Take a Chance on King and Join the Project!

I'm so excited about my reading year in 2012 and even more so now that Natalie from Coffee and a Book Chick asked me to co-host a year-long,  Stephen King reading project.   Many of you who are regular readers of my blog know that I expressed an interest early in 2011 in reading all of Stephen King's works in chronological order.  So far I have only read two but am so excited about the project with Natalie because I think I will be reading many more and enjoying all of you doing the same!

For those of you that think King only writes horror fiction, think again.  He's written a variety of novels that include fantasy and his latest, 11/23/63 which is a time-traveling adventure.  His characters are always memorable and his storytelling ability ranks up there with the best!  Natalie and I would love to have you join on us this year long challenge.  If you are already a King fan, it will be a good excuse to read a few that you haven't gotten around to and if you have shied away from King you can give 1 book a try (at least), expand your reading horizons, and see what you think! And, you can also watch a movie or mini-series based on his work.  I can highly recommend It, Carrie, The Shining, and on and on!

Here's the details as written and posted by Natalie and a link to the website that she created for us today!  Isn't that awesome?  And, she created three cool buttons for you all to use!  I'm excited, can you tell? 

The Stephen King Project Overview

1. This will run from January through December 2012
2. Anyone can join. But you should have a blog OR an account with Goodreads, Shelfari, etc., so you can write your reviews and we can visit via the link at The Stephen King Project.
3. The Project will be hosted at The Stephen King Project review site. Participants should link their reviews to the Linky there.
4. Audiobooks count.
5. E-books count.

What Are the Commitment Levels?

• A King Novice: 1 book
• A Lil Bit of King: 3 books
• A King to Balance It All: 6 books
• A King Legend: 9 books
• A King for All Seasons: 12+ books

What About the Movies?

• Hell. YEAH. Same rules from the above apply, except...
• You can mix and match but you should have more books than films in your end-of-year total tally.

What Should You Do Now?

1. Write an announcement post on your blog.
2. You don't have to put a list of books together in your announcement post. Or you can, whatever works for you.
3. Use one of the blog buttons below in your announcement post.
4. Enter the link to your announcement post at The Stephen King Project Announcement Post (not the Project Overview post).
5. Every time you write a review, enter the link to it for the appropriate month at the review site. (On the 1st of each month, a new entry will be posted at the review site, and you can link up your reviews there).
6. At the end of each month, one participant from that month will be selected via random.org and will win a book from either Kathleen or I (or we may both have a book to give you). The book may or may not be King-related.
7. At the end of the year, one participant from the year will win a $50 gift card!

So here are the blog buttons to choose from: