Tagged: reading slumps
Discussion: Getting Out of a Reading Slump
Currently I’m on a roll with reading books but there have been times when the last thing I wanted to do was read. I call these ‘reading slumps’ and it seems like every book blogger and/or avid reader has them on occasion. So how do we get over them and get back blogging?
For me, writing about something else seems to help. If I write about something book-related but don’t actually do reviews, sometimes it rekindles that urge to read again. And a little ranting once in a while is good for you anyway. Sometimes I don’t have a miracle cure for reading slumps; I just snap out of them without warning. Other times it’s re-reading an old favourite that helps me. I don’t really have a surefire way to get out of a reading slump and I think methods for getting out of reading slumps are very individualized. What works for one blogger doesn’t necessarily work for another.
So what I want to know now is this: How do you get out of your reading slumps? Does your method always work or work some of the time?
Discussion: Reading Slumps
Sometimes I get in a kind of mood where I don’t want to do any kind of reading. I’ll waste hours on the computer, binge watch Game of Thrones, do 2000 piece puzzles, anything just to keep from reading. Usually these moods come about after reading a particularly bad or difficult book, the kind that makes you feel like reading is work rather than pleasure. As a book blogger who generally writes 4 reviews per week this can present a problem.
When I’m in a reading slump I either do one of two things: wait for it to pass on its own or try to motivate myself by reading a book from my TBR pile that could be really good. Both of these strategies generally work for me but there have been times when they haven’t.
Have you guys ever had reading slumps? If so, what did you do to get out of the slump? And if you’re a book blogger, how do reading slumps affect your blogging?