Team Fireworks - Chat!

[Alaina]

Kim wrote: "do we have to finish the exercise prompt before we move onto the next? or are we able to come back to this one?"

We have to finish the last task for the exercise prompt before moving on. If you finish any books, just add them to the banked tab so that we can figure out what the next prompt should be for Round 1.

[Isabel]

After the current challenge we could maybe post for New Year, New Me or Volunteer ?

[Alaina]

the last exercise task has been posted for.

[Alaina]

Okay, so for new year new me we just need MC changes their hair color. Not really sure if anyone's book on the banked tab works for that right now. So, if it does, and it hasn't been posted yet - please do so.

[Celia]

Ooh mine does - MC is undercover so changes her hair a lot in disguises

[Celia]

Okay posted. I'd go for either volunteer or lose weight next since we have a lot of those too

[Alaina]

Volunteer would be next since it has the most in the banked tab.

[Alaina]

Okay, so for Volunteer we just need the following task completed.

Read a book from Volunteering Books List

[Alaina]

Once we finish that task, I can post for Lose Weight. Looks like we have 9/10 tasks claimed. We will need a book for the following task,

Read a book from Weight Loss Books List

[Alaina]

Okay volunteering is done. Posted everything for Lose Weight. We still need a book from the Weight Loss Books List. Then we can move on to the next category.

[Alaina]

Okay book posted for weight lost list.

Started posting for Start a new hobby. We need the following tasks,
MC starts a new hobby
Character is nerdy
Read a book from the Books for Geeky Girls List
Published in the month you were born
MPG Autobiography

[Ta || bookishbluehead]

I posted for Published in the month you were born and Character is nerdy.

[Alaina]

Thanks!

[Celia]

posted for MC starts a new hobby. I have a couple autobiographies I was hoping to read so I might be able to claim that one but I'm not sure how soon

[Ta || bookishbluehead]

I saw that a book I plan on reading in march is on the Books for Geeky Girls List. I'll try to read it first so we can finish the task.

[Alaina]

Okay sounds good!

[Isabel]

@Alaina

I have a question that, as a mod, you might be able to answer:
Do BOTM buddy reads work like regular BRs in the sense that i can finish them up to two weeks after my last update, or are they specifically bound to that month?

[Alaina]

Isabel wrote: "@Alaina

I have a question that, as a mod, you might be able to answer:
Do BOTM buddy reads work like regular BRs in the sense that i can finish them up to two weeks after my last update, or are t..."

BOTM threads are only open until the 5th of the next month. So, on the 6th the threads will be closed.

[Isabel]

okay! thank you

[Alaina]

Anyone have a book for the geeky list or autobiography? Looks like we just need those two before we can move onto either start a diet or get organized. Since those are that last two we need to complete for Round 1.

[Ta || bookishbluehead]

I'm working on geeky list. Will hopefully finish it today. :)

[Celia]

I have autobiographies I might be able to get to this weekend depending on a few other challenges. Nothing short enough that I would read it during the week though

[Caroline]

I have a banked book that barely fits for any tasks. I don't think it will help us complete any categories, since it only fits easy tasks, so I'm just going to go ahead and post it for a repeat task.

[Alaina]

Caroline wrote: "I have a banked book that barely fits for any tasks. I don't think it will help us complete any categories, since it only fits easy tasks, so I'm just going to go ahead and post it for a repeat task."

Sounds good Caroline!

[Alaina]

Okay, finished hobby! Posted almost everything for get organized. We just need the following task:

Author initials in ORDER

Once that is done, we can start posting for our last prompt.
Start a diet
MC eats healthy
MC starts a diet
MC is already on a diet
‘Diet’ in text (pg/%)
Features a character that is vegan or vegetarian
Food on cover
Author’s initials in DIET
Letters H, E, A, L, T, H, Y in series title (in any order)
Food in title (Ex: Kiss My Cupcake)
Tagged ‘food and drink’/’food’/’drink’

[Alaina]

Okay, we just need to post for 'Author’s initials in DIET' and we are done with Round 1.

[Vicki]

I just posted a book for author's initials in DIET

[Alaina]

Yay! Okay I can look at all the books on our spreadsheet and see how many prompts we can finish for round 2 the quickest of you guys want.

[Kim]

Sounds good! Thanks for doing the extra work.

[Alaina]

Okay, I cleaned up the banked tab a little bit. I'm going to take a break from looking at it for now, but here is what we need to complete the following prompts:

Currently: Drink Less - Drink in title

Next up: Exercise - Letters E,X,E,R,C,I,S,E in series title
Meet new people - Title has the word 'NEW' in it

^^For these 3 prompts we just need 1 more task completed.

[Vicki]

Thank you for all that you did posting all of the books, Alaina! You’re the bomb!!

[Aneta]

I just finished Supernova. I googled it and I think it's a cocktail. Can we use it as drink in title?

[Alaina]

You're welcome. I just picked up a book that works for NEW in title. So, if anyone has a book for EXERCISE in series title or Drink in title - let us know!

