The end of Challenge 2

The Name of the Wind was an absolutely brilliant book, I couldn't really have picked better for this Challenge.

The writing style of the Name of the Wind flowed so well and felt so easy to read. Always, when I have been writing, I have struggled with making chapters seem around the same length, but here Patrick Rothfuss just throws away with that and some chapters are little over a paragraph. Perhaps its not a new thing, but to me it is completely new to the usual schema and inspires me to pick up my pen again. Something I was hoping for!

A Graph to Show Pages Read Each Day

A journey almost as hectic and exciting as Kvothe's own!

In terms of reading I finished the book, as I said I would, at 8:00pm today. I hit a snag on the Saturday where I didn't read nearly as much as I meant to and so recovered for it today, in fact most of my day today was spent, laptop off, reading; Quite a feat if you know me.

The challenge, much like the previous one, has shown me what I can do if I put my mind to it; what I can achieve with a little bit of persistance, motivation, and, also, a deadline. Imagine if I turn my hand to other things in this manor, such as revision and coursework. I am definitely going to be aiming high in University this year. It's my final, most important, year!

A Graph to show Page Total throughout the week,

So I will endevaour to write and be more motivated. It's hard and I've said it before but hopefully I have recruited some of my friends to push me on this and soon I should have a few chapters on my hands.

We can only try our best, right?

Shaun Kellett

Challenge 2: Progress

So, what progress am I making?

It's a question that lingers on every readers lips. I can sense the excitement, the anticipation, the suspense of knowing how I am doing with my current challenge, that of reading "The Name of the Wind" in a week. Now for some the challenge is easy, some people read and don't stop reading. Some polish off a book in a few days, but for me it is a challenge. I need to read more, I need to stop just surfing the internet and doing nothing productive and this is what I have done.

So far we are on Thursday, we are over half way through the week so I should be over half way through the book. Well, lets see.

A Graph to Show the Ammount of pages read each day.

Wednesdays soaring success coupled with Tuesdays loss and Thursdays half-way status

On Monday, despite reporting I was off to a bad start, I managed to hit my target. I read into the night and, just when I was feeling tired and sleepy, just when my eyes were waining, I hit page 95, my target, and it just so happened to be the last page of a chapter. I was thrilled, I placed a bookmark and put the book down.

On Tuesday I got distracted, I woke up late, had a family meal, and wen't to the pub. By the time I got home and went to sleep I had read only 30 pages, leaving my well and truly behind.

Then there was Wednesday, my most productive day so far. Not only did I hit my target of 95 pages but I recouped all my losses from Tuesday and exceeded even that. On Wednesday I read a total of 179 pages. I was overly impressed with myself.

And that leads us to Thursday. Today, I have only read 46 pages, rather then the targeted 95, though I do not fear for there is still time left in the day. I am hoping, by the time I finally crawl into bed and lay my eyes to rest I will have hit 95, perhaps further, and I will be well on track to complete the book on Sunday.

A Graph to show book progress

Close but not quite there

As you can see, I'm not sticking to the ammont of daily pages, but I never expected to. The average was there as a guideline and so far I am sticking reasonably closely too it. I think I am well on my way for Sundays target. Lets hope.

Wish me luck.

Shaun Kellett