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The Stalk-An-Author Challenge - April 2024
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How it works:
To earn points in this challenge, simply read and review as normal, but if you would like to earn your team some bonus points, then the idea behind this challenge is to read multiple books by the same author.
Each time you or a team member posts a review on your team review thread, we will keep a tally of how many books have been read by that author, and once your team has read 5 or more, you will receive bonus points (at a rate of 10 bonus points per book for YA and Adult books, and 5 bonus points for children's/poetry/plays/illustrated books).
Guidelines:
* You may only claim one author per book, even if your book has multiple authors. (But you can choose which author.)(Same for adding books together to meet minimum page counts)
* Bonus points for authors will be awarded to the team rather than to individuals.
* Team bonus points will not be earned until, as a team, you have read 5 or more books per author.
* Tallys are kept as a team, so if 3 people on the same team read the same book, that will count as 3 books read by 1 author.
* There is no limit as to how many authors your team is allowed to read books by.
* You may also choose to stalk a narrator, translator, editor, illustrator etc. just make it clear which person you are using when you post your review.
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- The Short Version -Points:
* Points will only be given for pages read in April.
Types of Books + Page Counts + Points:
* The minimum page counts for points are:
~ Adult/YA without illustrations = 50 pages
~ Middle-grade/children's books without illustrations = 75 pages
~ Manga, graphic novels, plays, poetry, and books written in verse = 150 pages
* Books may be added together to reach these minimums, as long as all books are under the minimum.
Reviews:
* A review or 4 detailed updates will be required for each book read.
* One book per comment on the review thread (unless adding books together).
* Maximum of 10 reviews per person in a day.
Re-Reads / Starting Again:
* Re-reads are allowed in this challenge.
Buddy Reads:
* Buddy reads must take place within this group to gain buddy read points.
* You must make at least 4 comments, including a reply to a buddy if possible.
* You may start up to 7 days before the start date, and 14 days after.
* GBRs also count.
Start Times:
* This challenge will begin and end on Goodreads time (PST) - 00:01 on April 1st 2024 PST, to 00:01 on May 1st 2024 PST.
Got a Problem? Noticed Something Wrong?:
* Please make a new post on your team's review thread, and let us know the problem ☺
Sign-Up:
* Please comment here to join, teams will be posted towards the end of March.
The Long Version - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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- The Long Version - Points:
* Points will be given for pages read between the 1st of April and the 20th of April 2023 inclusive. Books started before April and unfinished books may be used, but you will only earn points for pages read in April. Please let us know how many pages you have read in April when posting your review.
Types of Books + Page Counts + Points:
* The minimum page counts needed for page points are:
~ Adult/YA without illustrations = 50 pages
~ Middle-grade/children's books without illustrations = 75 pages
~ Manga, graphic novels, plays, poetry, and books written in verse = 150 pages
-- Books which are mainly illustrations, such as some children's books, picture books, and some non-fiction books etc. cannot be used as part of this challenge.
* Please let us know when posting which of these three categories your book falls into.
* Books that are tagged 'middle-grade' or 'children's' more times than they are tagged YA, will be scored at children's rates.
* Books which are illustrated, have an illustrator listed, or are tagged 'illustrated', 'Sequential Art', 'Graphic Novels', 'Comics', 'Manga', 'Poetry', 'Verse', 'Play', or words to that effect, will be scored at illustrated rates.
* Books may be added together to reach these minimums, as long as all books are under the minimum. You can't add a book to another book that is long enough to count on its own.
* There are no set books that need to be read, any book which fits within the rules will count, so books can be chosen by the reader. Please check with us before reading if you are unsure whether your book counts or not.
* Book samples may be used to earn page points, but must have a page count published on either Goodreads or Amazon to count.
* Higher page count editions may be used when claiming points for pages, but page counts for iphone/ibook/ipod/itunes editions will not be accepted, and neither will page counts for audiobook editions of any kind, or miniature versions of books such as Flipback, dwarsligger, PenguinMini (you are still welcome to read in these formats, but must use a different page count). We will also not accept a page count which is more than double the next highest for that book. (ie: if there are 4 editions at 200 pages, and 1 edition at 2200 pages, we would not accept the 2200 page edition as it is more than double the next highest at 200 pages.)
* We request that you leave us a link to the edition with the page count that you are using if the book has multiple editions with different page counts.
* If you have short books which you have read and reviewed but which are not long enough to qualify for points, please post it on your team review thread, and we will make a list, and then add them together at the end (where possible).
