tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76943551572377363532024-03-18T01:36:34.974-04:00Seasons of ReadingMichelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-23340785957967562142024-03-18T00:35:00.001-04:002024-03-18T01:36:03.695-04:002024 Spring into Horror Readathon - Sign-up time!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFp5FENER7SC-IfZZAiwqO81-b_R0oOeQihU3mkRC-jGAY5OQj8A9pOTLLYGKIlBy3msRbnlORwcbWNgdiBqVoOnxH1kCkNp983gjxeuhrPtHKqi81KxsaH3SdQI9OJMBWj9S5MNIEkWlhEKfUJIlchg13KlU0pxKdOalehIbxrFlNMD3sFUC7Ent3u7I/s2240/Spring%20into%20Horror%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFp5FENER7SC-IfZZAiwqO81-b_R0oOeQihU3mkRC-jGAY5OQj8A9pOTLLYGKIlBy3msRbnlORwcbWNgdiBqVoOnxH1kCkNp983gjxeuhrPtHKqi81KxsaH3SdQI9OJMBWj9S5MNIEkWlhEKfUJIlchg13KlU0pxKdOalehIbxrFlNMD3sFUC7Ent3u7I/w497-h279/Spring%20into%20Horror%202024.jpg" width="497" /></a></div><br />What do you do when you can't have a second Halloween? Why, <b>Spring into Horror,</b> of course! I love this event, second only to <b>FrightFall</b>. Plus, April 30 is halfway to Halloween!</div><div><br /></div>We start at 12:00 am eastern time on April 1st and end at 11:59 pm eastern time on April 30th. (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 <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> 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 <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines</a> to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding sign up and wrap up, especially in regards to the giveaway.<div><br /></div><b><i>The one main "rule" of Spring into Horror 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.</i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div>Our social media hashtag is <b>#SpringHorror</b><br />Our other social media:<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook page</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><br /><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">Discord</a> (this is an invite link. If you're already a member, you should still be able to access the server.)<br /><br />All links to our social media are also in the sidebar menu.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Some orders of business...</b></div><div><ul><li><b>There is a giveaway during every readathon. I offer two prizes. The first prize is a $15 social justice charity donation ( I was doing this at the beginning of the event, but I have now moved it back to the end of the event). The second prize is a $5 Amazon eGift card. Both giveaways are open internationally (for the Amazon gift, wherever Amazon is available). There will be a form on the wrap-up post where you can select which giveaway (one or both) you would like to enter. D<b>etails on how the giveaway works are on the <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">Guidelines page</a>.</b><br /><br /></b></li><li><b>New this year...we are now having one 24-Hour readathon during each month-long event. The <i>Spring into Horror 24-Hour event</i> will be on Saturday, April 27th at 10:00 am EDT. I will be doing most of my updates and check-ins on Discord (<a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">invite link to our Discord</a>). It's free to join and it would be cool to have some lively chats over there. There will be a post here when the 24-Hour event starts Full details about the 24-Hour event on the <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">Guidelines page</a>.<br /><br /></b></li><li><b>I will post a mid-event check-in here on the blog.<br /><br /></b></li><li><b>Grab the button and spread the word! There’s a grab code in the sidebar or download the image at the top of this post.</b></li></ul><div>Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.<br /><div><br /></div>
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Not too much longer. I'm a fall/winter girl, but trying to stay more positive about the warmer months. Wish me luck!<div><br /><div>I hope everyone enjoyed the readathon. Also, sending out a big thanks to those who joined in on the 24-Hour readathon on the 17th. Going forward, we are still going to do one 24-Hour readathon during each month long readathon. However, I will designate the date, as they do with Dewey's 24-Hour event. Since Dewey's is in April on the 13th, we will do our 24-Hour event during <b>Spring into Horror</b> on April 27th at 10:00 am EDT.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Wrapping up</b></div>To wrap up, go to the link for the wrap-up and giveaway form at the end of this post and fill it out, including a link to your wrap-up (whether it's a blog post, a Goodreads shelf, social media status...anything goes, as long as I can see you did indeed participate). You will also indicate which prize(s) you would like a chance at winning in the form <b>(the charity donation prize will now be done at the end of the readathon)</b>. Be sure to double check that your name is listed in the sign up/starting line linky at <b><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2024/02/winters-respite-2024-starting-line.html" target="_blank">this post</a></b> so you will be eligible for the giveaway. <b>You have until Wednesday, March 6th at 11:59 pm EST to fill out the form. </b>I will email the winner within a few days following the deadline so keep a look out in your email inbox (or spam folder, just in case) for an email from my truebookaddict gmail account. <div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for <b>Spring into Horror </b>coming up in April. I will have sign-ups open soon. I hope you will join us.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3aKvZxG9GQMVkwR20xt0g1JmJMujol6dtJz0IzfZOCm384kzpuOTLRoXIP63wC8LCWHr-bB1MAUsVX6Xl13veu7IcfMbId8QIsn3TX1wltswVgJEtR3MJtw3aONv5-dsXlYYi6TYHkLbYgdysuVablzjvhyphenhyphen5MakrIQkYYdUyUVWkkXnfTZm3RlGWqeY/s2240/Spring%20into%20Horror%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3aKvZxG9GQMVkwR20xt0g1JmJMujol6dtJz0IzfZOCm384kzpuOTLRoXIP63wC8LCWHr-bB1MAUsVX6Xl13veu7IcfMbId8QIsn3TX1wltswVgJEtR3MJtw3aONv5-dsXlYYi6TYHkLbYgdysuVablzjvhyphenhyphen5MakrIQkYYdUyUVWkkXnfTZm3RlGWqeY/w568-h319/Spring%20into%20Horror%202024.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br />That's it! Thanks again for joining in on another readathon!<br /><br /><b>Wrap-up form:<br /><a href="https://forms.gle/UqSHHUAKN6meN4qv7" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/UqSHHUAKN6meN4qv7<br /></a></b><br />(If you would like others to visit your wrap-up post, please leave a comment below with the link to your wrap-up, or you can visit participants via the <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2024/02/winters-respite-2024-starting-line.html" target="_blank">starting line post linky here</a>.)<br /><br /><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-54117135647186433072024-02-17T10:00:00.001-05:002024-02-17T10:00:00.237-05:00Winter's Respite 2024 - The 24-Hour Readathon starts now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn3TBa-XEFKERpbe1MXm-1VK7dTnXOkvoxPY22kE2dUO9BpdEE7kckK8_eZ6KROmEFDcrAOEyIPuIHQwj3RTBSc2vBjGjZMlqqkeiYmAhO6xjnCH-hJJxCGZ-EctdnY8As6TJ134cQHHu_FjIBgoF9jEmqzvjh9zCwL1gfUsAp2l7AE_CU5T4mzkZuZQ/s1080/WR%2024%20hr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn3TBa-XEFKERpbe1MXm-1VK7dTnXOkvoxPY22kE2dUO9BpdEE7kckK8_eZ6KROmEFDcrAOEyIPuIHQwj3RTBSc2vBjGjZMlqqkeiYmAhO6xjnCH-hJJxCGZ-EctdnY8As6TJ134cQHHu_FjIBgoF9jEmqzvjh9zCwL1gfUsAp2l7AE_CU5T4mzkZuZQ/w400-h400/WR%2024%20hr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here we go! I'll be posting updates and checking in over on our Discord server. Just look for the "Winter's Respite" channel in the left menu. Here's the invite link, if you haven't already joined: <a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll also stop by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and our <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> groups to check in with those who don't join us on Discord. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is a first for Seasons of Reading. I'm excited! Happy Reading!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-34707751763589257202024-02-09T22:39:00.000-05:002024-02-09T22:39:52.450-05:00Winter's Respite 24- Hour Readathon - The date is set!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAtUBI3F1lr88XCbCw-7K20jC5wL3AYWkUq3xUN4kLdSPJi_5jkEfQxQfzvfrGAXdK95bzzdPZNUqLoe9qWp22bqhTJyv5qnxJNYGON7ncLrRUdcUQZIuhonLBZw3c2IU06XGvYVfynFDQk0S-Nmz4WXU-7zw3EnzLEWxj4hMUK_vmY7B1pgUoGFU2W4/s1200/Winter%E2%80%99s%20Respite%2024-hr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAtUBI3F1lr88XCbCw-7K20jC5wL3AYWkUq3xUN4kLdSPJi_5jkEfQxQfzvfrGAXdK95bzzdPZNUqLoe9qWp22bqhTJyv5qnxJNYGON7ncLrRUdcUQZIuhonLBZw3c2IU06XGvYVfynFDQk0S-Nmz4WXU-7zw3EnzLEWxj4hMUK_vmY7B1pgUoGFU2W4/w239-h359/Winter%E2%80%99s%20Respite%2024-hr.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div>The votes are in! By a slim margin, Saturday, February 17, 2024 is the date for our 24-Hour readathon. We will start at 10:00 am eastern time. Find out what time that is in your time zone by using the time zone converter in the sidebar menu (just click the link). </div><div><br /></div><div>I was thinking our Discord would be a good place to post updates so if you haven't joined, just visit this invite link: <a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA</a></div><div>If you would rather not join us on Discord, feel free to post updates on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and/or in our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> or <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Any questions? Leave a comment or contact me via the link in the menu. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm excited! Our first 24-hour readathon within a readathon! </div><div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-59809408353783001982024-02-01T04:10:00.000-05:002024-02-01T04:10:40.080-05:00Winter's Respite 2024 - Starting line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALvWIlEvo06oHZeCiedJ0LEeq82Bh9nepJAdlnfEHaQJajCnpSVF17HAA7QKJDO6aweJGdeuJdhlOQXi3BWWnEKawCDGmKIjYh518g1dwtvR7App-RvLUv7QP8MnFHoUod763QzDfT8WHhx5RikH88u_eDwBo-RV1s7_WrjEU1QuuORTS49Ek6H9jCJg/s1200/winters%20respite%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALvWIlEvo06oHZeCiedJ0LEeq82Bh9nepJAdlnfEHaQJajCnpSVF17HAA7QKJDO6aweJGdeuJdhlOQXi3BWWnEKawCDGmKIjYh518g1dwtvR7App-RvLUv7QP8MnFHoUod763QzDfT8WHhx5RikH88u_eDwBo-RV1s7_WrjEU1QuuORTS49Ek6H9jCJg/w332-h499/winters%20respite%202024.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div>Time to begin!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you have any questions about how things work, check out the guidelines in the sidebar menu or the <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/01/winters-respite-readathon-2023-time-to.html" target="_blank">sign up post</a>, or you can always leave me a comment (or send me a message via the contact form). <b>The linky below is the same one as the sign up linky. If you do a starting line/goal post, just add your link again, but be sure to put "goal post" beside your name, i.e. Michelle @ True Book Addict (goals or reading goals).