I'm so excited that we are in the month of October because this means that Dewey's 24 hour readathon is even closer. I'm super excited. My friend at Wall-to-Wall books created an awesome post with some tips on how to tackle this awesome challenge. This will be her 6th time participating. How fab-tastic is that?!
Well me on the other hand, I can pretty much help you with what NOT to do. Ha! Yes, seriously.
Last April, I participated, had a blast, and fell asleep well before the end of the challenge. Here's some things I recommend NOT to do, because I did it.
1. DON'T choose to read books that you NEED to read. Choose books you WANT to read.
I decided to read books from class. Kill two birds with one stone right? Not. Fun. I also didn't read as many books as everyone else. This year, I'm going to get my reading for class done ahead of time so I can fully enjoy my experience. I'm also not reading any review requests. I'm going to take the time to read books that I added to my list based on recommendations of other bloggers. I always say "I'm out of the loop," well, time to get some wishlist reading done. Whoot Whoot! So excited :)
2. DON'T forget the snacks. Who doesn't like food. Snacks make the read-a-thon fun and it helps keep you awake.
Last time, I heard the word snack and I bought some grapes. Bad. Idea. During the readathon people were posting pictures and information about their snacks. I was so jealous and my mouth was watering. What did I do? Well I got in my car and drove to Chipotle. Food was good but I wasted an hour and was not reading :) AND I was still jealous of the other snacks out there.
3. Send the Hubby/Significant Other AWAY!!
I told my husband about the readathon and he was so excited for me. BUT I can't tell you how many times he said, "just one more thing," and I can't tell you how I ended up riding to Best Buy with him because he said I could read in the store. Nope. This time he is banned.
If you haven't signed up yet, you need to do this RIGHT NOW!! It is sooo much fun and I can't wait to participate with all my blogger friends. Head on over to 24hourreadathon.com and sign up for the challenge today :)
