If you are struggling and in a writers block read other authors books. It will give you inspiration, whether it is a fan fic about the characters or just a book of similar fashion with none of the same characters, or both are fantasy, or moth are the same genre. It should help. But do what you think is right, this is just what I would do in your shoes, and I love a good book that an author takes time to research and prepare. But not if they wear themselves out trying to do stuff they don’t like or are not good at. If you don’t want to read others books, don’t. If you want to write, write for fun and see what results turn up.