Goodreads asked Tamara Shoemaker:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Tamara Shoemaker I have no patience with writer's block. Write through it. No matter what. If I just can't figure out what's going to happen next, I reverse my character's actions. If he/she walks in the door somewhere and there's nothing to happen, I have her/him run back out. Up the stairs? They charge back down. Still, peaceful scene that's too quiet? There's a fire. Or a storm. Or the spat of gunfire. The beauty of being the author is that you can make anything happen, no matter what it is. Don't let writer's block keep you from the magic.

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