Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

@faelinwolf - your box was handed straight to the delivery driver, so unless he turns out to be a shifty book snatcher, swap goodies are on the way to you!

@Avanders
#SFFS
#SciFiFantasySwap

Avanders 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💃🏽♥️ 6y

faelinwolf Woot! Thank you! I'm so excited! Yours should be ready to go out on Monday! 😀😀😀 6y

CampbellTaraL @faelinwolf I can't wait! 🤗 6y

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DuckOfDoom

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

Hey guys, a quick reminder that the #sfftbrchallenge is starting in July. I want to send out the matches tomorrow, so if you want to sign up do it now!!
https://goo.gl/forms/qGnypyazZdNFb62q1

LibrarianRyan Yeahhhh 6y

julesG Oh erm. Did I sign up? My brain has been scrambled by steroids and seems to be AWOL. I hope it's not permanent memory loss. 6y

MirrorMask Yeah, I vaguely remember signing up, but I didn't get an email to confirm. 6y

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DuckOfDoom @julesG @MirrorMask yes you did sign up. The confirmation emails don't seem to be working - I will check if I can fix that 6y

julesG Thanks! 6y

Richryan52 Am I too late? 6y

DuckOfDoom @Richryan52 you can still join, but I won't be able to partner you up anymore. Just got your email, I'll send you a printout of the prompts if you like? 6y

Schnoebs @DuckOfDoom what do you mean for 39) here be dragons? 6y

DivaDiane Maybe @Richryan52 and I could partner up? @DuckOfDoom (edited) 6y

Richryan52 Works for me 6y

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julesG

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

@DuckOfDoom is hosting a one year reading challenge starting 1 July. #SFFTBRChallenge

More information and the link to the sign-up form here: http://litsy.com/p/RzhUQktOUUxx

@LitsyHappenings

Slajaunie What is SFF? 6y

julesG @Slajaunie Science Fiction and Fantasy 6y

MinDea Oohhh... This sounds interesting but no way could I commit to 50! 6y

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MinDea @tonyahoswalt @scientistsam @TK421 @GarthRanzz any of you guys interested? Would anyone partner with me for less... Like waaaaay less? This is a genre I have recently discovered (#TNotW! And #LotR!) But want to take it slow and eeeeeease my way in! 😊 6y

TK421 @MinDea this sounds really cool! I could partner with you for way less than 50. 😊 6y

julesG @MinDea @TK421 I think I'd like to commit to not more than 15. I just don't want to clog up my TBR and then get reading slump. 6y

Slajaunie @julesG oh yay! I would love to do this! My goal on Goodreads is 200! 6y

tonyahoswalt @MinDea @TK421 How many are you guys thinking? Would we be reading the same books? I'm considering joining up,, you know I'm a sucker for these things, and these are my favorite genres. 6y

julesG @tonyahoswalt You can pick your own list of books, but I'm sure we could have a few buddy reads along the road. 6y

MinDea @julesG @tonyahoswalt @TK421 I am thinking like 12 (1 a month 🤷). Is that too small? I really don't know how @DuckOfDoom was planning this, but I would totally be up for reading the same or suggesting books to each other. I don't know how this works. I am open to ideas! 😊 6y

julesG @MinDea @tonyahoswalt @TK421 - I think, @DuckOfDoom wants to keep this very simple. It's a bit like the 'Litsy A to Z'. In the sign up form you can see there are different ideas, which you don't have to stick to, (a SFF short story, longest SFF book on your TBR,...) - you can also edit the form at any time, I only entered the basics and will add the books as I read them. So, create a TBR list of books based loosely on the topics suggested in.... 6y

julesG ... in the form. It's supposed to be fun, not pressure. 😉 6y

MinDea Oh. Awesome. Thanks @JulesG. I should probably look at the form! 😆😆😆 6y

DuckOfDoom @julesG @MinDea @tonyahoswalt @Slajaunie @TK421 yes, it is meant a bit like LitsyAtoZ. No pressure, just fun, and maybe a good way to to get to know some other Littens better! Thank you for sharing @julesG ? I think I will be doing a second post about it with more explanation. "50 ideas for you SFF TBR pile and do you want to have a pen pal to share them" ? 6y

ScientistSam @MinDea I'd be up for it! Just unlikely to read 50 but you never know 😜 @tonyahoswalt @TK421 6y

MirrorMask I filled out the form. Can't wait! 6y

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Moony

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

Perhaps I'll participate the #SFFTBRchallenge by @DuckOfDoom

Perhaps anyone else is interessted?