[Alaina]

Aneta wrote: "I just finished Supernova. I googled it and I think it's a cocktail. Can we use it as drink in title?"

Heck yes! I love the loophole!

[Alaina]

Once that's posted, I'll start posting for meet new people since I have a book for the last task.

[Aneta]

It's posted :)

[Alaina]

Woohoo! Okay, now we need:

Currently: Meet new people - Title has the word 'NEW' in it (claimed by me BUT if anyone finished a book that works for this before me pretty please post away!)

Next up: Exercise - Letters E,X,E,R,C,I,S,E in series title

[Andrea Thomas]

seems a lot of what I've been reading doesn't fit these prompts. if it comes down to it I'll add my books at the end to at least get some major page points.

[Alaina]

Andrea Thomas wrote: "seems a lot of what I've been reading doesn't fit these prompts. if it comes down to it I'll add my books at the end to at least get some major page points."

Definitely add your books to the banked tab! You never know if your book fits for the task

[Alaina]

Okay, new in title has been posted. We now need the following for Exercise: Letters E,X,E,R,C,I,S,E in series title (in any order - any edition)

[Alaina]

Okay, I moved the rest of the books on the banked tab to a prompt/category. So, we will need the following as well:

First:
Exercise - Letters E, X, E, R, C, I, S, E in series title (in any order)

Then:
Lose weight - MC is plus sized, MC struggles with their weight, Cover has someone exercising (Ex: walking, running, etc.), MC is a fitness trainer, Read a book from Weight Loss Books List, Title starts with a letter in WEIGHT, ‘Slim’ in text (pg/%), & Author’s initials in TONED

Start a diet -MC starts a diet, Features a character that is vegan or vegetarian, Food on cover, Author’s initials in DIET, Food in title (Ex: Kiss My Cupcake), & Tagged ‘food and drink’/’food’/’drink’

Get a promotion - Features a boss/employee relationship, MPG Romance, MC is the boss and gives a promotion, & MC is the owner of their own company

Start a new hobby - MC starts a new hobby, Character is nerdy, Read a book from the Books for Geeky Girls List, ‘Hobby’ in text (pg/%), Author initials in HOBBY, Published in the month you were born, & MPG Autobiography

Volunteer - Read a book from Volunteering Books List & MC’s first/last name starts with V

Save money - Money on cover & Author initials in SAVE

Get organized - Author initials in ORDER, Page count has all of the same numbers (ex. 111, 222, 333, etc.), & Read a book from the Clean Reads Book List

Travel - COMPLETE (will post after exercise)

[Alaina]

I recommend posting for travel first and then maybe get organized? Since we have less tasks to focus on after we post the ones from the banked tab. I tried to fill out tasks that were harder so if anyone has books that work for the ones up above, please add your book to the spreadsheet's banked tab :)

[Alaina]

Update on banked tab. Finished exercise prompt and started posting for save money. Here is what we need for the following prompts:

First:
Save money - Money on cover & Author initials in SAVE

Then:
Lose weight - MC is plus sized, MC struggles with their weight, Cover has someone exercising (Ex: walking, running, etc.), MC is a fitness trainer, Read a book from Weight Loss Books List, Title starts with a letter in WEIGHT, & Author’s initials in TONED

Start a diet -MC starts a diet, Features a character that is vegan or vegetarian, Food on cover, Author’s initials in DIET, Food in title (Ex: Kiss My Cupcake), & Tagged ‘food and drink’/’food’/’drink’

Get a promotion - Features a boss/employee relationship, MPG Romance, MC is the boss and gives a promotion, & MC is the owner of their own company

Start a new hobby - MC starts a new hobby, Character is nerdy, Read a book from the Books for Geeky Girls List, ‘Hobby’ in text (pg/%), Author initials in HOBBY, Published in the month you were born, & MPG Autobiography

Volunteer - Read a book from Volunteering Books List & MC’s first/last name starts with V

Get organized - Author initials in ORDER, Page count has all of the same numbers (ex. 111, 222, 333, etc.), & Read a book from the Clean Reads Book List

[Alaina]

Anyone have any books that work for the following tasks up above?

[Caroline]

I am about to finish one with author initials OB - that works for initials in HOBBY.

I'm also reading one with author initials ED - works for DIET or ORDER. That is a BR with Celia, so we should get two copies of that to use.

[Alaina]

Okay sounds good - once they are added to the spreadsheet I will remove them from open tasks up above.

[Andrea Thomas]

I just finished one with a character that had a high iq, 12 yrs old and going to enroll in 2 colleges. would that count for nerdy?

[Alaina]

Andrea Thomas wrote: "I just finished one with a character that had a high iq, 12 yrs old and going to enroll in 2 colleges. would that count for nerdy?"

Yes, that works! Can you add it to the banked tab?

[Alaina]

I found a money on cover book that I could definitely finish over the weekend. Anyone up to find a book that works for author's initials in SAVE so we can finish the save money prompt?

[Celia]

Alaina wrote: "I found a money on cover book that I could definitely finish over the weekend. Anyone up to find a book that works for author's initials in SAVE so we can finish the save money prompt?"

I probably can, hold on.