I\u2019ve always had the tendency to read too many books at the same time. There are some books I have on a perpetual TBC list. I plan to get back to them, but I don\u2019t seem to get around to it. Usually, this doesn\u2019t bother me as much, but right now, it doesn\u2019t seem to be working. I am chapters deep into several books, and some I\u2019ve just started. But often, when I read, it\u2019s late and I\u2019m tired, and depending on my mood, I prefer to read this or that, and it\u2019s rarely the same book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I feel this is currently working against me, and as a result, I don\u2019t get to enjoy any book. As in, I\u2019m not getting lost in them. I need to show more persistence and try to finish a book before picking up a new one (or the tenth new one\ud83d\ude48). Now, a friend of mine got me to sign up for a monthly book club (because I needed more books), but I want to try to schedule an hour or as least half an hour every day during the week to read in a physical book (also as a ways to learn more about writing). We shall see how that pans out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My current reading list (things I\u2019m actively reading): The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik, The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, The Reaper\u2019s Quota by Sarah McKnight, Escape from Hell by Mary Irving, Rand by Sylvia Shaw, Paper Love by Jae, Back into Your Arms by Monica McCallan, The Right Fit by Nicole Pyland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m not mentioning my perpetual reading list, but there are three books on there right now. I will also not add the other books I own or got access to via KU because then I will write for another half hour. Sigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll also admit that I sometimes struggle to read while I am writing or revising (it\u2019s way worse when I\u2019m revising) because I feel like an imposter. What I see on the page when I read another author\u2019s book and what I produce myself seem to be worlds apart, and my own work seems like the scribblings or an \u201carrogant, rank amateur\u201d (to quote Willow from Buffy). And that\u2019s not\u2026 pleasant. I haven\u2019t yet figured out how to separate these things better. Because yes, I will not ever be able to write like Naomi Novik, for example, given that I\u2019m not her, but I can write like Sabrina Blaum, and no one else can write like me. Much like is true for everyone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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