<br /></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><b>I'm offering the charity donation prize (see below) and I will be giving away another prize. I will post the second prize I'm offering on the mid-event check-in page. <br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" />I will post a mid-event check in post at the halfway point. Our hashtag for the readathon across social media is <b>#WintersRespite</b>. Stop by our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a> and check out our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. We also have a Seasons of Reading <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. If you haven't already, stop by and give us a like. Thanks! (You can also access all our socials via the links in the sidebar menu.) We have a Discord too. If you would like to stop by and chat anytime during the readathon, here’s the invite link: <a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><b>Win a $15 donation to a social justice charity of your choice!<br /></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" />I will make a $15 donation to the winner's choice of a social justice organization, such as the Ukraine relief, ACLU, Boys and Girls Club, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Amnesty International, It Gets Better, The Trevor Project, Planned Parenthood, or another social justice organization of your choice (food banks, homeless shelters, animal rights/rescue/shelters would also apply), perhaps your local chapter or a local organization. This giveaway is open internationally. Note: I will not donate to any organization that does not believe all are equal, regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation.</div><div><br /><b>Charity giveaway (Google form): <a href="https://forms.gle/84yUz89G4A7aT7Et5" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/84yUz89G4A7aT7Et5</a><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>I will award both prizes after the end of the readathon.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>New addition starting this year. We will have one 24-hour readathon during the month long readathon. This will work much like Dewey's 24-hour Readathon (if you're familiar). It will be on a Saturday, but will start at 10:00 am eastern time instead of 8:00 am (you start according to your time zone...there's a time zone converter link in the blog menu) and will go for a full 24 hour period. You can participate as much or as little as you like. Leave your vote for which Saturday in the comments below. I'm not including this coming Saturday since it's only a couple of days away.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday, February 10</div><div>Saturday, February 17</div><div>Saturday, February 24</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the linky again. Happy Reading!</div><div><br /></div>
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Time for a month of reading to decompress from the holiday season. Nothing better than some comfort reading.</div><br />We start at 12:00 am on February 1 and end at 11:59 pm on February 29 (we get an extra day this year!). Times are set for the eastern time zone so adjust your times accordingly (you can use the link to the time zone converter in the sidebar menu). Of course, like most readathons, the books read must be novels or novellas, adult or young adult are fine, and you can read children's books (as long as you do read some novels too). Note: Non-Fiction is also okay! You DO NOT have to participate the entire month. Join in when you can, start in the middle, end early...whatever works best for your schedule. As with all of my readathons, it will be an event of relaxed reading during which we can personally challenge ourselves and whittle away those ever looming TBR piles/shelves/libraries.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Guidelines for the readathon can be found <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> or you can access in the sidebar menu. Any information you need about the readathon can be found there. <b>Please do be sure to check the <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines</a> to make sure you're following along correctly. </b>There are specific rules regarding signing up and wrapping up, especially in regards to the giveaway. We no longer use a wrap-up linky and we are now just using the 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. <b>The wrap-up Google form will be on the wrap-up post instead of the prize page. I will have a yes/no so you can let me know if you're opting out of winning a prize. </b>(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).</div><div><br /></div><i>Prizes...<br /></i><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>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 <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines page</a>. I will also be offering another small prize. </i></li><li><i><i>There will be a mid-event check-in post. If do not receive prize donations, I will share the additional prize I'm giving away on that post.</i></i></li></ul><div><b>I alluded to something new coming this year and here it is! We are going to have a 24-hour readathon one time during each month long readathon! The 24-hour readathon will be on a Saturday during the readathon month. On the starting line post, I will put the call out for votes on which Saturday it will be. (Not sure if it will be a poll or just have you put your answer in the comments.) If you've done Dewey's 24-hour readathon, this will work similarly time-wise, though the start time will be 10:00 am eastern, U.S. time. </b></div><div><br /></div>Our social media hashtag is <b>#WintersRespite</b><br /><br />We have our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> and our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, and don't forget our <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a>, our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and our Discord (invite link: <a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA</a>)<br />All social media links are also in the sidebar.<br /><br />Grab the button and spread the word! Grab the code in sidebar or download the image at the top of this post.<br /><br /><b>Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.</b><br /><br />
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<div><br /></div><div><a href="#"></a><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-27465728099714958352024-01-01T00:00:00.001-05:002024-01-01T00:00:00.230-05:002023 Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge and Readathon - Wrap-up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwadFUpiWqoD-YlHtZ9UkkzmMihYf-uxfxovRwuCQK1-qrWemqhXoeV58btUZ4C_a0g2EVN3MUxKJ35z0-7nzwnvjHC5hyYM25k3YKmete4nG8OlL8b48DkLoRTcwA9IIKN_MMAoauWwhREuOum29Zql4WeX4RHT0lXaV7hKDyjAWxM_TNbj8nuWWYOc/s1024/Yuletide%20Spirit%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwadFUpiWqoD-YlHtZ9UkkzmMihYf-uxfxovRwuCQK1-qrWemqhXoeV58btUZ4C_a0g2EVN3MUxKJ35z0-7nzwnvjHC5hyYM25k3YKmete4nG8OlL8b48DkLoRTcwA9IIKN_MMAoauWwhREuOum29Zql4WeX4RHT0lXaV7hKDyjAWxM_TNbj8nuWWYOc/w540-h405/Yuletide%20Spirit%202023.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed your holiday reading. I managed to read two Christmas books. Plus, I finished a couple others I was reading.<div><br /></div><div><b>The winner of the charity donation giveaway was Marla, who was first to post a review in our linky over at <a href="https://yuletidespirit.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_24.html" target="_blank">Yuletide Spirit.</a> Her chosen charity was The Trevor Project.<br /></b><div> <br />Stay tuned for the <b>Winter's Respite Readathon </b>coming up next month. You might notice something new for 2024 on the button. Full details when I post sign-ups within the next week or so.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWATBEI2DB5UMFDVJuY6a4wYDzpfTUcyqxS3IJ5WV-ZmqTgVHTY0MiykLrNwGcDz7ZCRyvPyDWP1yFmPp2ugYvnwQ8jNGpGeGAf-_qyIvrgZ8WeGhggarmL2mAaBJgOw96cd5fiaGClwwODqvQeOKEhwjNCccDJoE4ABWib0yawshBH96PahZI3dkvKM/s1200/winters%20respite%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWATBEI2DB5UMFDVJuY6a4wYDzpfTUcyqxS3IJ5WV-ZmqTgVHTY0MiykLrNwGcDz7ZCRyvPyDWP1yFmPp2ugYvnwQ8jNGpGeGAf-_qyIvrgZ8WeGhggarmL2mAaBJgOw96cd5fiaGClwwODqvQeOKEhwjNCccDJoE4ABWib0yawshBH96PahZI3dkvKM/w404-h605/winters%20respite%202024.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>How did you do on the reading challenge/readathon? Share your wrap up link in the linky below. It's the same linky as the sign-up so just add "wrap-up" when you enter your name, like so <b>"Michelle@truebookaddict-Wrap-up" </b>(you don't have to put a blog name, you can just put your name).</i><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-3590231721083246092023-11-21T02:43:00.001-05:002023-11-21T02:43:46.785-05:002023 Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge and Readathon - Holiday reading time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UTIAguGU_3ea-eye-3qIeJ-Vr57LFMuwtdZkaPKXq0xplVXjkiBrjzry94DYPyJ02HdqefCpNLRxXurFBYNAGPmjC2R9-5SZl9194DnOvjM8ZsIq28MFH2xbeAaDitCHL7PqCb0HlPO3VmF20W6U-aP8Nv9qp30J0duRjUAtqhmm6_paZ6uWZ0d2F7c/s1024/Yuletide%20Spirit%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UTIAguGU_3ea-eye-3qIeJ-Vr57LFMuwtdZkaPKXq0xplVXjkiBrjzry94DYPyJ02HdqefCpNLRxXurFBYNAGPmjC2R9-5SZl9194DnOvjM8ZsIq28MFH2xbeAaDitCHL7PqCb0HlPO3VmF20W6U-aP8Nv9qp30J0duRjUAtqhmm6_paZ6uWZ0d2F7c/w574-h430/Yuletide%20Spirit%202023.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm late with the kick off!! Sorry about that. So, we actually started yesterday. I do realize you've (probably) already started, but let's make this official. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Remember...<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><b>Dates: November 20, 2023 through December 31, 2023</b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" />Three ways to participate:<br /><br /><i>Challenge</i> - Pick a level<br /><i>Readathon</i> - read as much (or as little) as you want<br /><i>Participate in both!</i></div><div><i><br /></i>Everything else you need to know can be found in the <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2022/11/2022-yuletide-spirit-reading-challenge.html" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">sign-up post here</a></u>.<br /><br />Hashtag across social media: <b>#YuletideSpirit</b><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;"> </span></span><br />THE PRIZE: The first person to post a review (must be from a book started on or after November 20) in the review linky at <u><a href="https://yuletidespirit.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Yuletide Spirit</a></u> will win a $15 charitable donation to human rights organization of their choice, such as the Ukraine Relief, ACLU, Boys and Girls Club, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Amnesty International, It Gets Better, Planned Parenthood, or another human rights organization of your choice (food banks, homeless shelters would also apply), perhaps your local chapter or a local organization. This giveaway is open internationally. <i>Note: I will not donate to any organization that does not believe that all are equal, regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation.<br /></i><br /><b>HAVE FUN!!!<br /></b><br />The linky below is the same one as the sign up linky.<b> If you do a starting line/goal post, just add your link again, but be sure to put "goal post" beside your name, i.e. Michelle/True Book Addict (goal post).</b> Note: If you're just signing up, you can do it here on this post. It's the same linky.