overall I'd say slow-medium.
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
-right now 1-1.5 a week, but I can push myself to read more for the read-a-thon time frame.
3. Which time zone do you live in?
-Eastern (Michigan)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
-Yes, I log in daily to the group.
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
-with this being my first venture into team play, I'd rather not lead.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?
-depends on the book but overall I'd say slow-medium.
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
-right now 1-1.5 a week, but I can push myself to read more for the read-a-thon time frame.
3. Which time zone do you live in?
-Eastern (Michigan)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
-Yes, I log in daily to the group.
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
-with this being my first venture into team play, I'd rather not lead.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? slow to medium2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? 1-2, generally finish 4 or more books for a read a thon. Might be slower this time because I will be visiting family for part of the week.
3. Which time zone do you live in? Pacific but will be in Mountain for part of the time.
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? I should be able to check in at least once a day.
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) No
I'm ready to do my first read-a-thon.1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?
I am fast due to reading primarily audiobooks.
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
3
3. Which time zone do you live in?
For this read-a-thon I will be in Central Time Zone (Missouri) for the first two days and then move to Eastern European Standard Time (Greece) for the rest of it.
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes.
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
EDITED TO ADD: I could try doing the tracking for my group as it looks like there are not a lot of volunteers. I am traveling the first weekend of the challenge but then I should be able to get to it.
1. Fast2. 1-3 depending on how busy I am with other things
3. Mountain Standard Time (Colorado, USA)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes, I'll be off for paid holiday time between Dec. 22-28
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) not this time, as it will be my first time trying to participate in a read-a-thon
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? Medium2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? 2-3
3. Which time zone do you live in? EST
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) No, will be too busy travelling and spending time with family.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Medium??
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
2 - 3, but may get some more read after Christmas.
3. Which time zone do you live in?
AEST (Brisbane)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group?
I can be, if needed. I co-led last time, which was fun (and was handy since I was in a different time zone to everyone else!) and that would be my preference, but could probably do it on my own if there aren't enough people as it is who can lead. I've got several things on the first weekend, but can still check the threads at least a couple of times daily, and things will (or should!) calm down after that.
QUESTIONNAIRE (This helps us sort teams!)1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?
Slow but I usually have time
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
2
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Pacific
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
No :(
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
1-2, though sometimes I read shorter books for the Read-a-Thon so might be more
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Central Standard (Wisconsin)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
No
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
1-2 - but I'm currently reading a long one so depends on if that is
finished or not
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Adelaide, Australia - I'm not sure what the international timezone is but it's ACDT here in Australia.
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
No
I am in. 1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?
Medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
1-2 is a good estimate for a week with lots of holiday events.
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Central Standard
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
No
My holiday plans are light this year, so a read-a-thon sounds perfect.1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? Slow to medium the last few months
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? average of 2, but likely more for read-a-thon purposes
3. Which time zone do you live in? Eastern
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Daily for sure
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) Depends on the complexity of the read-a-thon challenges.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Medium?
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
2-3
3. Which time zone do you live in?
I’ll be in Eastern for most of it, then Mountain for the weekend of the 28th through NYD.
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group?
Why not!
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
1-3
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Mountain Time
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
No thank you
I should be done with my ATY challenge by then, so I'm up for ending the year with fun reads!What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? Medium to fast, but not a lot of reading time.
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? Well, none in November (haha) but should be able to finish at least 2-3.
3. Which time zone do you live in? Central (Indiana)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Absolutely!
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.). Not this time.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Medium I think
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
2-4 depending on length and whether or not I count children´s books
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Central European Time (Denmark)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
Not this time. Lots of family around for the holidays that I am spending time with.
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Medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
I'm thinking it's going to be 1-2
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Central (US)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
I'll be at my parents' for the holiday, so I can commit to checking in about once a day.
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
No, I really can't commit to being that involved since I won't be at home.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
2-3
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Eastern Standard
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
No
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? medium2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? about 2 a week (ebooks plus audio)
3. Which time zone do you live in? eastern (US)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) You don't want me doing that...I'm not techy, and it's my first time.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? Medium2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? 2-3
3. Which time zone do you live in? CET (Norway)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) No, it is going to be a busy time around Christmas.
