Last Tuesday, I chatted about a new reading challenge called The 12 x 12 Reading Challenge. If you missed that post, please click on the highlighted text to read more.
The idea behind this 12 by 12 Reading Challenge came from two bloggers, Pizza’s Book Discussion in 2009 and FOMA’s National Just Read More Novel’s Month 2010. There will be twelve book bloggers, each hosting their own Just Read More Novel’s Month throughout 2010.
Participants can join in one, two, or all twelve of these separate reading challenges. Each month starts a brand new reading challenge. And the goal? To simply read more novels. Each of us will follow the guidelines set for January’s NaJuReMoNoMo.
The rules are whatever you want to make of them, but here are the guidelines the creator of NaJuReMoNoMo goes by:
1. Must Be A Novel. Works of fiction only, please. Memoirs, non-fiction, how-to books, and Garfield collections don't count.
2. Memoirs Aren't Novels. No matter how made up the story, anything ostensibly true isn't a novel. Also known as The James Frey Rule.
3. Start and Finish in February.
4. Re-reading Doesn't Count. Try something new. Read something by your favorite author or try an entirely new author or tackle that novel you have always wanted to read.
5. Have Fun. Nobody is grading you or paying you or judging you. Read what you like and like what you read.
Some of you had questions about the rules/guidelines. The rules are whatever you want to make of them.
If you can't participate in this one, maybe you can in the one or more of the months ahead. Below is a list of book blogs and the month each will be host to.
J. Kaye’s Book Blog is hosting February.
Alaine - Queen of Happy Endings is hosting March.
One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books is hosting April.
Page Turners is hosting May.
Misfit Salon is hosting June.
Good Books & Wine is hosting July.
Bookworming in the 21st Century is hosting August.
Bibliofreak is hosting September.
Book Crazy is hosting October.
Teens Read & Write is hosting November.
My Life in not so many Words is hosting December.
For book bloggers who would like to participate, create a post for your challenge. Feel free to use the button or make your own. Please link back to this post so that others can find their way here.
For non-bloggers, keep a list of novels you read in February and post that list during the wrap-up post at the end of the month.
26 comments:
Yay! I am trying to get all of my non-fic books taken care of this month in preparation. LOL!
J.T. Oldfield, do you know I thought about that after the fact...lol! I'll save all my nonfiction for 2011. I really need to shoot for 200 in 2010 and that's all. I don't read much nonfiction and can focus on that later.
cool, good luck :)
I'm going to check out the original challenge & see what the rules are but as I seem to be on a challenge kick at the moment I expect I'll be back to sign up LOL :o)
I've left you an award at my blog
http://bookreviewsbysarah.blogspot.com/2010/01/over-top-award.html
I will be signing up for this one later today. I was just thinking about it last night LOL. Got to get my son back to school this morning after summer holidays. He looks miserable, he hates first day but will be fine by this afternoon, besides I know he's got a great teacher. Be back later!
I seem to be on a roll for January, so I'm feeling confident I can knock out a good amount of books in February. Plus, there's a holiday coming up = good reading time!
I'll be participating, I'm sure there will be lots of people who read more than me, but I will still have fun.
Good luck to all the participants.
Yes I was a bit slow, but I've done my post and I'm all signed up. Looking forward to this!
I'm signing up, for Feb and probably a couple more LOL. Will be back after I do my post :-)
I will do a post too when I get a chance to put it up.... I am hoping to have plenty of computer time while in Florida - hoping. :)
I think I'm going to do this one! I haven't gotten a lot of reading done this month. I've been working on getting caught up still from 2009 in January, and though I am still behind, I will just have to move on in some aspects!! So, this will be a great way to do just that!! I will be back with my link later this week!!
My post is done and I'm in for Feb, I'm hoping to get 10 books read!
This is great! I'm not sure how many I will read in February so it will be interesting to see.
I'm in!! What a great challenge.
I'm in...can't believe how many challenges I have signed up for...lol it all started with your Lisa Jackson challenge !!!!
Cheryl Mash
Tomorrow I should be able to do this post.... just catching up from the craziness that has been my life the past couple weeks. I should have some catch up time now over the next ten days..... :)
I'll be joining in beginning February 1. I'm hoping to finish up JuReMoNoMo with 8 books, but it might be just 7. I hope to equal or improve that total for February 12X12!
Muse in the Fog - thank you!
Sarah - thank you so much! I'll blog about it on Sunday. :)
Alaine - Queen of Happy Endings - I understand how he feels. It's no fun after a wonderful break.
StephanieD - Awesome!
Lorie Shewbridge - We'll be cheering each other on then.
Teddyree - I'm going for them all. No surprise there, huh? ;)
Sheila (Bookjourney) - You have been having so much in Florida. Wish I was there too. :)
Tif - I started a week behind in January and am really having trouble making up for lost time.
Stephanie - Do your best is all you can do.
Kara - Fun!
Mash1195 - That was me last year. I've cut back.
Karen - I think I am going to be one short this month. Oh well, there is next month.
Well, we can use February to catch up for lost time!! :)
Okay here goes nothing. My goals are very tiny compared to most but it's a start heh.
I'm now officially signed up!! :)
I am really looking forward to this.
officially signed up...such an awesome challenge!!!
Tif - If Feb only had another week....lol.
Zia - I know! I am off to a slow start.
Sandra Stiles & Wings - Awesome!
I just wanted to let you know that I've put up the post for the March 12 by 12 Reading Challenge.
http://alainereading.blogspot.com/2010/02/march-12-by-12-reading-challenge.html
I made it to ten books in February. Here are all the review links in one place:
http://ghhslibrary.psd401.net/?p=1694
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