tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post9189660891567409917..comments2024-02-10T21:34:03.128-05:00Comments on Writer of Wrongs: When Your Mood Interferes with Your Reading (and How to Fix It)GillyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-57541656095804887592014-10-25T15:35:07.479-04:002014-10-25T15:35:07.479-04:00I'm actually...in the exact same boat right no...I'm actually...in the <i>exact</i> same boat right now. Fantasy is my go-to favourite, but I just can not handle the feels right now, since I've got too much going on in that front already. And I know I'm in trouble when I can't even bring up the willpower to reread! Last week I was definitely in a "Let's read all the fluff! The sweeter the better!" But now I'm...back to being stuck. Looks like I'll be right with you watching Gilmore Girls! (YES THANK YOU NETFLIX IT'S ABOUT TIME! I will <i>finally</i> see all the Gilmore Girls episodes instead of random reruns!)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058009271288566400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-90963994356364651622014-10-24T13:03:25.691-04:002014-10-24T13:03:25.691-04:00This post spoke to me SO MUCH. I'm in a readin...This post spoke to me SO MUCH. I'm in a reading slump too, and instead of forcing myself through books I've decided to let myself be rutted. I'm finding that listening to an audiobook helps, because I'm still absorbing a book, just in a different way. I've got a nonfiction audiobook right now, and the other night I just listened to it while knitting for about an hour, and it was actually super relaxing and not stressful at all. <br /><br />Hope you feel better soon!Beckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-42088478372347570042014-10-24T07:33:10.437-04:002014-10-24T07:33:10.437-04:00A few years ago I took an entire year off of readi...A few years ago I took an entire year off of reading, my slump was that bad. And it was ok to do this. I don't force myself to read (or blog) if I'm not in the mood, because blogging AND reading are hobbies, not paid jobs :) Why not just take a break from both and focus on other things, and then come back to them when the mood strikes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-73433095645257905412014-10-23T20:48:05.705-04:002014-10-23T20:48:05.705-04:00Cake. Find a very good cake. Proceed to eat it. Al...Cake. Find a very good cake. Proceed to eat it. All. You're welcome.Jo Tomlinsonhttp://www.jltomlinson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-48998637021282516452014-10-23T20:12:22.715-04:002014-10-23T20:12:22.715-04:00ARE WE THE SAME PERSON?
No, but seriously I am ha...ARE WE THE SAME PERSON?<br /><br />No, but seriously I am having the worst blogging and reading slump because of my mood because of personal things and you know the whole publishing industry seeming to lose it's damn mind. Just, ugh, all I want to do is binge Gilmore Girls and eat things and watch twitter. I am trying to get back to reading by making myself read a chapter of The Winner's Crime each day, because after one chapter I usually want a lot more of that book. Also, now before I go to bed, I put my audiobook on sleep timer through audible which helps at least to get me through a small bit of reading and my pile.<br /><br />Just, I am glad you wrote this post, I know this wasn't your intention but it really spoke to me and made me feel not at all alone with this mood.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-14617820998083007542014-10-23T18:29:24.563-04:002014-10-23T18:29:24.563-04:00As someone who suffers from chronic fatigue, you&#...As someone who suffers from chronic fatigue, you're totally right about letting yourself be rutted. Getting frustrated at yourself only prolongs the badness, and since mood has a biochemical connection, of COURSE everything gets affected by it. I find, for me, a little light exercise (if I can manage it) and checking something off my 'I'm being productive" list lifts my spirits. But creative exercises are the fastest way to pull out of a rut- crafting something, or a quick journaling exercise, or just looking at some art for a while. Gotta refresh the brain and let it heal. And I eagerly (but patiently) await you to slog through the rut and come back to blogging and reviewing (but don't rush it- you've already extended my TBR pile significantly by making some books sound too good to pass by).Beth Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898921671895123053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-10456454426868256212014-10-23T18:13:27.978-04:002014-10-23T18:13:27.978-04:00Sometimes letting yourself be rutted isn't a b...Sometimes letting yourself be rutted isn't a bad idea. I just keep reading other things hoping to eventually find something awesome. Or take a break, which is sometimes needed too.Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462386948229063576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-87891664636161053462014-10-23T17:15:04.336-04:002014-10-23T17:15:04.336-04:00I've been trying to dig myself out of a bloggi...I've been trying to dig myself out of a blogging and reading slump. I took some time off, but I'm still struggling to get back into the swing of things... especially when Gilmore Girls on netflix keeps luring me in. Jordin @ A Bottomless Book Baghttp://abottomlessbookbag.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-61293250916047364132014-10-23T17:01:58.428-04:002014-10-23T17:01:58.428-04:00I completely agree with re-reading (well, for me, ...I completely agree with re-reading (well, for me, it's more like re-skimming my favorite parts) and reading fluff! Those generally get me out of any reading funks. Or really good smut. =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307895303115762938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-75874845715425495082014-10-23T10:12:16.033-04:002014-10-23T10:12:16.033-04:00reading slumps are soooo tough. They really are. ...reading slumps are soooo tough. They really are. I know when I'm in one I want to read so badly, but nothing is working. I can't concentrate on it, and before I know it I've taken a five minute break that lasted 2 hours of me just watching Youtube videos.<br /><br />I think all of you advice is perfect when we get stuck in those ruts. I also, sometimes, think that it helps to give yourself a specific amount of time - say 45 minutes - that you will read and not do anything else. Set the stopwatch on your phone if you need to, and read those 45 minutes. I often find that helps me get reading done, and helps me get over slumps because then I get into the story.Quinn @ Quinn's Book Nookhttp://quinnsbooknook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-2678411769533556472014-10-23T09:41:14.531-04:002014-10-23T09:41:14.531-04:00I'm in the same situation as you.... I just fo...I'm in the same situation as you.... I just force myself to read a book... It always helped my to get out of this hole. And with the bloggin... I can't force myself for this too. So I just wait until it gets better :) <br /><br />hugs from AnnaVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544301066987548928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-81222739940470886312014-10-23T09:09:53.897-04:002014-10-23T09:09:53.897-04:00I'm currently going through the same thing. Us...I'm currently going through the same thing. Usually, I just keep picking up books and starting them until something grabs me. It happens eventually. But I also don't put pressure on myself about it. It'll happen when it happens.Akilahhttp://theenglishist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-40911002332161379642014-10-23T02:38:11.149-04:002014-10-23T02:38:11.149-04:00Usually when I get into a slump, I let myself get ...Usually when I get into a slump, I let myself get rutted out. Like you said, sometimes your just need a break! Especially as a college student because there's no such thing as sleep and I don't even know what free time is anymore. But I do love me some good fluff and I usually turn to historical romance because banter and sexy times and history (I'm such a nerd). Kailia Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383497393902710220noreply@blogger.com