The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Time To Get Creative!!

For this challenge you create a story using the book titles for books that you want to read.

For the avid reader, you can choose to do this challenge monthly for all the books you are planning to read in a month.

Or, you can choose to create a story using the top books that you want to read throughout the year (maybe choose your top ten books, for example, whatever number works for you) and work them into a story.

After you create the story, you can list the books below and check them off as you go or just bold them within the story as you read them.

See posts 2 & 3 for further instructions and an example.

Helpful hints

In order to add a link to the book, click the "add book/author" link on top of your comment box. Do a search for your book and click "add" next to the correct book. The link is automatically set to add the title of the book (as in my story below).

If you want to add covers as book links (some people add the covers to the bottom of their challenge / story as they complete the books instead of having a list.), you can change it after you click "add book/author". At the bottom of the little window that opens you just click on "cover" instead of "title".

Also, at the top of the comment box there is another link that says "(some html is ok)". If you click on that, it will explain how to add bold, italics, underline, spoiler tags, etc.

For anyone using an app instead of the online version, you will not be able to add book links. However, you can still participate.

You can copy and paste the following symbols, if you want to use them for your challenge. ✔ ✘ ✭ ❒

After you have created your challenge, you can edit it as you complete your books by clicking the "edit" on the bottom, right of your comment. That way you can update your challenge as you go. After you complete your challenge, you can start a new one if you choose to.

If you need more help, please let me know and I'll try to add more instructions as needed.

This is an example of a story that I created for all the books I plan to read in July. (Clearly, I am not an author, lol, so be kind!) If this were my story for the whole year, I would simply change the duration dates. Have fun creating your stories!! :)

Duration: 7/1/14-7/31/14
Completed: 0/5

My Name is Rapunzel and I would like to tell you a short story about what happened to me on my 16th birthday. I had always wanted to meet my father, but he was a Dead Beat dad. He was never around for me. When I turned 16, I decided to go looking for him. I found him in a bar, fighting with a woman and realized that he was Vicious. I had held an image of him in my mind all these years and it was Shattered. I ran away as fast as I could go with tears in my eyes. All of a sudden, I realized that I was lost! How would I get home? Suddenly, there in the distance, I saw it. The Light Between Oceans. I knew where I was! I ran home and straight to my bed. I would never again search for the man that had no place in my life.

Books to read:
My Name is Rapunzel
Dead Beat
Vicious
Shattered
The Light Between Oceans

Welcome to the challenge, Colleen!

My experience during The Haunting of Hill House was A Midsummer Night's Scream. I was told that We Need to Talk About Kevin because he found a creepy Heart-Shaped Box at the time. It looks like something straight out of a Ghost Story.

Books to read:
The Haunting of Hill House
A Midsummer Night's Scream
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Heart-Shaped Box
Ghost Story

Welcome to the challenge, Schuylar!

One by One they all came out of the theater where they had enjoyed an early evening show of a The Great Gatsby. However, the night was by far not over for the Moon Called as The Night Circus was currently in town. Stunned Silence befell the crowd when their eyes fell on the view that presented itself, before they all raced towards the offered entertainment with huge smiles on their faces. Even those Halfway to the Grave could not resist a youthful squeal here and there. The night was still young and who knew what it would bring them!


Duration:
01/07/2014 - 31/07/2014
Completed:
6/6 - hooray!


Books to read:
One by One ✔
The Great Gatsby ✔
Moon Called ✔
The Night Circus ✔
Silence ✔
Halfway to the Grave ✔

Welcome to the challenge, Eldarwen!

Thanks Kristie :)

Actually made it!
I'm so not good with giving myself certain titles to read because I keep changing what I want to read next. Nevertheless, it worked out!
Hopefully for everyone else, too! :-)

Congrats Elderwen you did a terrific job ! Wow, Colleen that was great especially using the long title of Dark Amelia. Everyone has been so creative , I am nervous but I am going to start working on mine Im inspired. :O)

Congrats, Eldarwen! Great job!!

Welcome to the challenge, Tia!

I stumbled along through the cold, Snow Like Ashes, yelling with fright as I ran from The Book Thief. I found the towering Gates of Thread and Stone and rushed breathlessly through them, ready to partake in the Trial by Fire to escape from The Darkest Minds. I opened my heart and found the answer. The answer that would end my pain and create a Legend to be told till the end of time

Books to read:

Legend
The Darkest Minds
Trial by Fire
Gates of Thread and Stone
The Book Thief
Snow Like Ashes

Jackaby was one of The Young Elites. he still remember watching The Burning Sky on the night when The Blood of Olympus was pouring down on him. he remembered thinking that there had to be More Than This. he remember thinking that the world should not be controlled by the people with The Darkest Minds. he remember thinking that he should take action and do something about it, but it was to late. Because just in that moment his body Shift and he became nothing more than a black bird under the dark sky.

The Blood of Olympus
The Darkest Minds
Jackaby
The Young Elites
Shift
The Burning Sky
More Than This

haha! this was really fun!

Welcome to the challenge, Amelia and Amanda! I love both of your stories. :)

Amelia, I had to laugh at you yelling with fright as you ran from The Book Thief. lol That would be terrifying!

This is very interesting!

Try it out, Morgan!

Once upon a time in The October Country there lived A Little Princess who fell in love with The Thief Lord, but their love was forbidden by The Woman in White. So they set out On the Road and had many adventures along the way. They joined The Night Circus ran by The Brothers Karamazov where they performed daring fleets with The Luminaries. They visit a museum where they saw The Picture of Dorian Gray. But they soon grew weary of their adventures, so they decided to settle and open up a casino calledCasino Royale, which made them tons of money. And they lived happily ever after.

Books to read:
The October Country
A Little Princess
The Thief Lord
The Woman in White
On the Road
The Night Circus
The Brothers Karamazov
The Luminaries
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Casino Royale

Books read:
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Great story, Janessa! Welcome to the challenge.

Kristie wrote: "Try it out, Morgan!"

Love all of these!