Old dog, new trick
I’ve discovered something that helps with those boring long grinds, books on CD. I often listen to music, using iTunes, while playing. I was given a book on CD for my birthday, ‘The Poisonwood Bible’, and found listening while soloing made it easier. After finishing that book I picked up another and now another at the public library.
There is a downside though. Just as you can stay up too late reading, you can do the same listening. I’ve gotten my 24 druid to 28. It would have been a complete bore without the books. Well, it was a bore, but the books helped.