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How do you get your reading "spark" back? (beehaw.org)
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hi! I have the problem that I think quite a few people end up with, which is that I used to consume books at a concerning rate in high school, but once I graduated, I stopped reading. I don't know if my somewhat brief stint in college knocked the want to read out of me, but I have a serious desire to go back to reading books and enjoying the stories in them. plus, I think it would help my writing if I would read actual books.

fanfiction is unfortunately a tough sell because I tend to not like how people write canons, but if by chance someone has any recs for Pokemon fanfic that is original character based, let me know! it's like the one media that works for me in fanfic land. (I know AO3 is currently out of commission though.)

I now have a Kobo Libra Color, and I've read a little on it, but I feel like I'm not quite "committing" if that makes sense? I don't sit down for an hour and read very easily, for example. I prefer the Kobo to physical books, mostly because I have nowhere to put physical books, and I would lose a library book.

I don't know if it's maybe cold feet or my attention span being poor?

what does everyone else do when they're struggling to read? have you experienced losing your reading "spark"?

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The only thing that has ever brought me back to reading after a hiatus has been the prospect of a really good book. Since I was a child I have lived by the same rule. A book gets 3 chapters to get good or I put it down and find something else to read or do. I used to go long spells of not reading followed by periods I can only describe as binge reading when I would devour every book in sight and then I would eventually end up with a book that sucked and that would knock me out of my groove and reset the cycle. Nowadays I listen to audiobooks 50 hours a week while I work. Finding new books to listen to is almost a second job at this point. I can’t even remember the last time I read a book I had to hold in my hands.

Normally, I would point out that there are more books than a person can read in one lifetime and an immeasurable amount of short fiction you can read for free on the internet. However, since you are looking for Pokémon fan fic you are probably S.O.L. Good luck on finding something you enjoy.

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