Historical Fictionistas discussion

2013 - Historical Fictionista Challenge Schedule

Here is the proposal for the 2013 challenge schedule. This schedule is subject to change as ideas evolve, etc I will do my best to stick to the deadlines for posting the challenges.

Mini-Challenge #5: January 1- 31, 2013
Will be posted on December 20th.

HF Challenge #11: February 1 - March 31, 2013.
Will be posted on January 15th.

Mini-Challenge: Scavenger Hunt: April 1 - April 30, 2013
Will be posted on March 22.

TBR Challenge #2:May 1 - May 31, 2013
Will be posted by April 10.

Summer Vacation Challenge: June 1 - July 31, 2012
Will be posted by May 15th.

HF Challenge #12: August 1 - September 30, 2012
Will be posted by July 15th.

Tell Me a Story Treasure Hunt: October 1 - November 30, 2012
Will be posted by September 15th.

December will be an "off" month again.

In addition, we will be having a year-long challenge which has different levels of participation. You will be able to join at any time.
Historical Fictionista University: January 1 - December 31, 2013
BA Requirements
Master's Requirements
PhD Requirements

Schedule edited on Dec 29
* Added TBR challenge in April
* Adjusted HF Challenge #11 to be 2 months instead of 3

Scheduled edited on March 22
* Swapped the TBR and Scavenger Hunt challenges.

May 8:
* Added links for HFU Requirements

Volunteer Opportunity - Scorer for the January Mini-Challenge

If anyone would like to volunteer to be the scorer for the mini-challenge in January, please let me know below. I haven't scored a mini-challenge, but I think that this activity will take about 1-2 hours per week.

Scorer Responsibilities:
* Validate entries: this means that you are looking up every book that people read to validate the # of pages, historical fiction bonus and that the book meets the criteria for the points
* Tracking points: using an excel or google doc spreadsheet to tally points; please commit to publishing the totals at least once per week since this is only a 1 month challenge. I can give you a starting spreadsheet.
* Give feedback: If people have miscounted or there is something wrong with a post, you will need to inform them of the error.

If no one has volunteers yet, I will volunteer.

JoLene - That schedule looks really good! I'm excited to see the details for the challenges as they get rolled out. On behalf of all of us challenge participants, thanks for the hard work that you are putting into all this!

Hey, are you putting up the year-long challenge in 2013 or is that just a typo? :)

We will have a year long challenge, yes... I think JoLene had some finishing touches that she was adding, if I recall right, and then she'll post the info. :)

Yes, we will have a year long challenge. I'm a bit behind in getting it posted. Will be in the next day or two.

Thanks I was just checking. I'm excited for it!

@Margaret, no one else has volunteered so I'm hoping that you are still up for the score-keeping duties.

Do you need me to give you a spreadsheet? If so, do you prefer excel or google docs?

I really appreciate you volunteering to do this. For the mini-challenge, it's not too difficult but does take some time to validate things.

Is the list for the TBR challenge going to be 30 books again this year? Starting to ponder which to include.

@carole, I am probably moving the TBR challenge to May and doing the scavenger hunt in April ( due to my own travel plans). We may do the 30 book TBR in teams in May.

No prob, thanks for the update :)

Jolene, if you need help score keeping again, I am available.

@Margaret --- thanks, I appreciate the help. Our next challenge will be scoreless :-D

Have you posted the PhD requirements yet for the HFU challenge? I can't seem to find them, but in the first post it's said they were posted on March 15th.

No --- sorry, I just started a new job and haven't gotten them yet.

When will there be info about the August Challenge? Will it be similar to the challenge in May? (I am trying to plan my reading for next month.)

I am hoping to post something around July 15th.
It will be similar to the one in Feb/Mar which is a task-based challenge. (Also like Summer vacation --- but without an over-riding theme.

Hello Challengers or challengees ---
I'm a bit behind getting out the next challenge. We have been having internet issues.....and then GR was also having some issues. Hopefully by the end of the weekend.

Also, I am looking for volunteers to score the Aug Sept challenge. I will give you a spreadsheet and instructions. It does take on average 1 hour/week. You can still participate even if you are the scorer.

I can spare an hour per week or so to help out on the task. I am not sure if I will be participating on the challenge...it depend on how well it fits in with what I have planned to read to finish my Masters and PhD. Let me know if I can help you, though.

Thanks Cheryl --- I really appreciate it!