The Challenge Factory discussion

Rules:
* Re-reads are allowed.
* Graphic novels and poetry books are allowed, but they must be 200+ pages.
* Books must be at least 140 pages. Audio book page length is determined by the first paper version.
* Books cannot be started before November 1, and must be finished by midnight November 30.

Use this Completion Post, please.
Book:
Date Read:
Rating:
Pages:
Assignment #:
How It Fits:

Week One Writing Assignments (abridged version :)

1: Ready, Set, Go (With What You Know) - read a book set near where you live

2: Writing With Your Senses - read a biography, memoir, or a book where memories (or lack thereof) are essential to the plot

3: Letting Your Old Ladies Scream - read a book with an older main character (your definition)

4: Plot Happens - read a non-fiction book

5: Set the Setting - read a book set in an imaginary place (not a real location)

6: The Heart of the Heart of Your Novel - read a book that has been tagged "Romance"

7: Say What?! Some Tips on Dialogue - read a book with more than one person on the cover

Week Two Writing Assignments (abridged version :)

8: Choose Your Eyeballs - read a book written in the First Person POV (narrated from the perspective of 'I')

9: Point of View and Voice - listen to an audio book

10: Packing Enough Baggage - read a book with exactly 3 of a letter in the title (baggage has 3 Gs; Pride and Prejudice has 3 Es)

11: The Art of Conflict - read a book where the MC faces a serious decision

12: Making the Most of Minor Characters - read a book with a MC that is younger than 18 years

13: Act One: The First Cluster of Scenes - read a book by an author that is new to you

14: Act Two: The Second Cluster of Scenes - read a book set during a war, battle, or conflict

Week Three Writing Assignments (abridged version :)

15: Act Three: The Final Cluster of Scenes - read the last book of a trilogy or series

16: Flashing Backward, Looking Forward - read a book tagged "History", "Historical", or "Historical Fiction"

17: Don't Be Tone-Deaf - read a book where music is played or listened to

18: Ladies and Gentlemen... the OUTLINE! - read a book with two or more authors

19: Assessing Scene Worth - read a book that fills a specific purpose other than this challenge (a buddy read, a book club selection, school assigned reading, a different reading challenge)

20: Researching Your Fictional World - read a book with a '2' in the page count (must be the version you read)

21: You Are How You Look - read a book where the MC shares a physical attribute with you (curly hair, poor eyesight, similar height)

Week Four Writing Assignments (abridged version :)

22: Conducting Background Checks - read a book with a significant character that is or has been policeman or private detective

23: Becoming a Mind Reader - read a book that is tagged 'Paranormal'

24: Scene One, Take One - read a book published in a year ending in 1 (2021, 2011, 2001, 1991, and so on; must be the version you read)

25: Set the Mood Lighting - read a book with a source of light on the cover (the sun, a moon, a lamp, etc.)

26: Lights, Camera, Action! - read a book that has an action word in the title

27: Mountaintop Messages - read a book where a specific mountain is mentioned (can be real or fictional, but it must have a name)

28: Bump, Set, Spike... Then What? - read a book with a significant character that is or has been an athlete

Book: The Fastest Way To Fall by Denise Williams
Date Read: 11/1/21
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 384 pages
Assignment #:7
How It Fits: 2 people walking on the cover

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Book: Lopez: An Eidolon Black Ops Novel' by Maggie Wade
Date read: 11-01-2021
Rating: *****
Pages: 199
Assignment #: 2
How it fits: Female main character woke up from coma & her memories returned slowly.

Book: Pisces Hooks Taurus by Anyta Sunday
Date Read: 01 Nov 2021
Rating: ****
Pages: 288
Assignment #: 6
How It Fits: tagged "Romance" 151 times

Our total is 750 'words'.

Total if the 'words' were worth 200: 600

Lanelle wrote: "

Our total is 750 'words'."

I totaled it to 871

JoAnne wrote: "I totaled it to 871"

Each book equals 250 'words'. 250 x 3 = 750

Lanelle wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "I totaled it to 871"

Each book equals 250 'words'. 250 x 3 = 750"

Thanks
Since there was a page minimum I thought each book was actual pages not a set amount.

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Book: The Phantom Tollbooth
Date Read: 11/01
Rating: 4.5
Pages: 248
Assignment #: 5
How It Fits: set in an imaginary place

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Book: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Date Read: 11/02
Rating: 4.5
Pages: 416
Assignment #: 3
How It Fits: a book with an older main character

Our total is 1,250 'words'.

Total if the 'words' were worth 200: 1000

Book: Down the Hatch by M.C. Beaton
Date Read: 11.02.2021
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 240 pp
Assignment #: Task 3
How It Fits: A book with an older main character.

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Book: Decker: An Eidolon Black Ops Novel, by Maddie Wade
Date read: 11-02-2021
Rating: *****
Pages: 219
Assignment #: 6
How it fits: Romance between two main characters, Decker and Dr. Samantha Sankey.

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Book: Love for Beginners (Wildstone, #7) by Jill Shalvis
Date Read: November 2nd
Rating: ★★★★
Pages: audiobook (default 384 pages)
Assignment #: 1: Ready, Set, Go - read a book set near where you live
How It Fits: Set on the central California coast, I live in the foothills of central California.

Book: The Viscount's Tempting Minx by Erica Ridley
Date Read: 11/2
Rating: 5*
Pages: 150
Assignment #: 6: read a book that has been tagged "Romance" & 7: read a book with more than one person on the cover
How It Fits: It's a historical romance and there're two people on the cover

Our total is 2,250 'words'.

