I was looking at the calendar today, and I can’t believe November is almost over with. Where has the fall gone? The holidays are fast approaching. I don’t know about anyone else, but the next 2 months will be a very busy time around my place.
Living in Ontario, we were lucky last year when we got no snow until the first week in January. That made the winter go by quickly. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the same thing will happen this year. Over the years I’ve come to hate winter. I know…I need to wake up and smell the coffeee. I live in Canada afterall. I am finding as I age, I just can’t tolerate the cold like I used to. I’m famous for shutting myself inside, by the fire with a good book. So if you are like me, and suffer from the winter blues, you might as well join the Winter Blues 2008 Reading Challenge. You’ll be inside, where it’s nice and warm. And you can get some of those books read that you have sitting around staring at you.
Here is how the Winter Blues 2008 Reading challenge works:
- Anyone who can read and is over 18 years of age can participate. The age limit is set because some of the books and book reviews might have content not suited for younger readers.
- This challenge is meant to be fun! It is no pressure involved. If you don’t get all the books on your list read, no biggie!
- The Winter Blues 2008 Reading Challenge will take place January 1st through March 15th.
- I’ll put up a Mr. Linky on January 1st where everyone can submit a link to their own blog post with their Winter Blues 2008 booklist. Your blog post should include your goals, your booklist and a link back to the post here that contains the Mr. Linky.
It’s as simple as that!
Be sure to let your blog readers know about Winter Blues 2008 so that they, too, can take part. The more the merrier! Feel free to grab the button from this post and use it on your blog.
Prizes: I’ll be awarding 2 $10 Amazon.com gift cards to 2 random participants on March 22nd 2008 (after the challenge is complete). To be eligible for the prizes, you’ll need to: post your Winter Blues 2008 booklist blog post (and add it to the Mr. Linky that will be here) by midnight on January 30th AND post a summary blog post (and add it to the WB 2008 Summary post Mr. Linky that will be on this blog) by midnight on March 22nd 2008. I’ll choose two people at random, as the winners. **NOTE: The challenge officially ends March 15th. But, I am giving everyone one week after the challenge to post their summary blog posts. I will also be raffling off some books over the course of the challenge.
I’ve put a Mr. Linky below. Please enter your name and the link to your specific reading challenge post. Other participants will want to see what you’re reading. (If you’re not sure how to do this, just email me; I’d be glad to help!)
Also, in your reading challenge post, please include a link back to this post so that others can check out all the participants. Want to include the graphic in your post or sidebar? Feel free to grab it and use it!
Happy Reading Everyone!
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[…] that this year should not be a problem. As a start, I’m going to join Crystal’s Winter Blues 2008 Reading Challenge. The challenge runs until March 15th, and I’ve been struggling with how many books to […]
I’m in!
jaime’s last blog post..2008: #1 - Innocent in Death (J.D. Robb)
I’ve just created my first blog. And I’m ready for the challenge!
I’ve just updated my Avoca Book Club blog with the winter challenge. I am so ready to read these books now until March 15, 2008 plus so many more for the rest of the year! I have to beat my total of last year! So begins the Book Party!
Dena… the link you provided doesn’t take readers right to your booklist. This should be the link you use: http://avocabookclub.blogspot.com/2008/01/2008-winter-blues-challenge.html
Elizabeth… the link you provided doesn’t take us to your booklist either.
Crystal, when I attach a link to my blog, do I attach the link to the booklist or to the reviews? I can’t seem to figure out how to attach both together and I’m starting to wonder if I could do it at all. Yeah, like I’ve mentioned before, everything I’ve learned, I’ve learned from all of you. I am so NOT computer savvy.
Ladies, hoping to get the net at home really soon, like in the next couple of months
. Can’t wait! Anyway, I’ll update my Challenge list as soon as I can and as often as I can until then. Talk to you all soon!
Keep on, Readin’ on!
Going to work this with my eHarlequin reading challenge. I’ve started blogging about books so.. now I’ve made a commitment to 6 books by the end of March.
Great Fun.
Great booklist Ann. Thanks for joining.
Did I fix my problem now??? Hey, can we add books to our list? I forgot a couple and I was just wondering?
Dena’s last blog post..2008 Winter Blues Challenge
weeeee!!!!! i love to read and this challenge is great!
sry the smiley faces r so cute
smile
•rebecca•