* You are welcome to read physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks for this challenge, and you are also welcome to read in any language.
Reviews:
* A review or 4 detailed updates will be required for each book read.
* If for any reason you are unable to publish your review on Goodreads, it can also be sent to a mod via personal message. Please continue to post on your team's review thread as normal, stating 'review sent to Sarah by PM' after 'Review:'.
* Please only post one review per comment on your team's review thread, unless you are adding the books together to reach a minimum page count.
* Please do not wait and then post masses of reviews all at once. This is not fair on your team or the mods who have to count the reviews. We will limit you to no more than 10 reviews in any one 24 hour period. If you post more than 10, they will not be counted.
* Reviews posted after the end of the challenge will also not be counted.
Re-Reads / Starting Again:
* Re-reads are allowed in this challenge, no matter how long it has been since you read the book. We do ask that you write a new review (or status updates) and recommend that you post on your review '2024 re-read', or something to that effect so that we can easily see what your new review is.
* If you have started reading a book previously but not finished it, and want to start again from the beginning in April please let us know you have started from the beginning again when posting, or simply post a status update at 0% to speed up the scoring process.
Buddy Reads:
* Buddy reads must take place within this group (YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥) to gain the extra points. You can see which buddy reads are already planned each month here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
* When starting a new buddy read, you must have a buddy before making or requesting a buddy read thread.
*Buddy reads must have a minimum of 4 comments to count, and comments must be detailed, and about the book. We also expect you to discuss the book with your buddies, not just post updates and leave. Comments must also be different from your review or status updates. If your buddy read comments, and your review or status updates are identical, then you will not receive points for both until they contain different details.
* You should not start a buddy read more than 7 days before the start date, or more than 14 days after the start date, or the last comment on the thread, whichever is later. If you do need to change the date, check with your buddy as they may also be able to start early/late with you.
* Please post the link to your buddy read along with the book you are reading and the start date on the 'Planned Buddy Reads' list for the correct month - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
If you continually schedule buddy reads and fail to post them on the planned buddy reads thread for the correct month, then we won't continue to give buddy read points. This is because it is important that everyone is given the opportunity to join.
* Group Buddy Reads can be joined to earn buddy read points, but only GBRs for April 2024 will count. You can find the list of these here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Start Times / Timezones:
* This challenge will begin and end on Goodreads time, which is Pacific Standard Time - https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-zo... The challenge will start at 00:01 on April 1st 2024 PST, and end at 00:01 on May 1st 2024 PST.
* You are welcome to start the challenge on the 1st of the month in your own time zone, but you must also finish the challenge on your own time zone. Please let us know if you are doing this, as Goodreads may time-stamp your books as being started on the last day of the previous month.
* Whilst you may start on your own timezone, the challenge will still end on Goodreads time, so even if you start late, you cannot end late.
Got a Problem?:
** Please do not go back and alter posts once they have been counted, if you need to make a change, please make a new post on your team's review thread, with a link to your original post, and then explain the change, for example; a higher page count edition has been found, or a buddy read needs to be added, and please include links. We do reserve the right to not add additional points on when posts have been amended, as it may be unclear how many points were awarded the first time.
* If you think scores aren't correct for any reason, please let us know either by posting on the review thread or sending a mod a personal message ☺
Sign-Ups:
* Teams will be worked out by myself and posted before the end of the current month. Please let us know you are ready to go by commenting on your team chat thread before the challenge starts.
* If you would like to request to be with a specific person who is also taking part, please let us know when signing up and we will do our best to make that happen.
* If you sign up after teams are posted, we will try to place you on a team, but if teams are balanced that may not always be possible. You can always join a waiting list for a team, or go solo ☺
* The position you are in on the waiting list will not guarantee that you will be offered a place if one becomes available. This will be based on how strong of a reader you are seen to be. If you have read 50 books within the first 2 weeks, and the person who has dropped out would not be expected to read more than 12, then we will not offer you the place to be fair to the other teams.
* Our regular challenge rules can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*** If you are not sure if your book counts, please ask before you read it. Questions can be posted on this thread, or sent by personal message to myself.***
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★ YA/Adult Books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 50 pages*
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(Maximum of 12 points per book)
★ Middle-grade/children's books (without illustrations) - *1 point per 75 pages*
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(maximum of 8 points per book)
★ Graphic novels/manga/poetry/plays/books written in verse/books which have some illustrations - *1 point per 150 pages*
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(maximum of 4 points per book)
★ Buddy reads MATCH your points score for pages, so a 300-page book (6pts) + buddy read (6pts) = 12 points.
