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Task #1 for Tickle Me Pink

Ashley read by James Patterson on November 3

Erica read by James Patterson on November 13

Task #3 for Tickle Me Pink

Assignment: Read a historical romance

Stacie read by Susanna Kearsley from November 12 to November 13

Congratulations, Team Tickle Me Pink!
You have earned 1 BAP for Task #1 and 1 BAP for Task #3. For a total, so far, of 6 BAPs for November.

Yes, you are a worthy opponent.

Task #5 - Novella/Short Story

There are less than seventy-four hours until the last Sunday Update!

For Task #5, I will give you a different kind of mission. One that could create quite a quandary, but will bring a large reward: Five (5) BAPs!

�� Reading novellas or short stories, spell out:

N.
B.
R.
C.

N.
I.
N.
J.
A.

�� The twist is you may NOT apply a book larger than 160 pages, and thus they may NOT be “tagged�� towards your TTRC.

�� EXCEPTION: They may be in an anthology; this is the only way you may “tag�� the completed book, if you do finish the whole book. However, you are NOT required to read the whole book if you use an anthology. Nevertheless, you must use the titles, etc., of the stories within the anthology to do the spelling.

�� Short stories must be greater than 10 pages. (view spoiler)[This is nigh impossible for me to check, until it is a stand-alone edition; I'll just have to trust you. (hide spoiler)]

�� The same rules as prior Spell-It-Outs apply. (view spoiler)[Title, Author's First/Last Name, Series Name, and Character Name (main). (hide spoiler)]

�� They may all be done by one Team Member, or all nine read by different Team Members, it matters not to me.

�� Yes, if a short story or novella has been read/finished on November 1st or after, you may apply it.

�� You have until Sunday, November 17th, 9:00 a.m. - or to finish/post Task #5.

Decisions, decisions.

WHATEVER will you do?!!

Until the next surprise.

Post finished task here.

❶İձ�❶� wrote: "If we use one story from anthology for one letter, can we use another story from same anthology for another letter?"

Absolutely.

Steven wrote: "Book Ninja, do Graphic Novels count? I've read a graphic novel of 152 pages (less than 160!) in November that would work for this if allowed!"

After consultation, we will allow Graphic Novels for this task.

Ashley Marie wrote: "...if I read more than one short story by the same author for this challenge (surprise! it's Neil Gaiman!), can I use the author's name for multiple letters?"

Yes, you may.

Mango Tango's book ninjas are up to your challenge!

Mango Tango's 5 BAP Ninja Spellout!

N - Nick, in "A Restoration of Faith" by Jim Butcher, read by Steven (11/14)
B - Barbara Roden, author of "Endless Night," from Vampires: The Recent Undead by various authors, read by Jane (11/8)
R - Roderick Usher, in "Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Steven (11/14)
C - Charlaine Harris, author of "Small Town Wedding" from The Sookie Stackhouse Companion , read by Steven (11/12)

N - Narrator, in "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Steven (11/14)
I - "The Ice Princess" by Elizabeth Hoyt, read by Lisa (11/7)
N - Kim Newman, author of "Castle in the Desert: Anno Dracula 1977" from Vampires: The Recent Undead by various authors, read by Jane (11/8)
J - Jack Daniels, in "With a Twist" by JA Konrath, read by Barb (11/12)
A - Apollo, "Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo" by Rick Riordan, read by Steven (11/5)

Alas, Honorable Time Lord, you need to put in a "read" date for The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales.

It appears as "to-read."

Set! ŷ������ has been so slow and crazy the past two days, I'm surprised there haven't been tons of errors and double books etc.

Atomic Tangerine Task #1

Susan and Shosho

Nov 13

Congratulations, Mango Tango!
You have earned 5 BAPs for Task #5. For a total, so far, of 11 BAPs for November.

You make short work of it.

Yes, you are a worthy opponent.

Congratulations, Atomic Tangerine!
You have earned 1 BAP for Task #1. For a total, so far, of 1 BAPs for November.

Yes, you are a worthy opponent.

Moonstone

For pure curiosity, Catherine rolled 10 for Task #3 - Random Genre. I was wondering what our genre would have been.

For Task #4 - Random Bookcover, I rolled (1+1+1) = 3.

Thanks!

Rebecca wrote: "For pure curiosity, Catherine rolled 10 for Task #3 - Random Genre. I was wondering what our genre would have been.

Team Moonstone, for Task #3, your genre is Historical Romance.


Rebecca wrote: "For Task #4 - Random Bookcover, I rolled (1+1+1) = 3.

Team Moonstone, for Task #4, you need to do:

Mango Tango =
ITEM: Someone dancing or jumping.
COLOR: Mango colors (yellow-orange, peach, blush).

Playing for second! ;)


N Neil Gaiman|How to Sell the Ponti Bridge (Ashley Marie - 11/14) from M is for Magic
B Big Meeting|The Langston Hughes Reader (Amanda - 11/14)
R Ror Wolf|Two or Three Years Later: Forty-Nine Digressions (Christina G - 11/13)
C Larry Correia|The Grimnoir Chronicles: Detroit Christmas (Ashley Marie - 11/14)
N Neil Gaiman|October in the Chair (Ashley Marie - 11/14) from M is for Magic
I In the Darkness, Angels|Eric Van Lustbader (Amanda - 11/14) from Women of the Night
N Neil Gaiman|The Price (Ashley Marie - 11/14) from M is for Magic
J Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin (Amanda - 11/7)
A Kurt Andersen|Human Intelligence (Ashley Marie - 11/14) from Stories: All-New Tales

Ashley Marie, I need to know the name of the books where the stories would be found. Such as:

N. - Neil Gaiman|How to Sell the Ponti Bridge = Stories: All-New Tales

Ashley Marie, I've got nothing for Amanda for Eric Van Lustbader. The book containing the story/novella needs to be on her "all" or "read" shelf.

