Share Your Challenge Ideas

[Cindy (eclecticfirefly)]

Nifty! That would certainly help!!! I'm strictly a "for pleasure" reader. Details like cities, states, or countries don't tend to stick in my head for long.

[Kristen]

Alright, ever since I saw Paul McCartney in concert last month, I've been a bit obsessed - albeit, 40 years too late. I've already got my third Beatles-related bio sitting on my night stand waiting for me to finish #2.

Anyway, I've got some rough ideas for a Beatles-related challenge. Something either with song titles, song characters and/or their different styles. Something a bit like the antique challenge, but with Beatles themes.

Would anyone be interested??

[Kristen]

Laura Lulu wrote: "Lol @ animals to birthstones. :)

You could also keep it super simple, a year long challenge, 24 books, one book with a cover color matching the stone, and the other book with the title or author's..."

I really like this idea!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Kristen wrote: "Alright, ever since I saw Paul McCartney in concert last month, I've been a bit obsessed - albeit, 40 years too late. I've already got my third Beatles-related bio sitting on my night stand waiting..."

Love anything Beatles :D

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Ditto :)

[Cindy (eclecticfirefly)]

I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but I'm sure I would enjoy the challenge. As long as I don't have to read a cowboy book......cowboy's are smelly, and NOT in a good way.

[Kristen]

I TOTALLY agree with the smelly cowboys. Ewww....

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

LOL!

[Laura Lulu]

LOVE The Beatles, and love the idea of a Beatles challenge.


A Hard Day's Night - book with either "day" or "night" in the title

All You Need is Love - PNR/HR/Romance book

Eight Days a Week - book with a number in the title

Help! - book with a character who is a cop/gov't agent/paramedic/firefighter, or is hired to help someone, ie P.I.

Here Comes the Sun - Vamp book

Hey Jude - book with a first name in either the title or series name

I Want to Hold Your Hand - YA book with some romance

Magical Mystery Tour - character who practices magic OR a mystery book - great category for a Harry Dresden book, since they fit both. :)

Penny Lane - street/road on the cover OR a main character lives in the suburbs

Strawberry Fields Forever - pink or red cover

Yesterday - character gets dumped OR time travel book

Across the Universe - book set in space

Yellow Submarine - yellow cover

Lady Madonna - character with a royal title - king, queen, lord, lady, etc.

When I'm 64 - 6th or 4th book in a series

I've Just Seen a Face - character who sees ghosts

Paperback Writer - character who's a writer OR read a book in paperback format

Here, There and Everywhere (my wedding song!) - book with an omniscient being, ie a god OR a book that takes place in multiple settings

Blackbird - black cover OR bird on cover OR bird shifter

The Long and Winding Road - fatty book, 400+ pages

I Saw Her Standing There - lone female on cover

Etc. Lol.

[AH]

That's an interesting challenge.

[Kristen]

Laura Lulu wrote: "LOVE The Beatles, and love the idea of a Beatles challenge.


A Hard Day's Night - book with either "day" or "night" in the title

All You Need is Love - PNR/HR/Romance book

Eight Days a Week - bo..."

Wow!! That looks like so much fun!!! You did you did work!

[AH]

She's the challenge queen!

[Laura Lulu]

Kristen wrote: "Wow!! That looks like so much fun!!! You did you did work! "

I intended to just give a couple example categories, but my OCD ran away with it. ;)

[Laura Lulu]

AH wrote: "She's the challenge queen!"

Nah, that's Steph. But I'm a challenge princess. ;)

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

LOL! It looks fun!

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Looks like you've been elected Laura. LOL. Love it!

[Laura Lulu]

Dahling, royalty isn't elected, we're born.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LMAO!! Great ideas!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Awesome idea

[Lis]

Challenge idea... LA Banks series challenge...

I think I saw a similar challenge for the Jaz Parks series, and since we lost another good writer this year, might be a way to work thru her series.

Maybe a year long version with her 12 books from the Vampire Huntress Legend series staring with Minion.

[Cindy (eclecticfirefly)]

That would be really cool! Especially since I have almost all of the books already, but haven't read any of them.

There is also another series by her. Crimson Moon.

[Lis]

Hey maybe two challenges - a 6 month version with Crimson Moon series too.

I started with her Crimson Moon series and read all of them and liked them. Then started collecting the vampire series, and I've only read the first one in the Huntress.

