Readathon intro
Oct. 12th, 2013 07:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
calissaDewey's readathon begins at midnight, local time. For those unaware, it is a 24 hour readathon in memory of a book-blogger who went by the name of Dewey. It is held twice a year. I missed out on participating back in April because I was attending the Australian Science Fiction Convention. This time I will be participating, but in a slightly different way to usual.
The most essential similarity between this readathon and the previous readathons in which I have participated is that I don't intend to go for the full 24 hours. I do not function well on a lack of sleep and this is an event I'm doing purely for fun--there's no need to torture myself. Last year, I managed more than 8 hours of actual reading time and was pretty happy with that.
I'll be updating on my progress here and on Twitter. As I did last year, I will likely bunch together several hours worth of check-ins here so as to avoid spamming you all.
The key difference this time around will lie in what I am reading. I had hoped to use the readathon to get my Mt TBR at least a little bit back under control. However, I find myself with a number of editing deadlines--most importantly, reading the submissions for the Gold Coast anthology. So, I shall be using this readathon to finish off the last of those. I expect it will take me all day, but I can always drag out some books if I finish early.
Reading the submissions will make the readathon a bit more challenging than usual. For one, I'll need to make notes. It will also likely mean that I spend the day sitting at my desk rather than reclining on the couch. Of course, I plan to take breaks but I'm a little apprehensive about how my upper body will cope. I'll be sure to be sensible.
I'd also best make sure I get some decent sleep tonight...
The most essential similarity between this readathon and the previous readathons in which I have participated is that I don't intend to go for the full 24 hours. I do not function well on a lack of sleep and this is an event I'm doing purely for fun--there's no need to torture myself. Last year, I managed more than 8 hours of actual reading time and was pretty happy with that.
I'll be updating on my progress here and on Twitter. As I did last year, I will likely bunch together several hours worth of check-ins here so as to avoid spamming you all.
The key difference this time around will lie in what I am reading. I had hoped to use the readathon to get my Mt TBR at least a little bit back under control. However, I find myself with a number of editing deadlines--most importantly, reading the submissions for the Gold Coast anthology. So, I shall be using this readathon to finish off the last of those. I expect it will take me all day, but I can always drag out some books if I finish early.
Reading the submissions will make the readathon a bit more challenging than usual. For one, I'll need to make notes. It will also likely mean that I spend the day sitting at my desk rather than reclining on the couch. Of course, I plan to take breaks but I'm a little apprehensive about how my upper body will cope. I'll be sure to be sensible.
I'd also best make sure I get some decent sleep tonight...
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Date: 2013-10-12 04:05 pm (UTC)May you have a lot of fun! <3
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Date: 2013-10-14 12:39 am (UTC)I hope you had a wonderful time, too. I haven't yet had a chance to read through all your entries.
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Date: 2013-10-14 01:03 pm (UTC)I did. ^-^ And please don't worry about it. Most of it is blathering and I'd like to collect the interesting thoughts into a post of their own later this week or so. I feel like I've learned a lot, but it's all scattered across posts and comments. I'd like to thread it altogether into a post that's at least vaguely coherent for future reference.
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Date: 2013-10-12 11:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-14 12:40 am (UTC)I hope you're having a great weekend as well!