I have just a few administrative notes about Fall Into Reading 2008 (which starts on Monday!).

1. DO get your blog post written. Include the list of books you plan/hope to read this fall, and include a link back here, to Callapidder Days (preferably to the Fall Into Reading post that goes up Monday, but a general link to Callapidder Days is just fine). The Mr. Linky will go up Monday morning (I’m thinking somewhere between 6:30 and 7:00 AM, EST), and will remain open throughout the fall.

2. DO NOT add your name to the Mr. Linky before you have put up your post. If I click on your name/link and do not see your post and reading list, or if it takes me to a post that says, “I’m going to join Fall Into Reading but I don’t have my list yet. But I’ll do it soon.” or something like that… I’m sorry, but I will have to delete your entry from the Mr. Linky. Not because I’m mean, but because it’s simply not fair to the other participants who have already prepared their lists and blog posts. Of course, once you have your post/list up, you are more than welcome to come back and submit your name again.

3. DO use the Mr. Linky to link directly to your Fall Into Reading post, not just the main address (front page) of your blog. When you see the Mr. Linky here on Thursday, you’ll see a space where you can type your name (or the name of your blog, or whatever you’d like) and a space under it for your URL, or website address. In that space, you’ll need to put a “permalink” to your Fall Into Reading post.

For example, instead of something like:

http://myniftyblog.blogspot.com

You’d want something like this:

http://myniftyblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fall-into-reading.html

I completely made those addresses up, but you get the idea. Blogging Basics 101 has an article on how to find the “permalink” to a particular post HERE.

Once again, your link will be deleted if it does not go to a specific post (the one with your reading list). And again, I’m not being picky about this to be mean, but rather as a courtesy to all involved. People will be checking out everyone’s lists throughout the fall, and we want to make it as easy as possible for them to find your list. That means submitting a link to your specific post, rather than a general link to your blog.

If you have tried and tried, and read the post at Blogging Basics 101, and are still having trouble figuring out your permalink, please feel free to email me (there’s a link in my sidebar). I would be glad to help you and to get you signed up on the Mr. Linky with the correct link. Depending on the volume of email, it might take me a little while to get back to you, but I definitely will. I want you to be part of Fall Into Reading!

4. DO get ready to read around. One of the best parts of these reading challenges is the opportunity to visit the blogs of other readers, to find out what everyone else is reading this fall, to discover new authors or books, or just find kindred spirit readers who like the same stuff you do. Leave comments when you can — it adds to the fun!

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Okay, now that all those nit-picky details are out of the way, you can get back to making your list. And I need to get back to making mine!