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Well you can set them up in the same thread as Jaz Parks, that's how Charlotte did it. This is very straight forward, not much to look after :)

Go for it!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Same thread? *eek* :\ Maybe a thread all her own?
~Love, Steph's OCDemoness~

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

I meant where the thread is, not the same thread. LOL

I knew what I meant, sorry about the confusion ;)

[Lis]

I'll try to be creative with it this weekend... Would SOS or Dark Side be better for the Huntress series? thoughts??

[Vivian]

Steph wrote: "Same thread? *eek* :\ Maybe a thread all her own?
~Love, Steph's OCDemoness~"

Haha, I thought the same thing when reading that.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

;)

Either or both, Lis :D

[Valorie]

I had an idea, but it's not really a challenge so I'm not sure where to post. I'm also in the RRRC group and they have been having a book raffle kind of thing going on for awhile now, which kinda gave me a "Secret Santa" kind of used book swap with members here idea. I'm not sure how difficult it would be for the mods to organize. I'm not sure if there should be an international version and a US version or just match up people according to how they are willing to ship. I'm thinking it might work kinda like this...
The mods could match people who would like to be a part of this and have the "giver" look at their "receiver's" wish list or to buy list or a list where they have books they want to get and pick a used book that the "giver" has available to give. This is just an idea and if there are enough people willing to join in, please feel free to "tweak" this idea anyway you guys feel necessary!

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

Interesting idea, Valorie! Thanks for sharing it! Now off to ponder it some more...

[Valorie]

Thanks Judithe! Hopefully you ladies can figure out a way to make it work. I wasn't quite sure how to organize it, but thought it would be fun.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Thanks for the idea, Valorie. We considered something like this last year. Maybe this year we can find a way to make it work. :)

[Valorie]

I thought it might be fun, hopefully you guys can figure a way to work it out!

[Christine]

I am loving the "I Spy" title challenge. I was wondering if we could take that challenge and for a second round turn it into a cover hunt challenge: instead of one of the items being in the title, it would have to be pictured on the cover. We could use a lot of the categories already in the title challenge, but would have to tweak a few. It would be hard to find a picture of an emotion or the five senses or time of day. Just a thought.

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

Nice idea, Christine! We have batted around a few ideas for a new "I Spy", and we'll put that one in the mix, too! Look for that in the new year!

[Christine]

I put this together over the holidays. I stopped myself at 24 books, but probably could have kept going. I'm thinking of it as a yearly challenge.

One Hit Wonders of the ‘80s Challenge

Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners ~ Read 1 book with: a character or author named Johnny, Ray, or Eileen (or a variation of the name) -OR- a book set in England –OR- a predominantly blue cover

Tainted Love by Soft Cell ~ Read 1 book with: a vampire or werewolf as the main character -OR- the word ‘love’ or ‘heart’ in the title -OR- a heart depicted on the cover

Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves ~ Read 1 book with: characters who finally admit they love one another -OR- the sun or waves on the cover -OR- a predominantly yellow cover

She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby ~ Read 1 book with: a character who is a scientist (main character or supporting character) -OR- with a blindingly hot bod on the cover

Take on Me by A-Ha ~ read 1 book with: a character that rides a motorcycle -OR- a scene that takes place in a diner -OR- a predominantly black and white cover

99 Luft Balloons by Nena ~ Read 1 with: a post-apocalyptic or war theme -OR- a setting of Germany or a character of German heritage -OR- with a cover showing balloons (any color) or another child’s toy

I Wanna Be a Cowboy by Boys Don’t Cry ~ Read 1 book with: cowboys or horses -OR- a cover showing a cowboy hat or a sunset -OR- an orange and/or red cover

Iko Iko by The Belle Stars ~ Read 1 book with: the main character’s grandmother playing a role -OR- ‘FIRE’ in the title or series name -OR- fire pictured on the cover

Pleasure and Pain by Divinyls ~ Read 1 book with: BDSM -OR- a cover showing a hot body holding a deadly weapon

I Wear My Sunglasses at Night by Corey Hart ~ Read 1 book with: a character that can’t go out in daylight -OR- a cover showing a moon -OR- a black cover

Don’t Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin ~ Read 1 book with: a happy ending -OR- that you find humorous

The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats ~ Read 1 book with: a character who is a dancer or a scene with dancing -OR- a character who acts like an imbecile -OR- a cover showing, you guessed it, a man without a hat

Kids in America by Kim Wilde ~ Read 1 book that is considered to be Young Adult -OR- with a cover that is predominately Red, White, or Blue or a combination of all three colors.

Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood ~ Read 1 book with: a character that needs to chill out -OR- any book in the sci-fi genre -OR- a cover showing an artificial source of light (flashlight, building lights, etc)

I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow ~ Read 1 book with: a guy who’s tough but sweet -OR- a cover featuring some serious eye candy -OR- a cover showing actual candy

It’s Raining Men by Weather Girls ~ Read 1 book with: a character that can control or affect the weather -OR- a scene set during a rain storm -OR- a cover showing rain or lightning

Puttin’ on the Ritz by Taco ~ Read 1 book with: a character who is wealthy -OR- a well dressed person on the cover -OR- a character who loves Mexican food

Lady in Red by Chris DeBurgh ~ Read 1 book that is a romance -OR- that features a woman in red on the cover

Mickey by Toni Basil ~ Read 1 book with: a character or author named Mickey, Mike, or Michael -OR- any Young Adult book

Cars by Gary Numan ~ Read 1 with: a character that works with cars (driver, car designer, salesman, mechanic, etc) -OR- a car on the cover

Turning Japanese by The Vapors ~ Read 1 book set in Asia -OR- with characters of Asian heritage (ex: Lily Yu in Eileen Wilks’ series) -OR- ANY book you really love

Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell ~ Read 1 book with: characters who watch over and protect mortals or others of their kind -OR- a shower scene -OR- a cover featuring a great pair of eyes


Too Shy by Kajagoogoo ~ Read 1 book with: a character who’s name you have trouble pronouncing -OR- a cover that is predominantly pink

Always Something there to Remind Me by Naked Eyes ~ Read 1 book with: a character having trouble with their memory -OR- a (nearly) naked person on the cover -OR- ANY historical romance

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Boy, do they take me back :)

Looks pretty good to me Christine. Do you want to start it now or wait till July and go through to June 2013?

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Awesome challenge Christine

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Love it! Ah the memories. LOL! Great job, Christine.

[Cindy (eclecticfirefly)]

LOL - Laughing at myself cuz I'm sitting here singing along with the titles.....

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yep, I was too, except for Iko Iko, I don't remember that one, maybe if I heard it.

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

Ditto that! Fun challenge!

[Christine]

Thanks everyone! I love my 80s tunes and tying together my two favorite things (books and music) was a lot of fun. Do you think there are too many other challenges starting now, that we should hold this one for a few months, or just go with it now?

[Christine]

Sandra wrote: "Yep, I was too, except for Iko Iko, I don't remember that one, maybe if I heard it."

My grandma and your grandma
Sitting by the fire
My grandma says to your grandma
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire"

Talkin' 'bout
Hey now
Hey now
Iko iko an nay
Jockomo feena ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay

http://youtu.be/B1voj6H8CHY

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

Oh yeah...I know that one, too!

As for start date, you can put it as an open challenge (one year from when you sign up, setting your own start date) when you do put it up. Personally, I'm fine with starting now or later. What does everyone else think?

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LOL Christine. As soon as Sandra made that comment the song popped into my head. Now it's stuck - at least for the day anyway. Thanks! LOL!

[Lis]

It does sound like fun! There were so many challenges coming on line January I'd be afraid of not making it... I would vote for later when I might be braver to join.

I think we actually need a challenge monitor that catches all the "I'm in's" that forgot to come back to the challenges and add books... I still think I'm missing a few!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LOL! I dib Lis as challenge monitor. hehe >:)

[Christine]

Steph wrote: "LOL! I dib Lis as challenge monitor. hehe >:)"

I'll second that! Tee-hee.


Maybe this reveals what a geek I am, but whenever I start a new challenge I make a Word document for it. Then I can format it and edit it as I go and just cut and paste from that document into GR without having to go back and find my previous post to edit. And yes, I copy the link to the challenge page into the document as well. Oh lord, I'm not just a geek, I'm a total geek!

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

*Snort* Lis, there is a reason the Member Lists folder is growing...and growing....and growing! I found one thread wasn't adequate...and started my own little group to keep track of the little buggers...

Good luck to our new Challenge Monitor, LIS! *grin*