Total if the 'words' were worth 200: 1,800

Book: The Scottish Rose by Jill Jones
Date Read: 02 Nov 2021
Rating: ***
Pages: 277
Assignment #: 6
How It Fits: tagged "Romance" 4 times

Book: New Moon
Date Read: Nov 3, 2021
Rating: ****
Pages: 577
Assignment #: 6
How It Fits: tagged "Romance" 9,033 times

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Book: Idol by Kristen Callihan
Date Read: November 1, 2021
Rating: ***
Pages: 339
Assignment #: 6
How It Fits: Tagged "Romance"

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Book: Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Date Read: November 3, 2021
Rating: *****
Pages: 397
Assignment #: 5
How It Fits: Set in an imaginary place Loraille

Book: Frankenstein
Date Read: Nov 3rd
Rating:***
Pages: 280
Assignment #: 3
How It Fits: Older Main Character

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Taming a Bear (A Lion's Pride #11) by Eve Langlais
Date Read: November 3rd
Rating: ★★★.5
Pages: 198 pages
Assignment #: 6: The Heart of the Heart of Your Novel - read a book that has been tagged "Romance"
How It Fits: MPG Romance

Book: Real Murders
Date Read: November 4, 2021
Rating: *****
Pages: 209
Assignment #: 5
How It Fits: Set in an imaginary place, Lawrenceton, Georgia

Our total is 4,000 'words'.

Total if the 'words' were worth 200: 3,200

Book:The Next Mrs Russo
Date Read: November 3rd
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 264
Assignment #: 6
How It Fits: It's a romance novel <3

Book: How to Murder a Millionaire book 3 in Movie Club Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Zara Keane
Date Read: 11/4
Rating: 4*
Pages: 250
Assignment #: 5: read a book set in an imaginary place
How It Fits: Whisper Island is a fictious place similar to an island the author spent many summers

Book: Coming Up for Air: What I Learned from Sport, Fame and Fatherhood by Tom Daley
Date Read: 04 Nov 2021
Rating: *****
Pages: 304
Assignment #: 4
How It Fits: nonfiction

Book: 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
Date Read: November 4, 2021
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 336
Assignment #: 6 read a book that has been tagged "Romance"
How It Fits: MPG Romance

Book: She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
Date Read: November 3, 2021
Rating: 5 stars
Pages: 310
Assignment #: 4 read a non-fiction book
How It Fits: Sadly a true story- non-fiction

Book: The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
Date Read: 11/3/21
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 242
Assignment #: 2
How It Fits: Corrie ten Boom's memoir of her life during WWII as a member of the Dutch Resistance

Our total is 5,500 'words'.

Total if the 'words' were worth 200: 4,400

Book:
Date Read: 11/5/21
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 695
Assignment #: 7
How It Fits: 2 people on the cover

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Book: My Way to You, by Catherine Bybee
Date read: 11-05-2021
Rating: *****
Pages: 351
Assignment #: 1
How it fits: I haven't lived in Santa Clarita, but fires have come close in both Santa Barbara & Napa Valley.

Our total is 6,000 'words'.

Total if the 'words' were worth 200: 4,800

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Book: Family Trust
Date Read: 11.03
Rating: ★★★
Pages: 340
Assignment #: 6
How It Fits: tagged romance 17 times

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Book: Since I Fell For You
Date Read: 11.04
Rating: ★★★★
Pages: 400
Assignment #: 7
How It Fits: 2 people

Book: God Rest ye, Royal Gentlemen by Rhys Bowen
Date Read:11.5.2021
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 304
Assignment #:7
How It Fits:There are 2 on the cover.

Book: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Date Read: November 5th
Rating: ****
Pages: 312
Assignment #: 4
How It Fits: non fiction

Book: Wie versteckt man eine Insel?=Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
Date Read: 11/5
Rating: 5*
Pages: 160
Assignment #: 5: read a book set in an imaginary place (not a real location) & 7: read a book with more than one person on the cover
How It Fits: set on a fictional island in equatorial Pacific & there are three people on the cover

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Book: The Mystery Woman
Date Read: Nov. 5, 2021
Rating: ***
Pages: 384
Assignment #: 6
How It Fits: it has been tagged 'Romance' 270 times

Our total is 7,500 'words'.

Total if the 'words' were worth 200: 6,000

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Book: Thirteen Reasons Why
Date Read: Nov. 4, 2021
Rating: ****
Pages: 288
Assignment #: 7
How It Fits: (the Netflix tie-in cover shows Clay and Hannah on the cover)

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Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow #3) by Rainbow Rowell
Date Read: November 5th
Rating: ★★★★
Pages: 597 pages default
Assignment #: 7: Say What?! Some Tips on Dialogue - read a book with more than one person on the cover
How It Fits: Simon & Baz on cover

Book: Glass Houses
Date Read: November 5th
Rating: ****
Pages: 239
Assignment #: 5
How It Fits: set in a fake city in texas

Book: by Sylvia Price
Date Read: 11/5/21
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 225
Assignment #: 2
How It Fits: a book where memories are essential to the plot - Lucy remembers her deceased husband and what might have been; Andy remembers his grandfather and how they both love birdwatching which plays an important role in the story

Our total is 8,500 'words'.

Total if the 'words' were worth 200: 6,800

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Book: The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
Date Read: Nov. 6, 2021
Rating: ****
Pages: 272
Assignment #: 2
How It Fits: Anthony Ray Hinton's memoir of his wrongful conviction and 30 years spent on death row

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Book: Home to Me, by Catherine Bybee
Date read: 11-06-2021
Rating: *****
Pages: 312
Assignment #: 2
How it fits: Female main character woke up from coma & her memories returned slowly.