Aussie Readers discussion

It's time to mark your calendars for our next and first quarterly read-a-thon! It will take place Friday September 5th at 12.01am and continue until Sunday September 7th at 11.59pm in your local time zone - 3 full days:) (This will coincide with the beginning of Spring Challenge)

Our goal will be a total of 10,000 pages read by all who participate. If we exceed that total, we will possibly increase it for our next quarterly read-a-thon.

Please post your interest here in this thread up until we begin the challenge - when the weekend is over the page number read will be tallied:)

If possible, check in at least once a day, more often if you want. Our cut off time for you to add your final totals will be 9am Monday 8th AEST (in case you fall asleep Sunday night;))



Good luck and have fun!

Count me in for this challenge

Looking forward to it. Count me in :)

Count me in too

Excellent! Great start:)

I'll join in, I used to see Brenda's updates before I was in the group, I think it would be fun and easy!!

looking forward to it:)

Yes, I'm in :)

I'm in. Every bit helps!

I'm also ready for a good readathon!

Yay!! Numbers are going up already:)

Brenda wrote: "Yay!! Numbers are going up already:)"

And your message has only been up for 2 hours!

I think adding to the bottom of the Spring Challenge invitation might have helped:)

I have a house guest arriving on that Friday for a weeks' stay so I don't know how much reading I will get done but I will see what I can manage...maybe at bedtime ;)

You'll need some bedtime reading to satisfy your addiction anyway Julie;)
Have a great week with your guest:)

I'm definitely in for the readathon :)

"Hey Liam, do you want to read?" "Boy howdy I sure do!"

I guess that means you'll join in Liam?? ;)

Woo we managed that well Michael!!

I'll be in it, I'm sure I can find a book or two to read that weekend.

LOL!!

I'm in too :-)

Thank you for the invite to this. It will be a pleasure to participate. :-)

Great to have a new member joining in too Angelo! Welcome:)

Of course I am in!

I'll have to make a list soon!

think I'm free that weekend - count me in

I'd love to join in too Brenda :-)

Count me in Brenda :)

I am in.

That's the weekend of Father's Day isn't it? Hmmm, we might be busy taking hubby out if it is but I'll have to see if I can fit some reading in too :-)

Yes it is Michelle:) I'll pop you on the list though?

I'm in Brenda :)

Excellent! Our numbers are growing rapidly!

I love a good read-a-thon - I'm in!

Brenda wrote: "Yes it is Michelle:) I'll pop you on the list though?"

Yes please, pop me on the list.

I'm in too please Brenda.Not sure what I'll manage with work all day Saturday and Father's day Sunday but I'm sure even a small number adds to the total and might help. :)

Yes, sounds fun

After another 10 posts (so it appears on the next page) I'll do up our list!

Woo Hoo the list is getting longer.

I'm trying to decide if I'll be sensible and read a book from the Spring challenge. Or be wild and read a book that has no connection to the challenge at all.

Or both one from and one not from! I mean I usually have 3 or 4 books on the go anyway.

Too many decisions.

Silly Sally - it is two weeks away - pull yourself together!

Down to 6 posts now Brenda

Hahaha!!! I did wonder if that's what you were doing Sally;P lol

Sally906 wrote: "Silly Sally - it is two weeks away - pull yourself together!"

Silly Sally indeed! LOL!!!

I'm looking forward to the list going up. Is this the most participants we've had for a read-a-thon?

I'd say so Veronica. And I think it's because I added the link to the bottom of the Spring Challenge invitation - a heck of a lot more people know about it now:) And that idea came from Sharon....so kudos to her!

I'm going to bake virtual cupcakes and sausage rolls. Veggie patties for the non meat eaters. Oh and virtual wine and some fruit punch.

All set

I'll need numbers though for the virtual catering :)

Sally906 wrote: "I'm going to bake virtual cupcakes and sausage rolls. Veggie patties for the non meat eaters. Oh and virtual wine and some fruit punch.

All set"

And we are ready for me to make the list - thanks Sally;)

PS - I'll have some of your virtual wine thanks!!