Thank you! I hope these help!

What are your favorite genres?

Ooh! Another thing I would recommend, which might seem strange, but try reading a couple young adult books in a genre you enjoy! I had a children’s lit class recently where I had to read quite a few young adult novels. The writing in these books and the storytelling has improved greatly since I was of that age group. The stories are engaging but usually less verbose than adult fiction which makes it much easier to form that mental picture. It’s a good way to get those juices flowing again before you move on to other books!

I’ve had this same issue. Usually it happens after I’ve gotten out of the habit of reading regularly for a while.

I’m a part time student with a full time job so I don’t always have the time and when summer comes around, sometimes it’s like I have to retrain myself on how to read. But at forst I find myself reading and then realize I need to go back because I don’t remember anything I read.

Here are a couple suggestions I have that have worked for me.

• Pick a couple easy reading books in a genre you know you really enjoy. (Easy as in lots of action and less descriptive and wordy.) These stories can be a bit easier to lose yourself in and will help Kickstart your “mental movies” again.
• Find a comfortable and quiet space to read. Have a drink and snacks at the ready so if you get hungry or thirsty you don’t have to interrupt your reading to go get something.
• Read slowly through the first chapter or 2 and intentionally work on visualizing what you’re reading. Once you’ve done this intentionally for a little while, it will get easier to start doing it automatically again.

Sometimes it’s just about retraining your brain!