Readalong

TPG Scheduling

Sat Jun 15 15:22:50 PDT 2002

On Saturday, June 15, 2002, at 02:51 PM, Nancy Thuleen wrote:

> At 13:21 -0500 15.6.2002, Matthew Hunter wrote:
>>
>> If we must have a pace, one chapter per day?
>
> That seems a tad too fast (not reading-wise, but discussion-wise) to me;
> also I would imagine we'd want to plan it so that we finish FHYA in
> November, to coincide with the publication of Paths of the Dead (which 
> is
> listed as a November release at Locus).
>
> With that in mind, I'd suggest 3 chapters a week.  That takes us through
> September to finish TPG, and through late November to finish FHYA, 
> giving
> those of us with busy schedules a little time to read PotD before 
> embarking
> on a readalong of that.  I can type up what I figured out, but basically
> it's like this:
>
> June 17-23:   The Phoenix Guards Preface & Chapters 1 & 2
> June 24-30:   TPG Chapters 3, 4, 5
> July 1-7:     TPG Chapters 6, 7, 8
>               (you get the idea)
> Sept 2-8:     TPG Chapters 33, 34 & Conclusion & Epilogue
> Sept 9-15:    Five Hundred Years After, Preface & Chapters 1 & 2
>               (still the same idea)
> Nov 25-Dec 1: FHYA Chapters 33, 34 & Conclusion
>
> I suppose we could increase it to 4 chapters a week if people really 
> want
> to finish the discussion before November, but I'd have to recalculate to
> see when we'd end up with that schedule.
>
> Anyway, just my idea, feel free to adopt if it suits!  :)
>
> - Nancy.
>
>
Everyone read the above. I think it's a fine schedule and I am inclined 
to go with it.
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