</div></div></div><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-58474172742656244602023-11-16T20:17:00.000-05:002023-11-16T20:17:39.661-05:002023 Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge and Readathon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtFihv4TNY3nBC2tKaMxMibCdMTJcUwsgLRudzFvtzGaQQ61_ineS7d2mRNkWyVnDQu81D5734_6nGvlmmMUbhg04_aqZAZJvI5fMYR5i_X3GU1Q7XwZOo5i_DNeILf3eqq8pL16JNuRh1vH5QXFEqDbjYsd64dOl1FbOSnbDuaOQpGjTy-r-W7hNsy8/s1024/Yuletide%20Spirit%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtFihv4TNY3nBC2tKaMxMibCdMTJcUwsgLRudzFvtzGaQQ61_ineS7d2mRNkWyVnDQu81D5734_6nGvlmmMUbhg04_aqZAZJvI5fMYR5i_X3GU1Q7XwZOo5i_DNeILf3eqq8pL16JNuRh1vH5QXFEqDbjYsd64dOl1FbOSnbDuaOQpGjTy-r-W7hNsy8/w547-h410/Yuletide%20Spirit%202023.jpg" width="547" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Once again, the holidays are upon us! Time to sign up for the <b>Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge and Readathon</b> co-event!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dates: </b><b> Monday, November 20 through Sunday, December 31</b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">(I'm changing up the end date because I don't know about you, but I'm ready to be finished with holiday reading on January 1st.)</span></i></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Three ways to participate:</b><div><b><ol><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Challenge - Pick a level</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Readathon - read as much (or as little) as you want</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Participate in both!</li></ol></b>Regarding the reading of Christmas books, for the readathon, you do not have to read only Christmas books. I am always reading regular genres along with Christmas books during the season. Please do try to read at least one though. 🎄</div><div><br />For the reading challenge, these must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas short stories or poems, books about Christmas crafts, children's books (we even have a level for them!), etc.<br /><br /><b>Reading Challenge Levels:<br />--<i>Candy Cane</i></b>: read 1 book<br /><b>--</b><i><b>Mistletoe</b>:</i> read 2-4 books<br /><b>--<i>Christmas Tree</i>:</b> read 5 or 6 books, or more (this is the fanatic level!)<br /><br /><b>Additional levels:<br /></b><br /><b><i>--Fa La La La Films:</i></b> watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies...it's up to you!<br /><b><i>--Visions of Sugar Plums:</i></b> read books with your children this season and share what you read<br /><br /><b>*the additional levels are optional, you still must complete one of the main reading levels above<br /></b></div></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div>I will have a <b>review linky</b> posted as a page at the <a href="https://yuletidespirit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Yuletide Spirit</a> site <b>the day the challenge starts</b>. You will find it in the menu at the top of the blog.<div><br /></div>Sign up in the linky below. This linky will be the same one on this site and over at <a href="https://yuletidespirit.blogspot.com/2022/11/2022-yuletide-spirit-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">Yuletide Spirit</a>. No need to sign up both places (though you can leave a comment here and over there if you are indeed participating in both). For this readathon in particular, we will do a wrap-up linky, in keeping with the regular process for the reading challenge.<br /><br /><b>THE PRIZE: </b>The first person to post a review (must be from a book started on or after November 20) in the review linky will win <b>a $15 charitable donation to human rights organization of their choice</b>, such as a Ukraine relief charity, ACLU, Boys and Girls Club, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Amnesty International, It Gets Better, Planned Parenthood, or another human rights organization of your choice (food banks, homeless shelters would also apply), perhaps your local chapter or a local organization. Animal rights or rescue organizations are another option. This giveaway is open internationally. Note: I will not donate to any organization that does not believe that all are equal, regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation.<br /><br /><b>Final notes: <br /></b>You can participate even if you don't have a blog. Just link up with your Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (and just post your updates from whichever venue you choose) AND don't forget our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1618055091789235/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, our <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a>, and our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>...and our <a href="https://discord.gg/PxdUmCq9" target="_blank">Discord</a>. <b>Yuletide Spirit</b> also has a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yuletidespirit" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.<br /><br />Event hashtag: <b>#YuletideSpirit </b> You can also use <b>#readathon</b><div><br />
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<div><br /><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-23687076169665357252023-11-01T00:00:00.001-04:002023-11-01T00:00:00.550-04:002023 FrightFall Readathon - It's over (until next year)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiFAYfKIadpJ8vqc6MqIeFe33ofx5Eo9qzhK6weaUMnce0NxhybJhnxd-RpmsF7icXOLioGjJXr0mTVQouuE0f7n2SWFZeMIHH-NAyhFthNRNFwJL7PoLMCH03I-cUbQkys809mBMkwKBFUgNBMD3DL0KGdOkMFHrxNQq1_VS40Djvh1s0LB1k6oDirA/s2240/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiFAYfKIadpJ8vqc6MqIeFe33ofx5Eo9qzhK6weaUMnce0NxhybJhnxd-RpmsF7icXOLioGjJXr0mTVQouuE0f7n2SWFZeMIHH-NAyhFthNRNFwJL7PoLMCH03I-cUbQkys809mBMkwKBFUgNBMD3DL0KGdOkMFHrxNQq1_VS40Djvh1s0LB1k6oDirA/w576-h324/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I hope everyone was able to get in some good scary reading. I didn't get in much unfortunately, but I enjoyed what I did read. I'm still reading though, since horror is my favorite genre. Thanks for joining us for another readathon!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">To wrap up, go to the link for the wrap-up form at the end of this post and fill it out, including a link to your wrap-up (whether it's a blog post, a Goodreads shelf, social media status...anything goes, as long as I can see you did indeed participate). You will also indicate if you want a chance at a prize by selecting yes or no in the form. Be sure to double check that your name is listed in the sign up/starting line linky at </span></span><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2022/10/frightfall-readathon-time-to-get-your.html" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">this post</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> so you will be eligible for the giveaway. <b><i>You have until Monday, November 6th at 11:59 pm EST to fill out the form. I will email the winner within a few days following the deadline so keep a look out in your email inbox (or spam folder, just in case) for an email from my truebookaddict gmail account.</i></b> The prize is listed here on the </span></span><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2022/10/frightfall-readathon-2022-mid-event.html" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">mid-event check-in page</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">. The form is at the bottom of the post.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The <b>2023 Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge & Readathon</b> is coming up this month, November 20 through January 6 (2023), which is co-hosted here at <b>Seasons of Reading</b> and at my Christmas site, </span></span><a href="https://yuletidespirit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Yuletide Spirit</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">. I hope you will join us! Stay tuned for details and sign-up. Check out the button...</span></span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7phbS62FBZZFVvRqjwVzQYnRHL9wVWLL1e3oOYdy039V8EvlKqLDtuWSJE_BrdY2kxTyOk5Sxo0zc6pyqhwb2iqRdC8jktz3fwFKwZSXe1c3v6rPocT15qLBo6lx1OnaiTZy9YdqMHynN3dqNThPQJwxrRCTj-HRurbtd8g_D2XAfH18-2AAQ2CJPPZw/s1024/Yuletide%20Spirit%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7phbS62FBZZFVvRqjwVzQYnRHL9wVWLL1e3oOYdy039V8EvlKqLDtuWSJE_BrdY2kxTyOk5Sxo0zc6pyqhwb2iqRdC8jktz3fwFKwZSXe1c3v6rPocT15qLBo6lx1OnaiTZy9YdqMHynN3dqNThPQJwxrRCTj-HRurbtd8g_D2XAfH18-2AAQ2CJPPZw/w501-h376/Yuletide%20Spirit%202023.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">That's it! Thanks again for joining in on another readathon!</span></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Wrap-up form: </span></span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><b><u><a href="https://forms.gle/ybAJp2tEEMdMayH38" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">https://forms.gle/ybAJp2tEEMdMayH38</span></span></a></u></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0000ee;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><b><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Also, just a reminder that I pushed the charity prize giveaway to the end of the readathon so if you haven't entered for that yet, be sure to fill the form out here: <a href="https://forms.gle/EUmkZyRhXv4Mqnnm6" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/EUmkZyRhXv4Mqnnm6</a></span></span></b></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><b><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><b><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">(If you would like others to visit your wrap-up post, please leave a comment below with the link to your wrap-up, or you can visit participants via the </span></b><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2022/10/frightfall-readathon-time-to-get-your.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">starting line post linky here</span></a><b><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">.)</span></b></span><br /><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-2142253025906345512023-10-16T10:32:00.000-04:002023-10-16T10:32:53.344-04:002023 FrightFall Readathon - Mid-Event Check-In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC-RWHG_ZP16A5Y0-AnEYwOvxbjfNIaCj2YVRVC9aS3rzfpLE71KQQeTy1BHPpn9R5WXPZk5awDxPHESK94tbyRvPewCKTUNCKLl40CvQ8Oaxa4R5f2WP6-qgjdWO1iLAFyThEwIjSEX6L6acpKOifp2AssFVj2uliT6r0qyjq09RBA2nwE0X7Q9HE1k/s2240/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC-RWHG_ZP16A5Y0-AnEYwOvxbjfNIaCj2YVRVC9aS3rzfpLE71KQQeTy1BHPpn9R5WXPZk5awDxPHESK94tbyRvPewCKTUNCKLl40CvQ8Oaxa4R5f2WP6-qgjdWO1iLAFyThEwIjSEX6L6acpKOifp2AssFVj2uliT6r0qyjq09RBA2nwE0X7Q9HE1k/w551-h310/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" width="551" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A day past mid-event...my birthday was yesterday so I had no time to post this. <div><br /><div>How is it going with the reading? Let me know your progress, or leave a link, in the comments.