We start at 12:00 am eastern time on October 1st and end at 11:59 pm eastern time on October 31st. (There is a handy link to a time zone converter in the sidebar menu.) I hope you're ready to get your scary on! Guidelines for the readathon can be found HERE or you can access in the sidebar menu. Any information you need about the readathon can be found there. Please do be sure to check the guidelines to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding sign up and wrap up, especially in regards to the giveaway.
The one main "rule" of FrightFall is that you must read at least ONE scary book (which can be a thriller, mystery, Gothic novel, or similar for those who are faint of heart). I hope you will indulge the scary beyond the one book, but that is entirely up to you. It is all about the reading after all.
Our social media hashtag is #FrightFall We have our outstanding Facebook group and Facebook Page, and don't forget our Goodreads group and our Instagram. (There are also access tabs in the sidebar menu.) Our Discord is always open. There are channels for FrightFall and Something Wicked Fall in the sidebar. Stop by and chat any time!
Some orders of business...
- I am looking for prize donations so if anyone would like to contribute, let me know. Authors, this is a great way to promote your book! Contact me via the contact form in the menu. If you know of an author who might be interested, pass along a message. Thanks!
- Every readathon, I offer a charity donation prize (to a social justice charity) to one winner. This prize is awarded at the beginning of the readathon. Details on how it works are on the guidelines page. I will also be offering another small prize, $5 Amazon which is awarded after all wrap-ups are in.
- We use a Google form for wrap-ups (since I require your wrap-up link there anyway). That way you don't have to do two steps at the end of the readathon. The wrap-up Google form will be on the wrap-up post. I will have a yes/no so you can let me know if you're opting out of winning a prize. (If you want to visit people who participated, you can do so via the sign-up/starting line linky. I will have a link to it on the wrap-up post).
- Grab the button (handy embed code in sidebar, or save image at the top of the post).
FrightFall has officially been a part of Something Wicked Fall for five years now. The event runs September/October over at my horror blog, Castle Macabre. We are doing a read-along of The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle through the end of October. We started September 1st so there's still time to join in. The reading schedule is posted on the event post, linked above and below. I will be posting the first discussion over there on Sunday, September 18.
Get all the details for what's going on during Something Wicked Fall here.
Also, check out Countdown to Halloween! It's an annual event hosted by my friend Michelle aka Naila Moon. You can check out all the details here, and grab a badge if you'd like to participate.
Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.
FrightFall sign-up linky...
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I'm really looking forward to the readathon this year. I'm excited for October in general, in all actuality.
ReplyDeleteI'm in! Loving the Devil in Silver as well. Mental hospital horrors are the freakiest for me. I still have seen or read One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest!
ReplyDeleteLooks like great fun! I've already read Devil in Silver and hope you all enjoy it. I really loved his Lovecraft-inspired novella, Black Tom.
ReplyDeleteOh! I loved Black Tom too!
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