#bookchallenge

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DuckOfDoom

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

Hey Littens,
I made the Google form for my #SFFTBRChallenge.
Read 50 books (not necessarily from your TBR, but I know many of us have enough books at home) in the SFF genre that fit one or more of the criteria
If you want to, partner up with another Litten to send email, letters to keep motivated throughout this year (like a pen pal really 😄)

Sign up here:
https://goo.gl/forms/qGnypyazZdNFb62q1

And tag anyone you know who might be interested

DuckOfDoom @LibrarianRyan @Quirkybookworm I am glad you want to participate!! 6y

Moony Thats a nice idea. But I'll never read 50 books in a year. 😕 6y

DuckOfDoom @Moony you can participate with fewer books too, that's no problem. If you want to do, say 15, just say so, I will edit the form so it has a comment field. 6y

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wanderinglynn I‘m going to sign up, but I need to go through my SFF tbrs first. 😀 6y

Mitch Me too! @wanderinglynn 6y

Moony Another little question: I don't understand the chart. What should I tick off? The books I want to read? 6y

julesG I might not have to go through my TBR first, I'm sure I have enough SFF books. Not sure I want to commit to 50 in a year though. I'll think about it and might add to the comments box. 6y

RainyDayReading I‘m totally in! Just have to go through my list and pick which books! Probably won‘t get to it until Sunday though since I‘m gone all weekend 😅 50 may be pushing it for me but I‘ll give it a shot! 6y

TK-421 I'm in! 6y

DuckOfDoom @Moony I made the chart to easily mark the books you have read. Maybe I have to work a bit on the explanation thing 😅 6y

DuckOfDoom @julesG @RainyDayReading just think about it as 50 ideas. Plus, I am totally sure that there are many books that can be used in three or more categories 😊 6y

julesG Pretty sure if it. It's just 50 feels like so much. I don't want to catch the slump-bug. 😝 6y

sprainedbrain I want to do this, but I have a silly question: does this mean sci-fi fantasy books only, or can we also count books at are fantasy, but maybe not so sci-fi? If that makes any sense at all... 😳 6y

DuckOfDoom @sprainedbrain Fantasy or sci-fi, whatever you want 😊 I just have some tags that are more suited for a sci-fi book and some tags more for a fantasy setting 6y

sprainedbrain @DuckOfDoom awesome, thanks!! 6y

PickwickPlockPlock Would we have to fill all the tags, even with fewer books? 6y

DuckOfDoom @PickwickPlockPlock only as much as you want to read. Set your own challenge with the tags available. You can even start with a few and fill the tags in throughout the year. No need have a book for every tag at the beginning. I'm tagging the others in case that was not clear (I am just not good at explaining stuff😅, sorry everyone) @sprainedbrain @julesG @RainyDayReading @Moony @Mitch @wanderinglynn 6y

julesG Signed up, left a lot of blank spaces. I need to dive into the stacks next week. 6y

wanderinglynn Thanks for the clarification! 👍🏻 I just filled out the form. 😀 6y

Mitch Filled out the form - think I‘ve done it right! Let me know if I haven‘t! 6y

DuckOfDoom @Mitch looks fantastic!! I love your book selections 😍 6y

PickwickPlockPlock I signed up, but only filled in a few blanks. 6y

night_shift This sounds really cool! I'll have to really think about how to fill in all those blanks! 😂 maaaay sign up :) 6y

mcipher This is such a cool idea!! 6y

llwheeler What a great idea! I'm planning to sign up, but one question... if I choose the pen pal option too, can I leave the book selection section blank? Or are you using those to match people with similar books? 6y

ads0123 I signed up and filled out a few of the blanks! This should be fun! 6y

DuckOfDoom @llwheeler you can leave the book selection blank, I think everyone matches in some way, because we share the love for science fiction and fantasy :) 6y

