What Do I Do For “Writer’s Block?”

I spoke at a fiction writing conference recently, and during a panel discussion, the novelists were asked about handling writer’s block.

Here is my opinion, based on 32 years of experience:

Often what a writer perceives as a block is nothing more than procrastination. I know a lot of writers, and the majority of us seem to be experts at procrastinating. Writer’s block is a good excuse not to write. Right? So if a writer thinks he can’t write because he is blocked, he should check to make sure h...