<br /><br /><i>In case you missed the posts in the Facebook group/Goodreads group, or the Instagram story, I messed up with the charity giveaway. I did not set the form to "Accepting Responses." Sorry about that. The charity giveaway will now be open until the end of the readathon so be sure to enter on the form here: </i><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;"></span></span><b><a href="https://forms.gle/r45bjV4KjzKLJR9y8" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/r45bjV4KjzKLJR9y8</a></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://forms.gle/r45bjV4KjzKLJR9y8" style="color: #7b1fa2;" target="_blank"></a></b></div><div><br /><b>PRIZE</b><br /><br />The second prize from me is a $5 Amazon e-gift card. <br /><br /><b>Giveaway Details<br /></b>This is a readathon participant only giveaway. To be eligible, you must have signed up, participated and added a link to the official readathon wrap-up post at the end of the readathon (I will give everyone until Monday, November 6th at 11:59 pm EST to complete their wrap-ups). We no longer use a linky for wrap-ups. <b>The Google form link on our wrap-up post is where you will enter your info, your wrap-up link, and answer yes/no on whether you want to win a prize or not. </b>I will choose the winner of the above prize by random selection using <a href="http://random.org/" target="_blank">random.org</a> Winner will be chosen after the wrap-up post deadline (see above).<br /><br />The<b> Something Wicked Fall</b> read-along of Stephen King's <i>If It Bleeds</i> is still going on. I'll try to have Discussion Three on the third novella in the collection (<i>If It Bleeds</i>) sometime today. That will be posted over at <a href="http://www.castlemacabre.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Castle Macabre</a>. <br /><br />This Saturday (10/21) is <b>Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon</b>. There is no official sign-up on their website yet, but they have been posting information in their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deweys24hourreadathon" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> and the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/133888-dewey-s-24-hour-read-a-thon" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a>. Are you planning to participate? I am, and I'm hoping to do some good scary reading ALL day. <br /><br />That's it for now. Hope you enjoy the rest of the readathon!<br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-92115200743312692132023-10-01T03:24:00.000-04:002023-10-01T03:24:56.436-04:002023 FrightFall Readathon - Let's get scary!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE4S3QjYBbDv-FkxkjEL_xlPKR9UjhG15jHyMMf-gYdIKe2fpXQ3YtWn6dYBblpnLVeJBr4cZRiedb2h5Kihu4pnV0zAajCcSMilK2sy6aq85Rkm0UvpfSDZN6QIdQCbg03wUJyus2t0alNZcjTxFlH4ypfG7aHyB5eUgOwZOkGnIzI4xKgo0xeRvTWk/s2240/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcE4S3QjYBbDv-FkxkjEL_xlPKR9UjhG15jHyMMf-gYdIKe2fpXQ3YtWn6dYBblpnLVeJBr4cZRiedb2h5Kihu4pnV0zAajCcSMilK2sy6aq85Rkm0UvpfSDZN6QIdQCbg03wUJyus2t0alNZcjTxFlH4ypfG7aHyB5eUgOwZOkGnIzI4xKgo0xeRvTWk/w543-h305/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" width="543" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's time! And once again, the readathon is part of <b><u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/09/something-wicked-fall-2023-featuring-if.html" target="_blank">Something Wicked Fall</a></u></b> at <u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/09/something-wicked-fall-2023-featuring-if.html" target="_blank">Castle Macabre</a></u>. We are doing a read-along of <i>If It Bleeds</i> by Stephen King. We are just finishing the second of the four novella collection so there's still time to join us.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNkjWGvInplkuj58SIn_QEqYJrRgBgSeSWDsLAhJpd-c49XV4RCHX66aOyNbmu2V0SslXg6Po6qCvu7lT7GwYq08lfu0y7SOkReaz7UjXVNCRvFx-hhVi9YnUoDNVffzaQ5K7P-ctilDKF5KxwssTnxPiWl2bFirXP-wzA2e0B9SBO2NJ8Pogw_edcTA/s1920/Something%20Wicked%20Fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1579" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNkjWGvInplkuj58SIn_QEqYJrRgBgSeSWDsLAhJpd-c49XV4RCHX66aOyNbmu2V0SslXg6Po6qCvu7lT7GwYq08lfu0y7SOkReaz7UjXVNCRvFx-hhVi9YnUoDNVffzaQ5K7P-ctilDKF5KxwssTnxPiWl2bFirXP-wzA2e0B9SBO2NJ8Pogw_edcTA/w329-h400/Something%20Wicked%20Fall.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><div><div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /></div></div><i><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Remember, the one main "rule" of FrightFall is that you must read ONE scary book (which can be a thriller, mystery, Gothic novel, or similar for those who are faint of heart). The rest of the month? Keep reading scary if you want, or read whichever genre you choose.</span></b></i><div><i><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><span style="color: #800180;">I will be offering my usual couple of prizes (see below to enter the charity donation prize).<br /></span><div><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400;">Don't forget that you can participate even if you don't have a blog. Just link up with your Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (and just post your updates from whichever venue you choose) AND don't forget our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1618055091789235/">Facebook group</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons">Facebook Page</a>, our <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons">Goodreads group</a>, and our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/">Instagram</a>...and our <a href="https://discord.gg/PxdUmCq9">Discord</a>. If you have any questions about updates, etc., feel free to ask. I will post a mid-event check in post mid-month so be sure to stop by and leave your progress, or a link, in the comments.</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div>Hashtag across all social media is <b>#FrightFall </b>Feel free to also use <b>#Readathon</b> and <b>#SomethingWickedFall</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><span style="color: #800180;">The linky below is the same one as the sign up linky.<b> If you do a starting line/goal post, just add your link again, but be sure to put "goal post" beside your name, i.e. Michelle/True Book Addict (goal post).</b> Note: If you're just signing up, you can do it here on this post. It's the same linky.</span></div><div><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Win a $15 donation to a social justice charity of your choice!</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;">I will make a $15 donation to the winner's choice of a social justice organization, such as the ACLU, Boys and Girls Club, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Amnesty International, It Gets Better, The Trevor Project, Planned Parenthood, Ukraine relief, or another social justice organization of your choice (food banks, homeless shelters, animal rights/rescue/shelters would also apply), perhaps your local chapter or a local organization. This giveaway is open internationally. Note: I will not donate to any organization that does not believe all are equal, regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation.</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Charity Giveaway (Google Form):</b></span></div><div><b><a href="https://forms.gle/r45bjV4KjzKLJR9y8" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/r45bjV4KjzKLJR9y8<br /></a></b><br /><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">(I will draw the winner at the end of the first week. Winner must respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be drawn.)<br /></span></b><br /><b>LINKY</b></div><div><b><br /></b>
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<div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-17687847505540429412023-09-19T04:39:00.001-04:002023-09-19T04:41:49.461-04:002023 FrightFall Readathon (and Something Wicked Fall) - It's spooky time again!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxXBsV94eqfyHvMdrCr0T3ayDKlvOU0ZeApDRtq2brLLT3FgQACHd5corGCUtEYNqd19EvDXfs29Z7Lgey5tfvcvj4HwuV6YO40aIwt-YJJcDLPWG8SFnHgoJhTe79trZv7FVnYnFdVw5itpcA36IWqAE1mk4PY0jNSvbDir5l-kJyubbwaitOkxoYPk/s2240/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxXBsV94eqfyHvMdrCr0T3ayDKlvOU0ZeApDRtq2brLLT3FgQACHd5corGCUtEYNqd19EvDXfs29Z7Lgey5tfvcvj4HwuV6YO40aIwt-YJJcDLPWG8SFnHgoJhTe79trZv7FVnYnFdVw5itpcA36IWqAE1mk4PY0jNSvbDir5l-kJyubbwaitOkxoYPk/w540-h304/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br />It's my favorite time of year! 🎃 I hope you guys are ready for some scary reading!</div><div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" />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 <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></u> 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 <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines</a></u> to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding sign up and wrap up, especially in regards to the giveaway.<br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><b><i>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.<br /></i></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" />Our social media hashtag is <b>#FrightFall </b>We have our <u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a></u> and <u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></u>, and don't forget our <u><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a></u> and our <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></u>. (There are also access tabs in the sidebar menu.) Our <u><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">Discord</a></u> is always open. There are channels for <b>FrightFall </b>and <b>Something Wicked Fall</b> in the sidebar. Stop by and chat any time!<br /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" />Some orders of business...</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>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 <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines page</a></u>. I will also be offering another small prize, $5 Amazon which is awarded after all wrap-ups are in.<br /></b></li><li><b>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).<br /></b></li><li><b>Grab the button (handy embed code in sidebar, or save image at the top of the post).</b></li></ul><br /></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmew_Sa2YGFfCuGK48197LrTHyTIFlWUZf_UFBcp3VzM0TMbaQ8bLHDM-n8da4JGsa014JDFRj5ppOm4r7xd68Jbbk-OSeo3f7R07q8qewV15O_-hUXMvnn9atqSTkxJeYO7miKs9G51hUSpoVYlQH1osF40LMx6rcf1Fbewv4fsQOeDx7rU96bbgKVM/s1920/Something%20Wicked%20Fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1579" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmew_Sa2YGFfCuGK48197LrTHyTIFlWUZf_UFBcp3VzM0TMbaQ8bLHDM-n8da4JGsa014JDFRj5ppOm4r7xd68Jbbk-OSeo3f7R07q8qewV15O_-hUXMvnn9atqSTkxJeYO7miKs9G51hUSpoVYlQH1osF40LMx6rcf1Fbewv4fsQOeDx7rU96bbgKVM/w438-h532/Something%20Wicked%20Fall.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><br />FrightFall </b>has officially been a part of <u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/09/something-wicked-fall-2023-featuring-if.html" target="_blank">Something Wicked Fall</a></u> for five years now. The event runs September/October over at my horror blog, <u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/09/something-wicked-fall-2023-featuring-if.html" target="_blank">Castle Macabre</a></u>. We are doing a read-along of Stephen King's <i>If It Bleeds</i>, a collection of four novellas, 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. The discussion post for the first novella, <i>Mr. Harrigan's Phone</i>, is <u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/09/stephen-kings-if-it-bleeds-read-along.html" target="_blank">here</a></u>. <br /><br />Get all the details for what's going on during <u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/09/something-wicked-fall-2023-featuring-if.html" target="_blank">Something Wicked Fall here</a></u>.<div><br /></div><div>Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.<br /><br /><b><i>FrightFall </i>sign-up linky...<br /></b><br />
