The SHANNON MUIR’S INFINITE HOUSE OF BOOKS weekly column is a place at Shannon Muir’s author website open to interviews and guest posts from other authors. One thing Shannon firmly believes in for readers not only to learn about new books available, but about those who craft the tales behind them. As its name implies, SHANNON MUIR’S INFINITE HOUSE OF BOOKS weekly column features writers from all genres of fiction who want their potential audience to get to know them, and their works, better – and occasionally may offer features from Shannon herself that support readers to discover words.

 DISCOVER WORDS… REFLECTIONS is a monthly blog series, the first Wednesday of every month, that focuses on readers and the discovery of words. All blog posts written by Shannon Muir. This month shares her thoughts on summer reading escapes.

A lot of people stock up on reads for the summer. They think that there will be more time to read in this season than any other, such as while on a train or plane, or perhaps lounging by a pool or beach. I tried doing this a couple of times myself this summer, with varying degrees of success.

I think what worked best for me were when I decided to tackle short stories. They took small amounts of commitment, and I didn’t have to struggle where I left off when some time passed between chapters. With novels, things became more challenging, especially when I couldn’t read on a daily basis. I even tried experimenting with audio books, but it didn’t really seem to help.

Still, I think anything that motivates people to take the time to plan to read more is a good thing! Hope those of you who had summer reading goals were able to meet and perhaps exceed them.

Until next month!