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(Bonus points for buddy reads will only be given if the buddy read has taken place in this group.)
★ If books are long enough to count on their own (50/75/150 pages) they will be scored on their own.
★ Individual bonus points will be awarded based on page count, the same as page points and buddy read points. So if you read a 300-page book that also matches a description, you will receive 6 page points and 6 bonus points ☺
★ Team bonus points will be awarded based on the number of books read, as a team, by any one author. There is no limit as to how many authors may be used.
★ Bonus points will be awarded at a rate of 10 bonus points per book (YA/Adult) or 5 bonus points per book for children's/illustrated/poetry/plays etc. but only once 5 books have been read by any one author.
★ If any author has not been read 5 or more times, your team will not receive bonus points for that author.
Hermione bonus points can be earned on books over 600 pages long, because Hermione loves a big book, and we love Hermione ❤️
Over 600 pages unillustrated book = 12 points
Over 600 pages unillustrated childrens/middle-grade book = 8 points
Over 600 pages illustrated/poetry etc. = 4 points
★ Mods will keep track of each team's points, using the following system -
Team Name:
__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Team_Bonus_Points_______________________0
Team______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Authors Read:
(YA/Adult)_________________|1-5|_5+
Name_______________________|_0_|__0
Name_______________________|_0_|__0
Name_______________________|_0_|__0
Name_______________________|_0_|__0
Authors Read:
(Children's, illustrated, poetry, plays etc.)
Name_______________________|_0_|__0
Name_______________________|_0_|__0
Name_______________________|_0_|__0
Name_______________________|_0_|__0
* Please note - we will be tracking how many books you have read, but you will not receive points for this column. You will receive a '1' for each book posted which reaches the minimum page count for that type of book
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This challenge will be a team challenge. We will have a small number of teams, with a mixture of readers in each. When signing up please let us know whether you would like to be on a team, or whether you would like to go solo ☺
Teams should be posted by late March. If you sign up after teams are posted, we will try to add you to a team, but we may not always be able to. You may be asked to join a waiting list. Please sign up as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Thank you! ☺
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Team:
Kay-Mika
☆☆Hannah☆☆
Jammin Jenny
Ari ☾
Tyra
Ashley
Chloe
Ro
Janna
Courtney
Maddie
Stacey
Aneta
Jenn
Karen
Tae ♡⁷
ellen
Danique
Brandee
Sharon
Natalie
xoxo_lils
Fernanda
Melanie
Brianna
Leah
As You Wish
Sami
MelanieJoy
Maisha
Quinci
Riddhi
Avni
Jill
Yolbooks
Krystal
Sierra
Brooke
Jamie
Narnia Girl
m a l i n
Patricia
Albie
Brittany
Ta || bookishbluehead
Maya
Megan
Shannara
Esther
Adriana
Sarah A
Solo:
Beatrice
Wolf (Alpha)
Saar The Book owl
Desirae
my link text
I’d like a team Although imma need someone explain the instructions or whatever, I’ve been in this group since the new year and still haven’t figured out how this works :)
Sign me up for a Team please, though I'm not sure I'll be able to read that much this month.
Team please. This challenge is so fun!
Team please! :)
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Although imma need someone explain the instructions or whatever, I’ve been in this group since the new year and still haven’t figured out how this works :)"
Hi Tyra, you can find some explanations of our challenges here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
~But very simply, you read a book of your choice, you write either a review or 4 updates with details about the book, and you post which book you've read and the link to your review on your team's review thread.
For this challenge the idea is to read multiple books by the same author, so mods will be keeping track of points, and which author's have been read ☺
Sarah Elizabeth wrote: "Tyra wrote: "I’d like a team Although imma need someone explain the instructions or whatever, I’ve been in this group since the new year and still haven’t figured out how this works :)"
Hi Tyra, ..."
It does seem very daunting looking at all the rules but I promise it is not as confusing as it first seems! I was intimidated going into the challenges myself, but now I love them! Much easier once you get into it and everyone in the group is really lovely!
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This will be a team reading challenge which will run from April 1st 2024 to April 30th 2024. Results will be announced on May 1st 2024.
To complete this challenge, participants will be split into teams. Each team will read books of their own choice (which fit the challenge guidelines), and points will be awarded based on the length of the book, and whether you have buddy-read your book. You can also earn some bonus points by reading multiple books by the same author.
You may also choose to take part in this challenge as a solo participant ☺
Link to team threads - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Link to challenge widget - https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...