Create Your Own Challenge

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Have a challenge idea? Let us know what you'd like to challenge everyone to read and we'll post the challenge for you.

Don't have a full challenge idea, just a title or theme you think would be fun? You can share your ideas here.

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

I'll preface my little list of challenges by saying I've become absolutely addicted to them in the past couple of months. Designing a challenge seems like a rather formidable thing (Yz and Rossy have some really great ones!), but I wanted some low-key ones that are fun and not too hard for me, and that also stretch my reading areas while getting me to revisit some good books that I've neglected. That was an amazingly long sentence, so I'll stop and just put up some of my challenges. Feel free to join, and I love to see what other people are reading, and find new books to enjoy too!

I've put mine in new threads, and am looking forward to seeing other people's ideas!

[Laura Lulu]

You should do some fun challenges here Steph. Maybe quarterly ones, so they're more laid back. I am a HUGE fan of the cover challenges, the color ones and the object ones and they seem to get a good response.

If you ever want to start doing them here and want help, let me know--I'm all over that. :)

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

Laura Lulu said: I am a HUGE fan of the cover challenges, the color ones and the object ones

Those are so fun...please jump in and set one up! I've only participated in one that was only covers, and just loved it!

[Laura Lulu]

I've wanted to sit down for awhile and plan a cool kinda "i spy" cover challenge. I'll have to start that. :)

And a color challenge is always cool. We could do the rainbow, and then a few extra fun ones, like a book with a color in the title, an author with a color in their name, wait, that's all I can think of. Lol.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Sounds good Laura go for it.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

I'm going to post a color one for our first official group challenge, so ... please, sit back, relax, enjoy a frosty beverage and your challenge will be presented to you momentarily.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yay Steph!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

It is done. :)

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

I may make one. :) Sounds like a fun idea. :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

You are welcome to do so anytime. :)

[Laura Lulu]

Ooh, This thread too Steph. Verbatim. Ugh.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Laura Lulu wrote: "Ooh, This thread too Steph. Verbatim. Ugh."

I know. :(

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

I'm be thinking hard for a good challenge

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

Thanks for the idea, Amethyst! I know a couple of other groups have a similar challenge using participants names. We usually like to have our own little "twist" to make it different, so we haven't done something exactly like that. BUT, that doesn't mean something along those lines won't appear in the future! Thanks again!

Hope to see you in some of the other SOS challenges!
Here are some links...from year-long down to monthly ones!

Challenges: What's the Rush

Challenges: Pace Yourself

Challenges: Over in a Flash

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

So...this has been in my brain most of the day. What would you think of doing it (your name) with series? (In honor of SOS's name...), with the option of first/last name...or (one of) your favorite author's names...

[Steph, Serious series addict]

I like where you're goin' with it. :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Nice twisting Judithe :)

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

LOL...that's me...twisted and twisting (no, not really...). Still perking...any ideas?

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I was toying with the author one over at WYA so how about we focus on series name here ;)

[Judithe, Soap Operas never end....]

Yeah...I agree. I had that, and the one over at RRRC in mind (the other groups with similar ideas), and think a different focus is a fun idea. So, series (highly appropriate for us!), and will tinker around with it...after I finish my bingo book for Shelf 2! ;)

[~Leslie~]

If I want to create my own challenge, is there a place to post it. I want to re-read series in order. And I have a few other ideas.
For a color challenge, I was thinking of doing a 64 box of crayola colors challenge. But I'm having trouble finding a list of the original colors.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yep, there's a folder for your own challenges Leslie. Challenges - When the Mood Hits.

We were actually tossing up the Crayola Color challenge last year, and I think we fell off the wagon. LOL.

[~Leslie~]

Thanks! Do they have to be PNR related challenges? Or can they be any kind?

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Any kind at all :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Hi, Lady Cate and Leslie. As Sandra mentioned, we do have a color challenge in the "pending" stack that got buried under some others. We'll revisit it and see about posting it here soon.

But, as always, members are welcome to host their own challenge at any time.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Welcome, thanks for the suggestion.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

~♥~ Lady~Cate ~♥~ wrote: "Hi Ladies,I've been looking through your Achieved Challenges, and I love the sound of the cover hunt ones(Colour/Objects/Seasons etc)and I was wondering if you are planning on doing any more, other..."

Also Lady Cate, you can still join the existing challenges cause they go for one year from when you start. Several members have joined them in the last couple of weeks.

[Debbie's Spurts (D.A.)]

The "Freebies: Bump It Up or No Rush?" thread at http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9... hasn't seen much activity. I'd like to revive it with a year long challenge to read (or attempt to read no desire to force anyone to finish something awful) at least one freebie a month. Participants have one post to edit on the challenge topic/thread to add the title/author of each month's book with bump/depends/trash judgment but all other details to be added to form and/or discussion on the "Freebies: Bump It Up or No Rush?" thread.

[Literary Ames]

Debbie O'Neal wrote: "The "Freebies: Bump It Up or No Rush?" thread at http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9... hasn't seen much activity. I'd like to revive it with a year long challen..."

We could renew Valerie's freebie challenge?

[Debbie's Spurts (D.A.)]

Or a combination -- I really like the idea of posting on the "bump it" form because I could look up future freebies to see if were bumped so I could try the good ones first. I wish Valerie's freebie challenge books had been input into the bump it spreadsheet — that's a lot of useful data.

I do like giving indie authors a chance but there is only so much horrid writing I can stomach. After reading a bad one, I need challenges like these to get motivated to give a new author a chance.

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

Like Debbie mentioned...keeping two posts in 2 different places updated may be a challenge in itself. I did try at the beginning.