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<div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-28643183169118770592023-09-01T03:14:00.003-04:002023-09-01T03:18:07.268-04:00High Summer Readathon 2023 - It's a wrap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNynZornEIUUWCGJ-uogJvklQLEVnM2VJFcA88Iv2GC-OIo0FfquNA7qYcab4jqKSx2fTxolMqo7vwtiu6Yum6UrBGxVktA_Do2Y4aHRCBGHKQ5n0Q3_3mwRHXigk5rd2DP0M5GQmQR1HsZ7CbcT_9FYDIQdsqLqeP0b7Z1dFu6wETlc6I6d6BplK-gik/s2240/High%20Summer%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNynZornEIUUWCGJ-uogJvklQLEVnM2VJFcA88Iv2GC-OIo0FfquNA7qYcab4jqKSx2fTxolMqo7vwtiu6Yum6UrBGxVktA_Do2Y4aHRCBGHKQ5n0Q3_3mwRHXigk5rd2DP0M5GQmQR1HsZ7CbcT_9FYDIQdsqLqeP0b7Z1dFu6wETlc6I6d6BplK-gik/w475-h267/High%20Summer%202023.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope everyone enjoyed High Summer and that you were able to get a lot of reading in. Thank you all so much for joining me for another readathon!<br /><br />To wrap up, go to the link for the wrap-up form at the end of this post and fill it out, including a link to your wrap-up (whether it's a blog post, a Goodreads shelf, social media status...anything goes, as long as I can see you did indeed participate). You will also indicate if you want a chance at a prize by selecting yes or no in the form. <i>Be sure to double check that your name is listed in the sign up/starting line linky at <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/08/2023-high-summer-readathon-now-we-start.html" target="_blank">this post </a></u>so you will be eligible for the giveaway. You have until Friday, September 8 at 11:59 pm EDT to fill out the form.</i> I will email the winner within a few days following the deadline so keep a look out in your email inbox (or spam folder, just in case) for an email from my truebookaddict gmail account. The prize is listed here on the <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/08/high-summer-readathon-mid-event-check-in.html" target="_blank">mid-event check-in page</a></u>.<div><br /></div><div><b>I have not received a response from Michele, who won the charity donation prize at the beginning of the readathon. If she doesn't see this and respond, I will draw a new winner. I will notify you via email. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSHRtllMvghknVuDBJiWo92uMl9yuAVy5tnoqhxiinL2q4UjgrH1FnhWJgO5Ma0hJKmVycGV8G9iaxjyjnRHeiRYfPnRlLV0I6aLB8qDZBcuMIISrIURzUaoRL9d3YYsbEFdK2PNshRdPkKFjOC-fOtU41cd7quKgSDwub-R4hB2MiTglZVaAlhZ2yCc/s1920/Something%20Wicked%20Fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1579" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSHRtllMvghknVuDBJiWo92uMl9yuAVy5tnoqhxiinL2q4UjgrH1FnhWJgO5Ma0hJKmVycGV8G9iaxjyjnRHeiRYfPnRlLV0I6aLB8qDZBcuMIISrIURzUaoRL9d3YYsbEFdK2PNshRdPkKFjOC-fOtU41cd7quKgSDwub-R4hB2MiTglZVaAlhZ2yCc/w491-h598/Something%20Wicked%20Fall.jpg" width="491" /></a></div><br /></div>Today kicks off <u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/09/something-wicked-fall-2023-featuring-if.html" target="_blank">Something Wicked Fall</a></u>! The event post is up at <u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/09/something-wicked-fall-2023-featuring-if.html" target="_blank">Castle Macabre</a></u> with all the <u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/09/something-wicked-fall-2023-featuring-if.html" target="_blank">details here</a></u>. The highlights...a read-along of Stephen King's <i>It It Bleeds</i>, Gothic and horror reading, movie and book reviews, and more! Of course, all this will go along nicely with <b>FrightFall</b> coming up in October. I'll have sign-ups ready for that soon. In the meantime, check out the readathon button below (I will add a grab code in the sidebar shortly).<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWf0m2P2vY_h8HhQYdYosaOgu6mfkSXpoJNbu4T7mnGL3RoU8viyk4Yl_Vfb1n0D0Gs4zRbl7RRH1h-5HBGzT60SwiSMW_TMlhIKO4q8qJDpEJQ5yn4gxt854SuFBW0z-GiHIoF0Yx9h-juj4vPYf3Glgi2GVL9J-cu1oxCGwRa87Ev2y-sF1QNxTYCiA/s2240/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWf0m2P2vY_h8HhQYdYosaOgu6mfkSXpoJNbu4T7mnGL3RoU8viyk4Yl_Vfb1n0D0Gs4zRbl7RRH1h-5HBGzT60SwiSMW_TMlhIKO4q8qJDpEJQ5yn4gxt854SuFBW0z-GiHIoF0Yx9h-juj4vPYf3Glgi2GVL9J-cu1oxCGwRa87Ev2y-sF1QNxTYCiA/w519-h292/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" width="519" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That's it! Thanks again for joining in on another readathon!<br /><br /><b>Wrap-up form:<br /></b><div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><u><a href="https://forms.gle/MaRoo5SxzHShHsXGA" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/MaRoo5SxzHShHsXGA</a></u></b></span></div><div><u><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></u><b>(If you would like others to visit your wrap-up post, please leave a comment below with the link to your wrap-up, or you can visit participants via the <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/08/2023-high-summer-readathon-now-we-start.html" target="_blank">starting line post linky here</a></u>.)</b></div><div><div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /></div></div></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-19284051135153854152023-08-17T05:10:00.001-04:002023-09-01T01:57:20.405-04:00High Summer Readathon - Mid-Event Check-in<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi464VgZqc8X5qbMrnGPBBdRp3oTpvjBf3p39J5TiIZABbWh_P00W4sy_AvG0L18oE1q7eVSv_Bu22ECqyxYa5dO8D9rn2VLHL35Z8YlHYDIpHvSNx0osBiG3eScmZtoprV-FWD-Ku08IiRnnG_yogna5YC9bxbWqQshKvDMlRlrl_dmYSWmLECLhPAMWc/s2240/High%20Summer%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi464VgZqc8X5qbMrnGPBBdRp3oTpvjBf3p39J5TiIZABbWh_P00W4sy_AvG0L18oE1q7eVSv_Bu22ECqyxYa5dO8D9rn2VLHL35Z8YlHYDIpHvSNx0osBiG3eScmZtoprV-FWD-Ku08IiRnnG_yogna5YC9bxbWqQshKvDMlRlrl_dmYSWmLECLhPAMWc/w550-h310/High%20Summer%202023.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>I hope the late summer reading is going well for you. <b>Let me know your progress, or leave a link, in the comments.</b></div><div><b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b><b>Congrats to the winner of the charity prize, Michele! Check your email.<br /></b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>PRIZE<br /></b><br />The second prize from me is a $5 Amazon e-gift card.</div><div><br /><b>Giveaway Details<br /></b>This is a readathon participant only giveaway. To be eligible, you must have signed up, participated and added a link to the official readathon wrap-up post at the end of the readathon (I will give everyone until Friday, Friday, September 8th at 11:59 pm EDT to complete their wrap-ups). We no longer use a linky for wrap-ups. <b>The Google form link on our wrap-up post is where you will enter your info, your wrap-up link, and answer yes/no on whether you want to win a prize or not. </b>I will choose the winner of the above prize by random selection using <a href="http://random.org/">random.org</a> <b>Winner will be chosen after the wrap-up post deadline (see above).</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>*********SAVE THE DATES**********</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div>Our scary fall events are right around the corner. <b>Something Wicked Fall </b>at <u><a href="http://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/2023/08/12-year-blogiversary-save-date-for.html" target="_blank">Castle Macabre</a></u>, which runs through September and October, kicks off on September 1st. I will have the kick off post live that day at the Castle Macabre blog, with all the info, and the reading schedule for our read-along of Stephen Kng's <i>If It Bleeds</i>. The <b>FrightFall Readathon</b>, hosted here, starts on October 1st. Sign up for that event will be posted before mid-September. <br /><br />Check out the event buttons below. I hope you will join us!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziDI_eXa9UIuLzLEiius_ywohRi5X2jSk3wYKVaNkncTis-0vPze3T2JYRzncPdZUJLjl_2EQzEMKht90VGKVG2lVGebn5TDlZGOMe0ZYs9Ddslnj6DAL_gtDf-fg5I7-kWlHgynYMSiR7foxRbsCK8QtVgiFUVW8FEa8JDXdxoq7-hovqRsZtkd_y_o/s1920/Something%20Wicked%20Fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1579" height="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziDI_eXa9UIuLzLEiius_ywohRi5X2jSk3wYKVaNkncTis-0vPze3T2JYRzncPdZUJLjl_2EQzEMKht90VGKVG2lVGebn5TDlZGOMe0ZYs9Ddslnj6DAL_gtDf-fg5I7-kWlHgynYMSiR7foxRbsCK8QtVgiFUVW8FEa8JDXdxoq7-hovqRsZtkd_y_o/w479-h583/Something%20Wicked%20Fall.jpg" width="479" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R_a4_yHO5qQ4WD7174T1Ia9SRfJgcJij2tjIJYZDRmKWLhm0i225HAMRA9fBn9tIUrgEL3ali-T7vzYXGEYLe6I-13McytDTgyegborW7S6V4qEanZK8caJ3ytTTWVLQissxhsNspMIWoJYN0R_lhwXIzak63xP4J4FNxa-fkuJ0tOrODcviMBy9wHY/s2240/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R_a4_yHO5qQ4WD7174T1Ia9SRfJgcJij2tjIJYZDRmKWLhm0i225HAMRA9fBn9tIUrgEL3ali-T7vzYXGEYLe6I-13McytDTgyegborW7S6V4qEanZK8caJ3ytTTWVLQissxhsNspMIWoJYN0R_lhwXIzak63xP4J4FNxa-fkuJ0tOrODcviMBy9wHY/w494-h278/FrightFall%20Readathon.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Enjoy the rest of the readathon!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-61764746798702443432023-08-01T00:36:00.000-04:002023-08-01T00:36:09.399-04:002023 High Summer Readathon - Now we start!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODq6ILMvXG6WFEQEm0kxr_Pte9vm0RCPNbRg04LdA_RjQknDUsnEi9rYswJN1QdsnxqnlMzS0Ok-_M3c9U3IB9XNlC-nQn2hrDvb5aCuZSYJ-u4SM2VB70gPMFl1Ax8CBaPqD4Pyu8Oo1KNYJQYHkUIMM1o-5UtV6LsrqAmq5Nrfyk_lcCjzv-mxwQPU/s2240/High%20Summer%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODq6ILMvXG6WFEQEm0kxr_Pte9vm0RCPNbRg04LdA_RjQknDUsnEi9rYswJN1QdsnxqnlMzS0Ok-_M3c9U3IB9XNlC-nQn2hrDvb5aCuZSYJ-u4SM2VB70gPMFl1Ax8CBaPqD4Pyu8Oo1KNYJQYHkUIMM1o-5UtV6LsrqAmq5Nrfyk_lcCjzv-mxwQPU/w527-h296/High%20Summer%202023.jpg" width="527" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The heat is ON this year in parts of the U.S. Has me so thankful that I moved back to Michigan three years ago. Hopefully, this month of reading can be time to stay inside and read, luxuriating in the air conditioning. lol<div><br />If you have any questions about how things work, check out the guidelines in the sidebar menu or the <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/07/2023-high-summer-readathon-sign-up.html" target="_blank">sign up post</a></u>, or you can always leave me a comment (or send me a message via the contact form). <div><br /></div><div>I will post a mid-event check-in post at the halfway point. Our hashtag for the readathon across social media is <b>#HSreadathon </b>The second prize I'm offering will be announced on the mid-event check-in. More on the charity prize below.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stop by our <u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a></u> and our <u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></u>, and our <u><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a></u> and <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></u>. We are also on <b>Discord</b>. Introduce yourself in the #general channel, and look for the readathon specific channel for the current readathon. Here is the invite link if you haven't already joined: <span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;"></span></span><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA</a><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;"></a> </b><div>(There are also access tabs in the sidebar menu.)