Guessing which book it would be too difficult for even a Ninja like me.

Sorry! Updated to clarify.

NBRC Book Ninja wrote: "Ashley Marie, I've got nothing for Amanda for Eric Van Lustbader. The book containing the story/novella needs to be on her "all" or "read" shelf."

I think she's currently reading it - she just read the story out of it to cover the letter, but hasn't finished the book yet.

I know a few of the stories I read aren't listed on ŷ������ at all...does that disqualify them?

Could she do like you did and mark it as "currently reading" - or at least add it to her bookshelves, somewhere. Langston Hughes, too. And I don't know what else, that is as far as I got.

Edit: "Please" and "thank you."

I'll PM her about it!

The Larry Correia story doesn't exist on GRs at all - I checked because I wanted to count it toward my yearly total. I finished another one of his this afternoon, too. Would it be easier for you if I just swapped them out?

Should I get a librarian to add it? If so, I'll need more info.

Never mind... I think I have enough, after looking at the website.

NBRC Book Ninja wrote: "Should I get a librarian to add it? If so, I'll need more info."

If you want to! Honestly, I can do it the next time I have time to fiddle with it. For the sake of this challenge (and expediency), I'll just swap to the story I read that is already catalogued. Then it's done and not tying you up!

Updated! Also, Amanda is PM'd, so hopefully we'll be problem free by the AM.

Alright, I'll check back then.

Sorry to be the naughty kid with this one!

You may leave Larry Correia; I'm fine with that.

NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS: I will take hyperlinks to websites with postings of free short stories/novellas by authors, etc., as long as it is clear which stories your Team read.

Ashley Marie wrote: "Sorry to be the naughty kid with this one!"

Nah. You've got a halo over your head. ��

NBRC Book Ninja wrote: "Ashley Marie wrote: "Sorry to be the naughty kid with this one!"

Nah. You've got a halo over your head. ��"

LOL my horns hold it up.

**hee hee**

Fixed! Sorry for the confusion :).

Congratulations, Wild Blue Yonder!
You have earned 5 BAPs for Task #5. For a total, so far, of 11 BAPs for November.

You make short work of it.

Yes, you are a worthy opponent.

Hobbits - task 5

This was easier that I thought it'll be. :D

N - Nick from Shock & Awe by Abigail Roux - Ezi 11/11
B - Briggs, Patricia Alpha & Omega - TC 11/10
R - Rylant, Cynthia Missing May - Melissa 11/7
C - Colleen Hoover Finding Cinderella - Ezi 11/14

N - Nick from Under Contract, part of Love Ahead by Madeline Urban & Abigail Roux - Tea 11/13
I - (The) Iron Fey series Winter's Passage by Julie Kagawa - Tea 11/14
N - Nelson, Elizabeth Love on the Buchanan Ranch - TC 11/14
J - Jemmy from The Whipping Boy - Melissa 11/6
A - Abigail Roux Shock & Awe - Tea 11/10

Ezi; TC; Melissa; Tea

Congratulations, Cerulean AKA Hobbit Blue!
You have earned 5 BAPs for Task #5. For a total, so far, of 11 BAPs for November.

I grant these, even though TC only rated Alpha & Omega - one of my favorite novellas - with ★★��.

Glad it wasn't as rough as you thought. ��

You make short work of it.

Yes, you are a worthy opponent.

And thank you for the links to the bookshelves, Hobbits. A nice treat for me.

NBRC Book Ninja wrote: "I grant these, even though TC only rated Alpha & Omega - one of my favorite novellas - with ★★��."

*snickers*
I'll have a chat with her.

**bows respectfully** Thank you.

NBRC Book Ninja wrote: "And thank you for the links to the bookshelves, Hobbits. A nice treat for me."

You're welcome.
Is that extra BAP? :P

LOL! Maybe a cupcake? ��

NBRC Book Ninja wrote: "LOL! Maybe a cupcake? ��"

Nah, have plenty of those. We were planning to have cupcake garage sale to get rid of them (and earn some books). Does any team need cupcakes? They are on sale!

Good thing you weren't checking links as soon as I posted them. Wrong shelf was linked. I went by default and put in challenge shelfs and then wondered how come none of the books shows up. :D

FOFLMBO!

Leather Jacket Black
#1 Task
Nichole and Ozana, finished same book, by Julie Kagawa

Congratulations, Leather Jacket Black!
You have earned 1 BAP for Task #1. For a total, so far, of 6 BAPs for November.

Yes, you are a worthy opponent.

Task #5 for Purple Mountain's Majesty
Novella/Short Story Spell It


N Nine Days in December Suzie Dawson 11/15/2013 (read by Lesley Lesley's read shelf
B Baby, I'm Yours Stephanie Bond 11/15/2013 (read by Lesley Lesley's read shelf
R Resisting Cupid Carol Rose 11/15/2013 (read by Lesley Lesley's read shelf
C Close to You Stacia Kane 11/1/2013
(read by Cristal Cristal's read shelf

N Nervous Flier Chloe Glint 11/14/2013(read by Lesley Lesley's read shelf
I I Remember You Scarlett Metal 11/14/2013 (read by Lesley Lesley's read shelf
N The Next Logical StepElijana Kindel 11/14/2013(read by Lesley Lesley's read shelf
J Jason in Make Believe Wife by Helen Conrad 11/10/2013 (read by Lesley Lesley's read shelf
A Always and Forever YoursVeronica Myse 11/14/2013 (read by Lesley Lesley's read shelf

Lesley, Baby, I'm Yours needs to be indicated as "read."