When Terri asked us to write about our reading plans, I fully expected to see samples of the ultimate spreadsheets and flowcharts, illustrating how fully geeky some of us are when it comes to reading. There I was, cowering in the corner with my multiple TBR piles, ready to be totally intimidated by everyone's superior organizational skills.
Not the case, after all! Maybe the geekiest of us were too busy writing up and editing their spreadsheets (or immersed in Book Blogger Appreciation Week) to post them.
In fact, far more of us—at least of those who responded—are inclined to agree with Maree of Just Add Books who writes:
I never plan my reading. I sort of stumble over books in a clumsy and graceless fashion and read whatever smacks me in the face the hardest.
Kerrie, of Mysteries in Paradise, treated us to a nifty flow chart to show how her monthly reads are determined. It's not so much a system, as an outline of how her priorities come into play. It's simple enough not to require the type of regular updating that would eat away at reading time. And it's in color!
The closest we got to a big-time planner was Puss ReBoots, who used to have a master reading plan but recently gave it up in favor of the "willy-nilly approach." Puss Reboots is a planner at heart, though. She even has planned randomness, using random.org to schedule the order that she posts her reviews. Now that's dedication!