</div><br /><div><b>Win a $15 donation to a social justice charity of your choice!</b></div><div><b><br /></b>I will make a $15 donation to the winner's choice of a social justice organization, such as the ACLU, Boys and Girls Club, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Amnesty International, It Gets Better, The Trevor Project, Planned Parenthood, Ukraine Relief, or another social justice organization of your choice (food banks, homeless shelters, animal rights/rescue/shelters would also apply), perhaps your local chapter or a local organization. This giveaway is open internationally. <b>Note: I will not donate to any organization that does not believe all are equal, regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation.<br /></b></div><div> </div><div><b>Charity giveaway (Google form): <u><a href="https://forms.gle/SCjDiftTC7y34BUS9" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/SCjDiftTC7y34BUS9</a></u></b><br /><br /><b>(I will draw the winner at the end of the first week)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #eb6123;">One quick other order of business. </span>As you know </b><b>(most of you)</b><b>, September kicks off my scary fall events...<i>Something Wicked Fall</i>, hosted at my horror blog, <u><a href="https://castlemacabre.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Castle Macabre</a></u> (Sept/Oct) which includes the <i>FrightFall Readathon</i> here at Seasons of Reading (Oct). <span style="color: #eb6123;">We are going to be doing a Stephen King Read-Along during the event through September and October.</span> We are voting in our <u><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a></u> between <i>Fairy Tale, Billy Summers</i>, or <i>If It Bleeds</i>. <span style="color: #eb6123;">If you're in the group, or want to join, stop by and place your vote.</span> If you're not on Goodreads, you can drop your preference in the comments below and I'll add them to the poll. <span style="color: #eb6123;">Here's the link to the <u><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/273116-as-you-know-the-scary-fall-events-are-coming-up-very-soon-just-a-litt" target="_blank">Goodreads poll</a></u>. </span><span>Last day to vote is August 7th.</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Happy Reading!!</b></div><div><br /><b><i>(The linky below is the same one as the sign up linky. If you do a starting line/goal post, just add your link again, but be sure to put "goal post" beside your name, i.e. Michelle @ True Book Addict (goals or reading goals).</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div>
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<div><b><i><br /></i></b><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-9595683262790569222023-07-19T14:35:00.000-04:002023-07-19T14:35:55.872-04:002023 High Summer Readathon - Sign up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFq0eiFeXIYfl4f9z6TxR4-9Bz1DwIGvB0y72TTKE2UXqTO-klfEdR1m3l4Yer2gWcE-2ibaFOHoZMwesTKxQ63-jTw_dyVt9PtV_89SkDvxF4IVh4W2J8hKxCJTImHqJtJ-rfeCTyXyRJG-uZRwD_2oztfyajSENzQyfTIwyQqAtZ1ClDWc-SFhVUU4/s2240/High%20Summer%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFq0eiFeXIYfl4f9z6TxR4-9Bz1DwIGvB0y72TTKE2UXqTO-klfEdR1m3l4Yer2gWcE-2ibaFOHoZMwesTKxQ63-jTw_dyVt9PtV_89SkDvxF4IVh4W2J8hKxCJTImHqJtJ-rfeCTyXyRJG-uZRwD_2oztfyajSENzQyfTIwyQqAtZ1ClDWc-SFhVUU4/w536-h301/High%20Summer%202023.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Time for another readathon! One last hurrah of summer reading before school starts again (for kids who do not start in August that is) and wonderful fall arrives.</div><div><br /></div><div>We start at 12:00 am eastern time on August 1 and end at 11:59 pm eastern time August 31. (There is a handy link to a time zone converter in the sidebar menu.) Guidelines for the readathon can be found <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></u> 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 <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines</a></u> to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding sign up and wrap up, especially in regards to the giveaway.<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" />Our social media hashtag is <b>#HSreadathon</b> and don't forget we have our outstanding <u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a></u> and our <u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></u>, and our <u><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a></u> and <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></u>. We are also on Discord. Introduce yourself in the #general channel, and look for the readathon specific channel for the current readathon. Here is the invite link if you haven't already joined: <span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;"></span></span><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA</a><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;"></a> </b></div><div>(There are also access tabs in the sidebar menu.)</div><div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><b>Some orders of business...<br /><br />Since Goodreads stopped the events feature, it has become a bit more difficult to spread the word, and to obtain prize donations. I would appreciate help in spreading the word. Also, if you know anyone (authors, etc.) who would like to donate a prize, have them message me via the contact form in the sidebar menu. Thank you!<br /></b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /><b>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 <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines page</a></u>. I will also be offering another small prize. Hopefully, I will get some prize donations (see above). If I do, I will post the prize page during the first week of the event.</b></div><div><b><br style="background-color: white;" /></b>Grab the button and spread the word! There’s a grab code in the sidebar or download the image at the top of this post.<br /><br />Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.</div><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-38539355251325389192023-07-01T03:01:00.000-04:002023-07-01T03:01:07.016-04:00Sci-Fi Summer Readathon - Time to wrap-up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3OyxhEUdzFP7SLlw0EtOszSRZ7NWGXXTI8ZqmXPuXJNHFqcvNMvAVBbRuHmDRzrqLiTEUwPQIiBYgeKa9DK8Zn2fGe2QB_iMUEgK8D60ixJLi3tDB7lY0CaoQmqJwWMARp-9Bx6vGf8Fanf07o5b8DWLRsc7RnZ_TiBvoIZWe0g_xKGz3QAVlRHjIYY/s2240/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3OyxhEUdzFP7SLlw0EtOszSRZ7NWGXXTI8ZqmXPuXJNHFqcvNMvAVBbRuHmDRzrqLiTEUwPQIiBYgeKa9DK8Zn2fGe2QB_iMUEgK8D60ixJLi3tDB7lY0CaoQmqJwWMARp-9Bx6vGf8Fanf07o5b8DWLRsc7RnZ_TiBvoIZWe0g_xKGz3QAVlRHjIYY/w489-h275/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" width="489" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Another readathon has rushed by! I managed to finish <i>Subhuman</i>, and I'm just about finished with <i>Brave New World</i>, and <i>The Illustrated Man</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, how did the reading go for you?</div><div><br /></div>To wrap up, go to the link for the wrap-up form at the end of this post and fill it out, including a link to your wrap-up (whether it's a blog post, a Goodreads shelf, social media status...anything goes, as long as I can see you did indeed participate). You will also indicate if you want a chance at a prize by selecting yes or no in the form. Be sure to double check that your name is listed in the sign up/starting line linky at <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/06/2023-sci-fi-summer-readathon-boldly-go.html" target="_blank">this post</a></u> so you will be eligible for the giveaway. <b>You have until Friday, July 7th at 11:59 pm EDT to fill out the form</b>. I will email the winner within a few days following the deadline so keep a look out in your email inbox (or spam folder, just in case) for an email from my truebookaddict gmail account. The prize is listed here on the <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/06/sci-fi-summer-2023-mid-event-check-in.html" target="_blank">mid-event check-in page</a></u>.<br /><br /><b>Stay tuned for the <i>High Summer Readathon</i> coming up in August. Sign-up will be posted by mid-July. I hope you will join us!<br /></b><div><br /></div>That's it! Thanks again for joining in on another readathon!<br /><br /><b>Wrap-up form:<br /><a href="https://forms.gle/1gWpHxtrCw6tq7eq5" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/1gWpHxtrCw6tq7eq5</a><br /></b><br />(If you would like others to visit your wrap-up post, please leave a comment below with the link to your wrap-up, or you can visit participants via the <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/06/2023-sci-fi-summer-readathon-boldly-go.html" target="_blank">starting line post linky here</a></u>.)<br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-73334971976023740002023-06-15T21:19:00.001-04:002023-06-15T21:19:57.487-04:00Sci-Fi Summer 2023 - Mid-Event Check-in<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5DeBINttK4Oc0YsZk6V_dq3NqCzo6KYzOpwOcvvNEoke-8n56juRVTuqICr_N17pkCENs2kQf3_qoXRQ6RxMUU_iNA8rY_JNqVJy6sk8eiE8rvScosAnbF5N5qoUHzO5nOwpJKnsM--bj9zdIBY0aKDDaVGy6n0zKa0YWbIwObud11LSe7zvFHWM/s2240/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5DeBINttK4Oc0YsZk6V_dq3NqCzo6KYzOpwOcvvNEoke-8n56juRVTuqICr_N17pkCENs2kQf3_qoXRQ6RxMUU_iNA8rY_JNqVJy6sk8eiE8rvScosAnbF5N5qoUHzO5nOwpJKnsM--bj9zdIBY0aKDDaVGy6n0zKa0YWbIwObud11LSe7zvFHWM/w560-h315/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>How is the sci-fi (fantasy) reading going? On my end, I just finished <i>Subhuman</i> by Michael McBride,and steadily making my way through<i> The Illustrated Man</i> by Ray Bradbury. Finishing up the first half of Aldous Huxley's <i>Brave New World </i>for our read-along over at <u><a href="https://www.gathertogetherread.com/2023/05/1000-books-project-brave-new-world.html" target="_blank">Gather Together and Read</a></u>. Hoping to have the first discussion post up over there tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Congrats to the winner of the charity prize, Elyse. She chose The Trevor Project for her donation.</b></div><div><br /></div><b>PRIZE<br /></b><br />The second prize from me is a $5 Amazon e-gift card.<br /><br /><b>Giveaway Details<br /></b>This is a readathon participant only giveaway. To be eligible, you must have signed up, participated and added a link to the official readathon wrap-up post at the end of the readathon (I will give everyone until Friday, July 7th at 11:59 pm EDT to complete their wrap-ups). We no longer use a linky for wrap-ups. <b>The Google form link on our wrap-up post is where you will enter your info, your wrap-up link, and answer yes/no on whether you want to win a prize or not. </b>I will choose the winner of the above prize by random selection using <a href="http://random.org/">random.org</a> <b>Winner will be chosen after the wrap-up post deadline (see above).</b><br /><br />Hope the reading is going well.<b> Let me know your progress, or leave a link, in the comments.</b><div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-22545193307800541712023-06-01T01:27:00.000-04:002023-06-01T01:27:35.429-04:002023 Sci-Fi Summer Readathon - Boldly GO!