DuckOfDoom @UnidragonFrag it's okay if you only decide to fill a few blanks and just go along with it as you read more books. Or even if you just want to 12 books... As long as it is fun, everything is fine :) 6y

night_shift :) it'll be fun to figure it out as I go. I haven't done an extra challenge in a while. Right now I've just got my goodreads challenge & Litsy A-Z, which I'm getting close to finishing anyhow. I've been careful ...this year... not to super overburden myself with reading expectations lol 6y

RainyDayReading Just submitted mine! Out of curiosity, will we have access to a form or a list of all the categories? I‘ve already forgotten half of them and I only filled in a handful of the options 😅 6y

DuckOfDoom @RainyDayReading I think you can always edit the form, but maybe I will make something easier, too 6y

Nute Great idea. Science Fiction / Fantasy is a first love of mine. Very excited to do this. Cannot commit to 50 books in one genre though, but I read your reply comments that states its okay to tailor this to fit. That‘s what I‘ll do. Thanks for the creation of a fun reading challenge. 6y

BooksAtNight This sounds like so much fun - I‘m sad that I didn‘t find out about it till now 😢 But I can‘t wait to see what everyone reads because my SFF game has been lacking lately. If you run this a second time, I‘m definitely going to join! 6y

DuckOfDoom @BooksAtNight you can still join - but I can't partner you up with someone. Or, if you are okay with exchanging emails with me, that would be possible - I love talking about books! 6y

BooksAtNight @DuckOfDoom Awww, that would be amazing! I‘d love to chat with you 😊 the form has closed - is there something you want me to do to sign up officially? 6y

DuckOfDoom @BooksAtNight you can send me an email to untote.seifenblasen@gmail.com, I'll send you a printout with the prompts 😊 I will make a post tomorrow when the challenge starts and I will tag everyone who signed up. I would be really happy if you join us!! 6y

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DuckOfDoom

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

Anyone cares to do a #SFFTBRChallenge with me?
If you are interested, comment and I will make a Google forms for you.
I also had the idea, if anyone is interested, to partner up to keep motivated. One could exchange letters/emails/small packages every X weeks with the partner. So you also would have an opportunity to rage about the bad ones and praise the really god ones in detail!

LibrarianRyan I'm in. Lord knows I have enough of it on my shelf. 6y

Quirkybookworm Sign me up! Would love to have a book pal! 6y

MrsGagnonreads2024 I am game lol 6y

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MirrorMask I'm in! 6y

DivaDiane How did I miss this?!? Is there a time line or can you join anytime and do it at your own pace? Maybe I should read some posts that come after this one... 6y

DuckOfDoom @DivaDiane send me an email to untote.seifenblasen@gmail.com, I will send you the prompts and explain everything! 6y

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Natasha.C.Barnes

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

Happy Midnight, west coast U.S.ers! Midnight means it's #geekygraphicnovelswap time!! I like to do a level 1 unwrap the night before and open the rest in the morning. It sounded like something in the box had broken so I am RELIEVED to find it was just candy canes (in candy and eraser form) making that noise! (Don't forget to secure your packages, Littens!) Thank you so much @Nitpickyabouttrains these clues have me salivating!

JenlovesJT47

Natasha.C.Barnes P.S. @Nitpickyabouttrains I am so intrigued by your user name!! 7y

Nitpickyabouttrains @Natasha.C.Barnes opening in two stages is such a fun idea! 7y

Nitpickyabouttrains And my name is sort of a long story. But basically: I am a civil engineer, and I work in rail-based transit. The first time I ever wrote fanfic, I co-wrote with a friend. She wrote a simile about trains which was wrong. I commented ‘not to be nitpicky, but‘ and then totally was. And things spiraled from there. 7y

Natasha.C.Barnes @Nitpickyabouttrains that is a great story! Everyone has something they get nerdy and nitpicky about (if not many things!) 😆 now I'm so curious about this simile...fast as a train leaving the station or something? 😂🚂 7y

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ginganinja

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

I wasn't a great Litten this week and completely forgot to post this when it came in the mail this week but I totally got my #geekygraphicnovelswap @JenlovesJT47 @teebe

