Summer Mini-Readathon Reminder! And some updates!

You guys! The Mini-Readathon is only TWELVE DAYS away! So here's a little recap, reminder, update thingamajig...

• Will take place on Sunday, July 10th for any 12 hour block of your choosing. I am reading from 10 AM to 10 PM Eastern time.


• There will be five mini-challenges, one of which will be hosted by the fabulous Jenn from Booksessed. I am SO excited to have Jenn hosting one of the challenges!


• Taking part in the 5 mini-challenges will get you up to five entries to win one of the three gift card prizes!


• First winner will receive a $30 Amazon gift card.


• Two second prize winners will each receive a $10 Amazon gift card.


• There will also be a BONUS mini-challenge & giveaway, held by my wonderful sister Heather at All You Need Designs. Heather not only designed my blog, she also makes awesome handmade jewelry, bookmarks, and more. If you take part in her bonus challenge, you'll be entered to win a beaded bookmark made by her! She's going to make one especially reading-themed to giveaway, but visit her very successful Etsy shop for some examples!

I know this is a lot more low-key than other Readathons. It's shorter so that you don't burn out. It has fewer mini-challenges so that you can focus on reading. There's not a bajillion giveaways and prizes, because for the most part this is all coming out of my pocket. And because I want people to participate because they want to read, not just because they want to win free stuff.

I'm really looking forward to this! I already have several books in mind to work on throughout the readathon. And I'm really, really excited to have Jenn & Heather helping out too. Please visit here to sign up if you haven't already joined.

See you guys on the July 10th!


~Sarah

Mini-Readathon Update: Challenge Prizes

OKAY, so after a lot of consideration (and by that I mean the last half hour or so), I've decided how I want to do the prizes for my Summer Mini-Readathon.

Now, there will 5 be mini-challenges in that 12-hour block. I'll post one every 3 hours - so one at the beginning, three in the middle, and one at the end for a total of five.

You don't have to do them right away. The point of the readathon is to get some reading done, right? So since it's taking place on Sunday, July 10th - you'll have until 6 PM (Eastern) on Monday July 11th to post the links / complete the mini-challenges you feel like doing. Cause I'm nice like that. I'll pick winners and announce them on Tuesday, July 12th.

Each challenge you complete is an entry for the prize, so you can potentially earn yourself 5 entries. Awesomeness, right?

I'll be picking three winners via random.org.

1st winner - $30 Amazon e-gift card
2nd & 3rd place winners - $10 Amazon e-gift card each

So I'll be giving away a total of $50 in prizes. The cool thing? With e-gift cards, you don't need to give me your mailing address, just an email address. Plus, this comes out of my own pocket, so I save on shipping costs too and therefore can give cool prizes like this, that are exciting for anybody.

Here's the link to go sign-up! You don't wanna miss it. I promise.