readathon

Hour 12: Mid-Event Meme

Wahoo! You’ve made it to the half-way mark! Whether you’re close to bed time, already in bed or enjoying a mid-day break I’m sure you’re all in need of a little pick me up. So who better the Cake’s “The Distance” to provide a little mid-event entertainment?

Need something a little more inspirational? Try a little All American Rejects “Move Along”:
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Mini-challenge
It’s time for the mid-event meme!  Post your answers on your blog and then come back here to leave your link!

Mid-Event Survey:
1. What are you reading right now?
2. How many books have you read so far?
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
9. Are you getting tired yet?
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
Sign the linky below with a link to your post with your answers.  There will be 4 winners: 1st gets 1 prize packs of books, along with chocolate coins, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th get three books of their choice.  This is only open until the beginning of Hour 14.

Mid-Event Survey:1. What are you reading right now?2. How many books have you read so far?3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?9. Are you getting tired yet?10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?

Winners announced

Winner of the Love Hate Mini-Challenge is Deepali from e-Volving Books!

Still waiting to hear who the winners are for the Microfiction Mini-Challenge and the Shake Those Pom Poms Mini-Challenge. If you have that information feel free to email me at the deweyreadathon@gmail.com address. Many more winners to be announced in the next hour!

Still ongoing

Pet Pics, Prized Pages and Pachyderm Prose

Attempting Audiobooks
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69 thoughts on “Hour 12: Mid-Event Meme”

  1. Actually, this wasn’t the 1/2 way mark. It was the beginning of the 12th hour. The true 1/2 way mark is now — the end of the 12th hour and the beginning of the 13th.

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