2012 - Sign-up Form
2012 - Books Read Form

Monday, March 12, 2012

2012 Cozy Mystery Challenge - rules and sign-up form



It's that time of year again, time to sign up for the annual Cozy Mystery Challenge and start thinking about the books you'll want to read for the next 6 months.

Last year we had a great turn out and I hope we do just as well, if not better,  in 2012.

For those who might wonder what a cozy mystery is, here's a great website that explains it and is a great resource for series:  Cozy-Mystery.com   I also have the 2010 and 2011 list of read books still available on this blog, so feel free to browse through the list to see what members read last year.

Here are the rules:
1. The challenge runs April 1st, 2012 through September 30, 2012.

2. The goal is to read at least 6 cozy mysteries, one for each month.  You can choose to read more, but you must read 6 in order to complete this challenge. You don't have to read 1 each month, you can read them whenever you like, you just have to read at least six.

There are three participation levels for this challenge:
Only the required amount - 6
I think I can do better - 7-10
Feeling very ambitious - 11+


3. While you can overlap with other challenges, please try to have at least 2 of the books only count towards this challenge.  However, if you are doing a challenge where you are working towards a page count or book count, it's ok to count these books towards that challenge. 

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Sign-up using Mr. Linky. While it would be great if you signed up before April 1st,  you can sign up anytime between now and September 1st.   Update: So it appears if you don't have a URL you can't use Mr. Linky to sign up.. Bummer!  So I think those of you with no blog have two options and you can do either one, whichever you prefer.  Either user Mr. Linky and just put in the URL to this blog or just leave a comment! 

5. You do NOT need a blog to participate.  If you do have a blog, I would love to see a dedicated post linking back this post, but that's not required either.

6. You do NOT have to list the books you plan to read ahead of time, although you can if you want to (and the list can change throughout the challenge).

One change for this year is that I won't be as active as I have in the past, not that I'm always incredibly up-to-date anyway.  I'm currently expecting my first child in early May so I'm going to have my hands full for the majority of this challenge.   I thought about skipping the challenge this year but I love cozies and I know a lot of you look forward to this challenge so I knew I had to do it.

I'm going to create a form for you to enter the books you've read and have it just list the books automatically on the site so others can see what people are reading without me having to re-type everything.    Hopefully things go smoothly with this challenge and I'll be sure to pop-in when I can!

Please let me know if you have any questions and most importantly....HAVE FUN!


25 comments:

  1. I'd forgotten it was time for the challenge again until I saw this post pop up. You know I'm in for 11+.

    And congrats on your first child!

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  2. So glad you'll be joining the challenge again Mark! Thank you..we're very excited!

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  3. I'm definitely in! Thanks for hosting again, Kris!

    Congrats on your first baby! Great news!

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  4. Cozies are my favorites and I have become a challenge addict, plus with cats named Sherlock, Watson and Moriarty and the above picture how can I resist.

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  5. Thanks Yvonne! Glad you are joining us again!
    Dollycas - of course you can't resist! lol! So glad you'll be joining us.

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  6. May I join if I don't have a blog? I still would like to join in--I guess I just don't consider my life to be "blogworthy" so I haven't ever started one!
    Thanks!

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  7. Bestjlb - Yes! You are more than welcome to join even though you don't have a blog.

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  8. Congrats on your upcoming new arrival, Kris! :) Count me in for the challenge--I love cozies.

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  9. I'd also like to join but I have no blog. If I can join, I am planning on reading 11+ cozy mysteries. Even if I can't join the challenge, I'm sure I'll read 11+ cozy mysteries during that time anyway!

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  10. Count me in! I'm so glad you decided to host again this year. The link goes to my mystery challenge page since I joined 5 this year :O

    Congrats on the new baby!!!

    I may have a book for a giveaway...I need to check my shelves...will get back to you with a yea or nay. It will not be new but may only have been read twice (mostly likely only once)

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  11. Looking forward to my third year in the Cozy Mystery Challenge. Can't wait until April 1st!

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  12. This looks like fun! I think I can do better than 6.

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  13. Amelia - You are more than welcome to join! Consider your comment our "sign-up".

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  14. Book Dragon - Glad to see you back! If you are willing to donate a book for a giveaway - that would be great, even if it is slightly used. I know in the past I bought some at used book fairs and nobody seemed to have a problem.

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  15. Ok I may be a little dense but where do I sign up

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  16. Also, I do not have a blog but will certainly read more then 6 I am sure.

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  17. Thanks to Mark, I found out about this challenge. I don't have a blog, but would like to participate. I know I can read more than 11+ books - there are so many good new ones out there and coming!

    Congrats on the baby!

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  18. Ok...I'm in and looking forward to joining in and reading along! Thanks for having me!

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  19. Thanks for all of those who have entered recently! If you don't have a blog that's ok, just leave a comment and we'll consider that signing up!

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  20. Signing up for my third year! I'm only reading from my TBR stack this year, but there are more than enough cozies to get the job done. :) Congratulations about the baby!!

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  21. Kelly - Thanks for coming back! I'm with you..I have enough in my TBR to read for this challenge and then some! lol

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  22. Looking forward to this challenge again this year. Sign me up for 11+ cozies. I'm hoping this will motivate me to make a dent in my TBR mountain. :)

    Congratulations on the new baby! Take time & enjoy every second. They grow up way too fast.

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  23. Thanks for the challenge. I am a great fan of cozy mysteries and I should be able to read +11.

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  24. Hi Kris, are you still going to post a page for us to link up our reviews? Just checking!

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  25. Lifeorganizer - good luck! 11 is ambitious..but wish I could do it. haha!

    Kelly - I was or am or rather I just did! I was just behind. haha!

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