The Reading Challenge Group discussion

Reading Sprints are super fun and a great way to push through your book.

How this Works
1. Find a partner to sprint with.
2. Pick a time to sprint (Please use :10 for 20 = 10 minutes after the hour for 20 minutes, since we are all in different time zones :)
3. Once you finish the sprint, come back and share your progress.

This looks really interesting Tahlia, but I don't completely understand. Could you elaborate on the rules a bit? For instance, can I say 20 min before bedtime?

I only know reading sprints from other readathons, but to answer your questions Renee: A Reading Sprint works like this:

1. Person A wants to do a reading sprint. Therefore Person A posts in this thread.
2. Her/His post would look like this: "Let's do a reading sprint at :30 for 20."
Meaning: Start at half past and read for 20 minutes straight.
To make it a bit easier: Let's assume that it's 9am in your time zone. You would start reading at 9.30am and read for 20 minutes straight. I live in another time zone where it's currently 12pm so I would start at 12.30pm and read for 20 minutes.
3. After those 20 minutes everyone taking part would post in this tread about their progress. This would include Book Title, Pages Read and (maybe) thoughts about the things you just read.

You can't say 20 min before bedtime 'cause everyones bedtime is set differently. Except we would change the rules a bit to make it easier. I think reading sprints are easier done on social medias like tumblr or twitter, but if we would change it to things like "30 min before bedtime" or "15 min during lunch break" it would be easier to do in this group...

I hope this all made sense. :)

Yes, actually. Thanks. I'll bet sprints are a blast over twitter! But, I think you're right; we could adapt for the limitations of this format.

You're welcome. Yes, they are! And they're great to catch up with your goal(s), too. If enough people would be interested we could do something like weekly reading sprints (maybe 1x or even 2x a month?) and use the adapted version for our sprints.

I was thinking about doing some reading sprints this week. Would anyone like to join me? It would be fun to see what a person is reading for 20 or 30 minutes.

I was going to start reading sprints this week, from Monday June 1 to Sunday June 7. Do we have to read at the exact same time? My schedule is busy this week, so I was thinking any 30 for 30 minutes. I can make that time shorter. I invite anybody to join me, I hate to run alone.

Monday June 1 (1:30-2:00 P.M)

It is a beautiful sunny 80 degree day. I have the afternoon off. It is a perfect day to read on the back deck. I read 31 pages of the The Crucible. This challenge is harder than it looks.

Hello Cindy! I'd love to join in on your sprinting. June 1st is almost over here, and I have some work to wrap up before midnight. Is it okay with you that I start on June 2nd?

I might be able to put in a 30 minute sprint right after midnight, otherwise I'll be doing it sometime during the late morning my time.

Sure, start whenever you like. If you are busy you don't have to sprint all of those days. I am just glad to have someone join me. I thought it would be fun to see what people read for 30 minutes. We can change that 30 minutes also.

Tuesday June 2 (4:30-5:00 P.M)
Pages 31-72 of The Crucible
I am amazed that a society controlled by the Church could accuse innocent people and hang them for witchcraft.

I read The Crucible in April for the genre challenge. It's quite powerful.

I am done with this challenge. I could not find a partner. It was no fun by myself.

Sorry, Cindy. I think it was originally created for a different format. If I anyone has suggestions on how to make the "sprints" work better here, please sing out.

It looked like fun, just no interest. It is really hard picking a certain time to read. I was thinking any 30 for 30 minutes, that is just an example. Log in and say what you read for that 30 minutes.