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2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? 4-5
3. Which time zone do you live in? GMT (London)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? No, but I'm pretty good with spreadsheets, so I could probably help from that side.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Medium to fast
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
4-5
3. Which time zone do you live in?
PKT (Pakistan Standard Time)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yup
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
Nope because it is my first read-a-thon.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Medium to Fast
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
2 or 3
3. Which time zone do you live in?
EST
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
Nope, First time.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? Medium to fast2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? 4-5
3. Which time zone do you live in? GMT (UK)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? No, I'm going to be travelling quite a bit, so I won't be able to do it from my phone.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?At the moment it is very slow (and it will be a busy time)
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
Only 1 at the moment, but I hope to finish some books I have been reading for a while.
3. Which time zone do you live in?
CET
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group?
No, there are too many things going on during these days.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? Slow2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? 1
3. Which time zone do you live in? CET (Europe)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) I will be travelling and it's a busy period for us all I guess, so I am hesitating to commit to updating regularly, but I can help with updating the excel overviews if that helps.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? slow in this group - but I will be off that week2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? 1-2
3. Which time zone do you live in? Eastern
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) No I'm definitely not good at that.
1. I am on the slower reading speed.2. Depends on the length, but I usually finish 1. I have a couple of bigger books I want to finish by the end of the year.
3. I am in the Eastern Time Zone. USA
4. Yes, I can.
5. No, I am not.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)? Medium2. How many books do you usually finish in a week? 2-3
3. Which time zone do you live in? Eastern Time Zone (US)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon? Yes
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.) No
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Slow
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
1
3. Which time zone do you live in?
Pacific
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes, I can
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
No, sorry.
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?Medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
Depends on the week. Next week likely 3+
3. Which time zone do you live in?
GMT
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Yes (although I know I comprehensively failed at this during the last thon, sorry)
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.
No, I'm far too easily distrac-- ooh, shiny...
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Hope it's not too late. I completely forgot about this!1. Medium
2. About 3 books per week
3. EST
4. I can commit to at least once per day
5. No
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Sign me up! I have a bunch of challenges to finish up so could use the push.1. Medium
2. 1-3 but I have the next two weeks or so planning to get through more
3. EST
4. Can check in throughout the day
5. No
Errlee
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I've been so busy, I can't even remember if I forgot about this or that I never knew. In any case, I'm here now. So, quickly...QUESTIONNAIRE (This helps us sort teams!)
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?
Slow, but getting faster as I use more audio books; moving to Medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
Two
3. Which time zone do you live in?
EST
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
Mostly daily, sometimes more, but different times on different days
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
Some day, but not at Christmas
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I can't believe I missed sign ups!1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?
medium
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
2
3. Which time zone do you live in?
EST (Eastern US)
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
1 long check-in per day to help w/ tracking, etc
2 quick checks for questions
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
I'm sure teams have leaders but I can help with duties or spreadsheets/tracking
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Emily wrote: "Cali, you're on Team Tacky Sweater!"Thank you!
Due to the holidays, this read-a-thon team challenge will be a bit more laid back than the last few, with teams given all of the prompts up front.
Info about the game will be posted next week.
For those of you who have done a read-a-thon for the this group in the past, this should look familiar. If you're new to this, allow us to explain!
What do I have to do to participate?
If you are interested in participating and can commit to actively engaging in the read-a-thon, then please sign up in the comments below. We have chosen the categories so this group activity is fair and fun for readers of all speeds.
Please only sign up if you can commit to checking in with your team (on Goodreads) at least 4 times during the time from December 20-29.
How many teams will there be?
It will greatly depend on how many people sign up and how much they think they will be able to read. We are targeting 10-13 people per group.
For general information about the read-a-thon, visit the announcement post.
QUESTIONNAIRE (This helps us sort teams!)
1. What is your estimated reading speed (slow, medium, fast)?
2. How many books do you usually finish in a week?
3. Which time zone do you live in?
4. Can you commit to checking in with your team frequently during the read-a-thon?
5. Are you interested in being a team leader for your group? (i.e. keeping track of team totals, needed tasks, updating spreadsheet, etc.)
Note: Teams will be assigned on Thursday, December 19 in order to allow time to strategize and discuss the event more. You can still sign up after that date.