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vRb1PlW3VEtWk8Z7oc8yP_Sadtb1fVXWq5gmNUTVelHybrvfZD_6N8vl9spMG654wFdM5_fFwOq5awppf0zo6lvs6J01HPeK-VXX0zI7OVO0xnURESxGGiFynDmcM58hXKCfyNljPtfgbkfiwyhsRVSDgFojWjeNRqs0h_QDXJJq_rAglpoFA9gs/s2240/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vRb1PlW3VEtWk8Z7oc8yP_Sadtb1fVXWq5gmNUTVelHybrvfZD_6N8vl9spMG654wFdM5_fFwOq5awppf0zo6lvs6J01HPeK-VXX0zI7OVO0xnURESxGGiFynDmcM58hXKCfyNljPtfgbkfiwyhsRVSDgFojWjeNRqs0h_QDXJJq_rAglpoFA9gs/w522-h294/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Time to start our science fiction (fantasy) month! Ready?</div><div><br /></div><b><i>Since science fiction is a very specific genre, this will be strictly reading science fiction during the event. However, since fantasy is so closely related to the genre (often grouped together), if you feel more comfortable reading fantasy, that is also fine.</i></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div>If you have any questions about how things work, check out the guidelines in the sidebar menu or the<u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/05/2023-sci-fi-summer-readathon-sign-up-now.html" target="_blank"> sign up post</a></u>, or you can always leave me a comment (or send me a message via the contact form). <b>The linky below is the same one as the sign up linky. If you do a starting line/goal post, just add your link again, but be sure to put "goal post" beside your name, i.e. Michelle @ True Book Addict (goals or reading goals).</b><br /><br /><b>Prizes</b> - I always give away two prizes...a charity donation (see below) and a small prize at the end. I may have one prize donation from an author as well. Depending on how many prizes we end up with, I will either post a prize page, or I will list the prizes in the mid-event check-in post (details below).<br /><br />Our social media hashtag is <b>#SciFiJune</b><br />Our other social media:<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook page</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><br /><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">Discord</a> (this is an invite link. If you're already a member, you should still be able to access the server.)<br /><br />All links to our social media are also in the sidebar menu.<br /><br />I am no longer active on Twitter. I'm in the process of removing tweets from all my accounts and making the accounts generic (it is recommended to do this rather than delete the account so someone else can't sign up using the same name). I'm on Mastodon at <a href="http://%40truebookaddict@mstdn.social/" target="_blank">@truebookaddict@mstdn.social</a> and Spoutible at <a href="https://spoutible.com/msmwriter" target="_blank">@msmwriter</a> Also, on Instagram <b>@truebookaddict</b><br /><br /><b>Win a $15 donation to a social justice charity of your choice!<br /></b><br />I will make a $15 donation to the winner's choice of a social justice organization, such as the Ukraine relief, ACLU, Boys and Girls Club, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Amnesty International, It Gets Better, The Trevor Project, Planned Parenthood, or another social justice organization of your choice (food banks, homeless shelters, animal rights/rescue/shelters would also apply), perhaps your local chapter or a local organization. This giveaway is open internationally. <i>Note: I will not donate to any organization that does not believe all are equal, regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation.<br /></i><br /><b>Charity giveaway (Google form):<br /><a href="https://forms.gle/oxDM4EHsMLBaauK47" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/oxDM4EHsMLBaauK47</a><br /><br />(I will draw the winner at the end of the first week)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Don't forget!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48RVGy0hMpX3WPeIizHzUEs61VajRRQZ-UfEt4qyol946HxVfOz9NnXjEujcHKPaf18mL95MwSQrsiNxawAtr0F6HMvEFEwkX3eKMhkBqaiX8kUyTkLDahElUIZigzVXi1sYNpjA4jRWHlCcH9G1XY3wgO96Nv2xL6itYl6DSCu6uH-6uKd0CeHjf/s500/5129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48RVGy0hMpX3WPeIizHzUEs61VajRRQZ-UfEt4qyol946HxVfOz9NnXjEujcHKPaf18mL95MwSQrsiNxawAtr0F6HMvEFEwkX3eKMhkBqaiX8kUyTkLDahElUIZigzVXi1sYNpjA4jRWHlCcH9G1XY3wgO96Nv2xL6itYl6DSCu6uH-6uKd0CeHjf/w130-h200/5129.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div>Join us at my community reading site, <a href="https://www.gathertogetherread.com/2023/05/1000-books-project-brave-new-world.html" target="_blank">Gather Together and Read</a> for a <b>1000 Books Project </b>read-along of Aldous<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;"> </span>Huxley's Brave New World. <a href="https://www.gathertogetherread.com/2023/05/1000-books-project-brave-new-world.html" target="_blank">Information and reading schedule can be found here</a>.<b><br /></b><br />Welcome and enjoy the readathon!<br /><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-52344358700116313552023-05-20T04:20:00.003-04:002023-05-20T04:21:34.609-04:002023 Sci-Fi Summer Readathon - Sign up now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGYcYPpVMRdMIaeMUepHp0A9G8CJurGsPiJdRdw0jfzffasIqms8UbyWOk3NBgeGi3NMZG8K4zsJIMElsxHdg2RjuF-bQrr5qwhatTegxPxINC4fk0_qsHUrvGurCOgoR18g3IL8FJabz4fC24dmy4jSdPsUCeMw6q5sUL_DjzUEfuulbxtZdcnH3/s2240/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGYcYPpVMRdMIaeMUepHp0A9G8CJurGsPiJdRdw0jfzffasIqms8UbyWOk3NBgeGi3NMZG8K4zsJIMElsxHdg2RjuF-bQrr5qwhatTegxPxINC4fk0_qsHUrvGurCOgoR18g3IL8FJabz4fC24dmy4jSdPsUCeMw6q5sUL_DjzUEfuulbxtZdcnH3/w573-h322/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" width="573" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Time for a month of science fiction...and fantasy! As always, a shout out to the person who originally inspired this event...Mallory (<a href="http://thehauntedreadingroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Haunted Reading Room</a>). It's our 8th year! I look forward to it every year. I don't read enough science fiction so this helps me broaden my horizons. It might be the same for you. 👽</div><div><br /></div><div>We start at 12:00 am eastern time on June 1st and end at 11:59 pm eastern time on June 30th. (There is a handy link to a time zone converter in the sidebar menu.) Guidelines for the readathon can be found <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></u> 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 <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines</a></u> to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding sign up and wrap up, especially in regards to the giveaway.<br /><div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 20px;" /></div></div><b>Since science fiction is a very specific genre, this will be strictly reading science fiction during the event. However, since fantasy is so closely related to the genre (often grouped together), if you feel more comfortable reading fantasy, that is also fine.</b><div><b><br /></b>Our social media hashtag is<b> #SciFiJune</b><br />Our other social media:<br /><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a></u><br /><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook page</a></u><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a><br /><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></u><br /><u><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">Discord</a></u> (this is an invite link. If you're already a member, you should still be able to access the server.)<br /><br />All links to our social media are also in the sidebar menu.<br /><br />I am no longer active on Twitter. I'm in the process of removing tweets from all my accounts and making the accounts generic (it is recommended to do this rather than delete the account so someone else can't sign up using the same name). I'm on Mastodon at @<a href="mailto:truebookaddict@mstdn.social">truebookaddict@mstdn.social</a> and Spoutible at <a href="https://spoutible.com/msmwriter">@msmwriter</a> and Instagram <u>@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/truebookaddict/" target="_blank">truebookaddict</a></u><br /><br />Some orders of business...<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Since Goodreads stopped the events feature, it has become a bit more difficult to spread the word, and to obtain prize donations. I would appreciate help in spreading the word. Also, if you know anyone (authors, etc.) who would like to donate a prize, have them message me via the contact form in the sidebar menu. Thank you!</li><li>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 <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines page</a></u>. I will also be offering another small prize. Hopefully, I will get some prize donations (see above). If I do, I will post the prize page during the first week of the event.</li><li>Grab the button and spread the word! There’s a grab code in the sidebar or download the image at the top of this post.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TC98CSLjNyfK3yWWRnYlJpDHRlsLHGwxjUeZXgcSwlQ7zv8r1auzFj3ylWkh9LuzZJrA3NH7B7yLg6TTWTBPPz4HIQVu25Cd-acROnbhPH65rN5auozNu50LoRxGAUuZ0gEi5h3paCAe9FWT0Vuv0bujjEil-WIQuK_Yf0aMuTI3q_BApI44hK0f/s500/5129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TC98CSLjNyfK3yWWRnYlJpDHRlsLHGwxjUeZXgcSwlQ7zv8r1auzFj3ylWkh9LuzZJrA3NH7B7yLg6TTWTBPPz4HIQVu25Cd-acROnbhPH65rN5auozNu50LoRxGAUuZ0gEi5h3paCAe9FWT0Vuv0bujjEil-WIQuK_Yf0aMuTI3q_BApI44hK0f/w130-h200/5129.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><br />Join us at my community reading site, <u><a href="https://www.gathertogetherread.com/2023/05/1000-books-project-brave-new-world.html" target="_blank">Gather Together and Read</a></u> for a <b>1000 Books Project</b> read-along of Aldous Huxley's <i>Brave New World</i>. <u><a href="https://www.gathertogetherread.com/2023/05/1000-books-project-brave-new-world.html" target="_blank">Information and reading schedule can be found here</a></u>.</div><div><br /></div>Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.</div><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-11202236594135668252023-05-01T00:49:00.000-04:002023-05-01T00:49:17.402-04:00Spring into Horror Readathon 2023 - At an end<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghupi1N8mtuaCu7Uz3XpJlbca11pD1705Pam_AtpP7CQzGntrKXF4G6MhCoe3ZEDTs7kBvIKj2qcdknTufj3OeZs4uPDk0QLft_1DdxKhFO8TQ1n1brEP7hHDl5GeSSaB6v1GiCHMn2tJFRMYLevJ4s286fm-AvrSwOpJ0ifgiIjMTcZu4D7kWKlCM/s2240/Spring%20into%20Horror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghupi1N8mtuaCu7Uz3XpJlbca11pD1705Pam_AtpP7CQzGntrKXF4G6MhCoe3ZEDTs7kBvIKj2qcdknTufj3OeZs4uPDk0QLft_1DdxKhFO8TQ1n1brEP7hHDl5GeSSaB6v1GiCHMn2tJFRMYLevJ4s286fm-AvrSwOpJ0ifgiIjMTcZu4D7kWKlCM/w523-h294/Spring%20into%20Horror.jpg" width="523" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What a fast month April was! Of course, on my end, I've been converting my son's bedroom into a study (writing/reading room), but I still managed to squeeze in two really great horror novels.<i> Black Mouth</i> by Ronald Malfi (I keep telling you guys to read him) and a real sleeper that has been lingering on my shelves for years, <i>The Dead Path</i> by Stephen M. Irwin. How did the reading go for you?</div><div><br /></div>To wrap up, go to the link for the wrap-up form at the end of this post and fill it out, including a link to your wrap-up (whether it's a blog post, a Goodreads shelf, social media status...anything goes, as long as I can see you did indeed participate). You will also indicate if you want a chance at a prize by selecting yes or no in the form. Be sure to double check that your name is listed in the sign up/starting line linky at <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/04/spring-into-horror-readathon-lets-go.html" target="_blank">this post</a></u> so you will be eligible for the giveaway. <b>You have until Saturday, May 6th at 11:59 pm EDT to fill out the form.