Aussie Readers discussion

It's time to mark your calendars for our next quarterly read-a-thon! It will take place Friday June 3rd at 12.01am and continue until Sunday June 5th at 11.59pm in your local time zone - 3 full days :) (This will coincide with the beginning of the Winter Challenge)

As our last Read-a-thon didn't quite make the challenge of 20,000 pages, we'll leave it at that for this one:) GOAL - 20,000 pages

Don't forget our Challenge Guidelines here

Please post your interest here in this thread up until we begin the challenge - when the weekend is over the page numbers read will be tallied:)

If possible, check in at least once a day, more often if you want. Our cut off time for you to add your final totals will be 12noon Monday 6th AEST:)

I hope so too Michael - but we'll give it a good shot anyway!

I'm also in!

I'm in as always Brenda. Looks like a free weekend at this stage - perfect for reading!

I'll be in!

Yay!

I'm in ;)

I'm in too:)

I'd normally be in, but I'll be at a Sound of Music rehearsal all weekend with not much time to read, sadly.

Thanks for letting us know Leonie - and have a fun weekend rehearsing :)

Brenda wrote: "Thanks for letting us know Leonie - and have a fun weekend rehearsing :)"

I'm sure we will!

Sounds great. Would love to join in but I don't know if I will get a lot of reading done :(. Weekends I always babysit my little niece and it is difficult to read a lot when a 1.5 year old is running wild in the house.

I will be in.

Paget wrote: "Sounds great. Would love to join in but I don't know if I will get a lot of reading done :(. Weekends I always babysit my little niece and it is difficult to read a lot when a 1.5 year old is runni..."

Every little bit helps Paget :) So thanks!

Fantastic! I've been looking forward to this :)

Great! The more the merrier!

I am in.

I'm in. Have bee looking forward to this event. :D

Count me in please! Love the readathons :)

Me too :)

Count me in. Looking forward to it.

14 so far - keep it coming guys!

Oh Just seen this. I'm definitely in!

Of course I will take part!

Excellent guys :)

The next readathon, yippee, count me in guys :-)

You are up early Tracey.

so very keen :)

Great news girls!

I'll do what I can. Fingers crossed for reading weather.

Veronica wrote: "You are up early Tracey."

I actually hadn't gone to sleep yet, but the time stamp showing now isn't the correct time. I think it's US time. Anyone know how to change that?

You can't Tracey! The whole site is run on US time :)

oh okay, thanks.

:)

Tracey Allen wrote: "Veronica wrote: "You are up early Tracey."

I actually hadn't gone to sleep yet, but the time stamp showing now isn't the correct time. I think it's US time. Anyone know how to change that?"

Lol. I thought you were posting at 4 o'clock in the morning.

Yes, I'm definitely up for this challenge!

Excellent Mary!

I'm in... I missed the last one but I have 3 weeks of holiday coming up and can't think of a better way of spending my first weekend than reading :)

Count me in :)

Looking good guys!

I am in! I'll put my speed reading hat on and say no to overtime :)

But just for clarity, and not that it matters, but is it 20,000 pages or words? Because its a bit of a difference...

Pages Deborah...

Veronica wrote:
Lol. I thought you were posting at 4 o'clock in the morning.
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Ummm, I was, I keep odd hours, I go to sleep late and get up late :-)

Well it might be a busy weekend for me as I have 2 assignments for university due on the Monday, but I suppose I can try add a few pages in there!

Pretty sure I will be okay for this...Will be busy with study cause I've got a meeting coming up just after this..so maybe not as much reading but I'll give it a go :)

Sounds fun. Do I get to choose a book? Or will it need to be from a list? Sorry, but I haven't done this before and I couldn't find this info in the guidance.

India, you read what you like...what you'd normally be reading. Just make sure you count your pages. Read the guidelines so you know the page count minimum but it's your choice :)

Thanks for joining and have fun! There'll be reminders here in this thread as we get closer too...

Thanks guys!

I'm in - got that Friday off so I might manage a few pages.

That's great...the more the merrier:)

Woohoo - I do love the read-a-thons!

Count me in :)