JenlovesJT47 Yay! 🙌🏻 7y

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the-flashley

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

Okay, @WarpedSweetness I hope you weren‘t getting worried! I‘m sending your package out tomorrow, so begin the countdown! (Also, it‘s fun to keep my identity a secret, but I had issues with my last book exchange and I‘m still recovering, so surprise! It‘s me!) I cant wait for you to get it! 😊 #geekygraphicnovelswap

WarpedSweetness Ooh I'm excited! I wasn't getting worried yet, but thank you for the heads up. I have a problem with my mail going to my upstairs neighbors and they're not very good about giving my mail to me in a timely fashion. So knowing a head of time is great to keep an eye out and harass the neighbors. 7y

WarpedSweetness And I'm sorry about your problems with you last exchange. :-( That's awful. 7y

the-flashley Haha thank you! UPS says it was delivered but she never got it, and we‘re pretty sure it got stolen, so I‘m actually sending out her replacement at the same time I‘m sending yours. 🙄 I‘ll see if they can put a note with your package somehow to say it should go to the basement apartment, and if not I might just end up writing it on the box. Lol either way it should be there sometime next week! 7y

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WarpedSweetness @the-flashley A note might be good, or on the box itself! I've had a few of my packages gone missing when it says they should be delivered. I've actually filed a complaint with USPS and UPS so hopefully it gets better. I've already informed my fiancee to keep a watch for me! I really hate talking to my neighbors. Lol 7y

the-flashley Yeah they probably just need to make it mandatory to get signatures when the drivers deliver packages, it‘s just so inconvenient. And awesome! I don‘t blame you for not wanting to talk to your neighbors, a lot of times I just don‘t really want to talk to people in generally. 😅😂 7y

the-flashley @WarpedSweetness The UPS website says your package was delivered yesterday, so if you didn‘t find it on your doorstep, then the people at the store probably didn‘t write on the box that it was a basement apartment like they said they would (should‘ve just done it myself 🙄😂). Anyway, just wanted to let you know that it says it‘s been delivered, so you can check with your neighbors! 7y

WarpedSweetness @the-flashley It arrived yesterday! And it was actually left at MY door! :-D Sorry, I think in my excitement I might have forgotten to tag you. 7y

the-flashley @WarpedSweetness Yay! And it‘s all good, I‘m just glad you got it and didn‘t have to ask your neighbors!! 🎉😁 7y

WarpedSweetness @the-flashley I'm glad I didn't either! 7y

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Natasha.C.Barnes

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

The #geekygraphicnovelswap matches have been sent!! Let the stalking begin! Except my match provided so much great information I hardly have to do any at all--but it's just so fun.

JenlovesJT47

WarpedSweetness Awesome!! Good to know so I can check my email! 7y

TricksyTails I haven't got an email yet. Better go check. 7y

Kalalalatja I bought stuff for my match as soon as I got the mail yesterday, so now I'm just waiting to receive the stuff so I can send it on its way 👏👏 7y

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Natasha.C.Barnes @WarpedSweetness @TricksyTails Ah, based on @Kalalalatja saying she got hers yesterday, I'm guessing they're going in batches by username, which is why I'm in the middle. Probably you'll get yours tomorrow then, your usernames starting with T and W as they do. 7y

Kalalalatja @WarpedSweetness @TricksyTails I just saw a post from @JenlovesJT47 that she is finished with sending matches, so you should have gotten yours ☺️ 7y

TricksyTails @Natasha.C.Barnes @Kalalalatja Thank you! I just got it! 😁 7y

JenlovesJT47 Yay! All matches sent out. Hope everyone has fun! Sorry it took so long, I had some computer issues yesterday 🙃 7y

Natasha.C.Barnes @JenlovesJT47 Are you kidding me, that was fast! Thanks so much for doing it. 😘 7y

JenlovesJT47 No problem! 🤗 7y

WarpedSweetness @Natasha.C.Barnes @Kalalalatja Just saw that I have an email! :-) I'm so excited!! 7y

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ChelseaVBC

Geeky Giving: A Sff Charity Anthology | Ryan Britt, K B Spangler, Heather Clitheroe

pick

So proud to be a part of this. Stellar SFF. 100% of the proceeds going to charity.

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