{"id":6917,"date":"2017-01-03T01:56:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T06:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=6917"},"modified":"2017-01-05T04:13:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T09:13:30","slug":"bout-books-18-sign-day-1-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=6917","title":{"rendered":"bout of books 18: sign-up and day 1 progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/boutofbooks.blogspot.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Bout of Books 18\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/WUtH1TQl.jpg\" alt=\"Bout of Books 18\" style=\"border: none;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Once again, I&#8217;ve signed up to participate in the Bout of Books readathon. If you also love books, you can still sign up through 11:59 p.m. CST today! What is Bout of Books, you ask? <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01 a.m. Monday, January 2nd, and runs through Sunday, January 8th, in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 18 information and updates, be sure to visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/boutofbooks.blogspot.com\">Bout of Books<\/a> blog. &#8211; From the Bout of Books team<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My goals for this readathon are nearly always the same: I&#8217;d like to read every day. I&#8217;d like to finish a couple books or a couple hundred pages. And I&#8217;d like to participate online in some way each day, either by posting an update here, by participating in the online challenges, by commenting on others&#8217;s progress, or by sharing updates via Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 1 Progress<\/strong>: Success! I finished Kelly Link&#8217;s <em>The Girl Who Drank the Moon<\/em> early this evening. 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