</b> I will email the winner within a few days following the deadline so keep a look out in your email inbox (or spam folder, just in case) for an email from my truebookaddict gmail account. The prize is listed here on the <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/02/winters-respite-2023-mid-event-check-in.html" target="_blank">mid-event check-in page</a>.<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stay tuned for the <b>Sci-Fi Summer Readathon</b> coming up in June. I will have sign-ups open soon. I hope you will join us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_0CKkpUBSG_432b4W-sneHhwz6fIEJFV-CIoNC6OWVDyv84s5GiBe77FWN2mITysRMnjoITUhJomaeAXru_YAoPEdnQHFRZvHK_ZEKE0XGWdrcUTX2Ws1LmSPx-myoq61EXsKwjw4KysoyfGW_NelB1ibL3NLnGxoAJQ0kzlX9X93LQmDdoz5lTa/s2240/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_0CKkpUBSG_432b4W-sneHhwz6fIEJFV-CIoNC6OWVDyv84s5GiBe77FWN2mITysRMnjoITUhJomaeAXru_YAoPEdnQHFRZvHK_ZEKE0XGWdrcUTX2Ws1LmSPx-myoq61EXsKwjw4KysoyfGW_NelB1ibL3NLnGxoAJQ0kzlX9X93LQmDdoz5lTa/w543-h306/Sci-Fi%20Summer%20Readathon%202023.jpg" width="543" /></a></div><br />That's it! Thanks again for joining in on another readathon!<br /><br />Wrap-up form:<br /><a href="https://forms.gle/1gWpHxtrCw6tq7eq5" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/1gWpHxtrCw6tq7eq5</a><br /><br />(If you would like others to visit your wrap-up post, please leave a comment below with the link to your wrap-up, or you can visit participants via the <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/02/winters-respite-readathon-starting-line.html" target="_blank">starting line post linky here</a>.)<div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-29221433415963502772023-04-17T03:30:00.000-04:002023-04-17T03:30:02.692-04:00Spring into Horror 2023 - Mid-Event Check-In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqH_jf7JdTDlpxiMbzIbPqEVbIQ9SXwFUotRWPQLlxV_If3sT_4W7J3Bpbm7sqo1V8LVEAubQIAMeLRqrjz5N536YtEbykkw9mk0ama-MtlUZU0OOctiFD17HsE2e0m3bEFF3H5C9mbsKWmC-mZdY_-akBEHwHk_TVPk-kYOFVQL2oipnXldM2jeO/s2240/Spring%20into%20Horror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqH_jf7JdTDlpxiMbzIbPqEVbIQ9SXwFUotRWPQLlxV_If3sT_4W7J3Bpbm7sqo1V8LVEAubQIAMeLRqrjz5N536YtEbykkw9mk0ama-MtlUZU0OOctiFD17HsE2e0m3bEFF3H5C9mbsKWmC-mZdY_-akBEHwHk_TVPk-kYOFVQL2oipnXldM2jeO/w553-h311/Spring%20into%20Horror.jpg" width="553" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, how's the horror? lol Sorry I'm late with this check point. The days get away from me. On my end, I'm reading a really good one right now...<i>Black Mouth</i> by Ronald Malfi. It is riveting. I keep telling people, "You need to read his books!"</div><div><br /></div><b>Congrats to the winner of the charity prize, Steven K (Check your email)<br /></b><br /><b>PRIZE</b><br /><br />The second prize from me is a $5 Amazon e-gift card.<br /><br /><b>Giveaway Details<br /></b>This is a readathon participant only giveaway. To be eligible, you must have signed up, participated and added a link to the official readathon wrap-up post at the end of the readathon (I will give everyone until Saturday, May 6th at 11:59 pm EDT to complete their wrap-ups). We no longer use a linky for wrap-ups. <b>The Google form link on our wrap-up post is where you will enter your info, your wrap-up link, and answer yes/no on whether you want to win a prize or not. </b>I will choose the winner of the above prize by random selection using <a href="http://random.org/">random.org</a> Winner will be chosen after the wrap-up post deadline (see above).<br /><br /><div>Hope the reading is going well. <b>Let me know your progress, or leave a link, in the comments.</b><div><br /></div><a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="truebookaddict" border="0" src="https://images2.imgbox.com/27/44/jk7SWcBo_o.jpg" /></a></div>Michelle Stockard Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694355157237736353.post-49266204479392602182023-04-01T00:39:00.001-04:002023-04-01T01:23:34.787-04:00Spring into Horror Readathon - Let's go!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9kjCQO0KtRbtgsSRSCBRHLotJhQCi5G8tsIBgru868LUiToplgz7UXRZU30V9-cgQ7BSjlIQ7nT3IiODpFeQ2m-zgM3_jtso_R083aBCTyGQ2ne_nlkTsQL3KrYirNRpR7Seyll32e5yllQ6R6ezGCR5aENxPysPOWpP2Km4Xr_qCtLs3iHWSSS-/s2240/Spring%20into%20Horror.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2240" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9kjCQO0KtRbtgsSRSCBRHLotJhQCi5G8tsIBgru868LUiToplgz7UXRZU30V9-cgQ7BSjlIQ7nT3IiODpFeQ2m-zgM3_jtso_R083aBCTyGQ2ne_nlkTsQL3KrYirNRpR7Seyll32e5yllQ6R6ezGCR5aENxPysPOWpP2Km4Xr_qCtLs3iHWSSS-/w542-h305/Spring%20into%20Horror.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Time for some scary spring reading! Are you ready?!<br /><br /><b><i>Remember, The one main"rule"of Spring into Horror 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.<br /></i></b><br />If you have any questions about how things work, check out the guidelines in the sidebar menu or the <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2023/03/sign-up-for-spring-into-horror-readathon.html" target="_blank">sign up post</a></u>, or you can always leave me a comment (or send me a message via the contact form). <b>The linky below is the same one as the sign up linky. If you do a starting line/goal post, just add your link again, but be sure to put "goal post" beside your name, i.e. Michelle @ True Book Addict (goals or reading goals).<br /></b><br /><b>Prizes </b>- I always give away two prizes...a charity donation (see below) and a small prize at the end. I may have one prize donation from an author as well. Depending on how many prizes we end up with, I will either post a prize page, or I will list the prizes in the mid-event check-in post (details below). <br /><br />Our social media hashtag is <b>#SpringHorror</b><br />Our other social media:<br /><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a></u><br /><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook page</a></u><div><u><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a></u><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" style="text-decoration-line: underline;" target="_blank">Instagram</a><br /><u><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">Discord</a></u> (this is an invite link. If you're already a member, you should still be able to access the server.)<br /><br />All links to our social media are also in the sidebar menu.<br /><br />I am no longer active on Twitter. I'm in the process of removing tweets from all my accounts and making the accounts generic (it is recommended to do this rather than delete the account so someone else can't sign up using the same name). I'm on Mastodon at <a href="http://@truebookaddict@mstdn.social" target="_blank">@truebookaddict@mstdn.social</a> and Spoutible at <u><a href="https://spoutible.com/msmwriter" target="_blank">@msmwriter</a></u><br /><br /><b>Win a $15 donation to a social justice charity of your choice!<br /></b><br />I will make a $15 donation to the winner's choice of a social justice organization, such as the Ukraine relief, ACLU, Boys and Girls Club, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Amnesty International, It Gets Better, The Trevor Project, Planned Parenthood, or another social justice organization of your choice (food banks, homeless shelters, animal rights/rescue/shelters would also apply), perhaps your local chapter or a local organization. This giveaway is open internationally. <i>Note: I will not donate to any organization that does not believe all are equal, regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation.<br /></i><br /><b>Charity giveaway (Google form): <br /><u><a href="https://forms.gle/oxDM4EHsMLBaauK47" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/oxDM4EHsMLBaauK47</a></u></b><br /><br /><b>(I will draw the winner at the end of the first week)<br /></b><br />Welcome and enjoy the readathon!<div><br /></div>
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I love this readathon because 1) it's horror and 2) we're six months away from October, FrightFall, and Halloween. Yay!</div><div><br /></div>We start at 12:00 am eastern time on April 1st and end at 11:59 pm eastern time on April 30th. (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 <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></u> 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 <u><a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">guidelines</a></u> to make sure you're following along correctly. There are specific rules regarding sign up and wrap up, especially in regards to the giveaway.<br /><div><br /></div><b><i>The one main "rule" of Spring into Horror 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.</i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div>Our social media hashtag is <b>#SpringHorror</b></div><div>Our other social media:</div><div><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a></u></div><div><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeasonsofReadingReadathons" target="_blank">Facebook page</a></u></div><div><u><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/665976-seasons-of-reading-readathons" target="_blank">Goodreads group</a></u></div><div><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seasonsofreading/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></u><br /><u><a href="https://discord.gg/e6uAmXtGqA" target="_blank">Discord</a></u> (this is an invite link. If you're already a member, you should still be able to access the server.)<br /><br />All links to our social media are also in the sidebar menu.</div><div><br /></div>I am no longer active on Twitter. I'm in the process of removing tweets from all my accounts and making the accounts generic (it is recommended to do this rather than delete the account so someone else can't sign up using the same name). I'm on Mastodon at <u><a href="http://@truebookaddict@mstdn.social" target="_blank">@truebookaddict@mstdn.social</a></u> and Spoutible at <u><a href="https://spoutible.com/msmwriter" target="_blank">@msmwriter</a></u><div><br /></div><div><b>Some orders of business...</b></div><div><ul><li><b>Since Goodreads stopped the events feature, it has become a bit more difficult to spread the word, and to obtain prize donations. I would appreciate help in spreading the word. Also, if you know anyone (authors, etc.) who would like to donate a prize, have them message me via the contact form in the sidebar menu. Thank you!</b></li><li><b><b><b>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 <a href="https://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/p/guidelines.html" style="color: #4b4b4b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">guidelines page</a>. I will also be offering another small prize. Hopefully, I will get some prize donations (see above). If I do, I will post the prize page during the first week of the event.</b></b></b></li><li><b>Grab the button and spread the word! There’s a grab code in the sidebar or download the image at the top of this post.</b></li></ul><div>Any questions at all? Leave me a comment, or send me a message via the contact me link in the sidebar menu.</div><div><br />
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