I am having a "Reader's Block"

It's just that I'm a bit too impatient.. if the book doesn't grab me right away, my mind just wonder. I have a reading list, "don Quixote" is an example.. I kept giving up half way through..

@just4him you're right, having engaging content is key. Not all the classics are like this though, for example I start reading pride n prejudice and couldn't quite put it down. So it's definitely a case by case scenario

@Drosophila It's interesting you said that. That is the number one reason why authors are rejected. Their work doesn't hold the interest of the publisher. If they can get past the first page, then the author has a chance. I do my best to make the first paragraphs of my books interesting so those reading will continue to the end. When I got my first compliments from people I knew who bought my book, they exclaimed over it and how it was a page turner. You don't know how happy that made me feel when I thought it would be a bust. Now it will be better than ever as I'm polishing it for the second edition and getting the typos I didn't know about and the punctuation taken care of with help from another author friend.

@Drosophila It always makes me wonder why I find it very hard to read a 30-page report, as if it's written in a foreign language, when I could read Books 1-3 of 50 Shades of Grey in less than week Actually, MyLot is a big detrimental factor to my reading abilities, too. I can read a hundred of posts in an hour (no, that's an exagerration) but I can't finish reading a 10-page scholarly article for the papers I write.

@yalul070 hahaha I can read things I don't enjoy by paragraph! but it's annoying when the information doesn't actually go into my brain! 50 shades of grey is a very boring book! for all the attention it got its erm .

yep that's the case when am trying to read these days lol.. I do move beyond it though by changing a book. This is the famous "cliff of mohr"

@Drosophila I've always had the kind of attention for novels that made me compart u mental ize. I don't feel like spelling it. I stop look around the room and ask myself okay what did I just read. Then I have to go back and read the paragraph again. ha ha

@Bluedoll lol ya if that happens to much to me with a book.. I just give up, it's then no longer enjoyable. it's a bit like reading a text book

lol fair point! ya, am also trying to read lengthy books which are probably not helping

Nope, there's nothing wrong with my eyes.. Everything wrong with my ability to concentrate

Thank you! This the famous Cliff of Mohr

lol.. of course! writer's block is so 1999! haha, don't all software devs use Agile system and write bollooxy user stories.. can't believe you still read tech spec! how endearingly old skoool!

@Drosophila Somebody has to develop the software that runs on embedded systems and drives hardware. If you don't know your way around hardware specs you're worse than useless. Even poncey buzzword bingo Agile developers have to be able to read requirements specs. Most of these modern software development methodologies and processes have been dreamt up to try to allow dumber and dumber people develop software so they can be paid less. You don't need methodologies and processes if you know what you're doing!

@WorDazza AMEN! There was I thinking agile is an excuse for devs not to do any work! Because they can say the story ain't right!

aww that's a shame!

yep at least that's what my optician said. too much eye strain. That's a good call, I should alternate! you're lucky, as you can alternate between languages too!

Or your eyes go over the words but nothing registers! it's the most annoying thing ever!

yep that's how it is like for me these past few days.. gonna need some other incentive :D

Lol.. I know the feeling all too well.. at least you can try to read a different language and see if it unblocks you

@Daljinder that is good! I unfortunately, still hate writing :D

I have started writing my unfinished fictions. It has helped me since I am back here and reading again.. Lol