07-24-2013, 11:32 AM | #1 |
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How do you combat 'readers block'?
Am struggling to know what I'd like to read next.
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07-24-2013, 11:38 AM | #2 |
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Why struggle? If there's nothing you feel compelled to read, don't bother. Do something else instead.
Reading should be a pleasure, not an obligation. Mike |
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07-24-2013, 11:47 AM | #3 |
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When I get into reading slumps, I try something light and somewhat mindless. Terry Pratchett usually works for me.
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Oh, don't get me wrong guys, I love reading and it is a pleasure but nothing's jumping out at me at the moment if you know what I mean. |
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07-24-2013, 11:58 AM | #5 |
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when i have reader's block i will usually go in for a shorter, stand alone novel or maybe even a short story (Brandon Sanderson's Emperor's Soul will be my next).
This way, its a shorter story and maybe it will either put me in a fantasy mood after i finish it, or maybe i'll want to go back to hard scifi, etc. |
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07-24-2013, 12:05 PM | #6 |
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Switch genre.
And pick something reasonably short. Graham |
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I either read a short story or re-read a favorite.
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07-24-2013, 12:20 PM | #8 |
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If nothing new strikes my fancy I go back through my collection and read something great again. Before eBooks that was my home library that is still crammed with books.
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I read a hard-boiled novel, either of an author I like or from series I know is good (like recently discounted Hard Case Crime).
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07-24-2013, 01:06 PM | #10 |
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07-24-2013, 01:33 PM | #11 |
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Yeah as a voracious reader I usually read every chance I get, but often I'll just not feel like reading for a day or two, so I don't. Sometimes it is aided by having a less than compelling book in progress. I will abandon books, but sometimes it is hard to let go if they started out well. Usually after such mini-sabbaticals I'm chomping at the bit to do some reading.
Then sometimes I want to read but have a hard time settling in on a particular book. Those are good times for catching up on perusing some downloaded samples. |
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07-24-2013, 11:37 PM | #13 |
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If I have been reading a lot of fiction, I will switch to non-fiction, and vice versa.
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07-24-2013, 11:49 PM | #14 |
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Take a break. If you don't have anything that grabs you, don't read. It shouldn't be a job (unless it is your job).
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07-25-2013, 12:15 AM | #15 |
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Like you, I generally read on my commute and during my lunch break. Times when there isn't much else I can really do. To get back in the groove, I generally read an old favorite or something I know I will like (more Discworld, etc.) Sometimes I really need to take a break from reading and on those times I tend to play a couple mindless games on my phone or print out some sudoku for my commute.
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