Goodreads asked Barry H. Wiley:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Barry H. Wiley It may sound arrogant, but I have never had to deal with writer's block, largely because I have 3-4 projects going at the same time, so running out of steam on one means I move to another one, then back. It depends on contractual obligations, promises made to editors, and to keep on a project that has particular appeal.
As Paul Gauguin will be a key character in The Shadow Play, the third book in my Adventures in Second Sight series set in 1897with a large protion in Tahiti, I have been digging into Gauguin's Tahitian experiences as well as his likes and dislikes, his physical presence, and so on. Then I write brief scenes with my heroine, Kyame Piddington, who is also an artist, their dialog and how Gauguin aids her insights into the plot problems. Thus Gauguin becomes more real, even while I am actually writing a novella, The Man Who Knows, set in 1920 duriing Prohibition. I fiind that switching back and forth keeps each project fresh and fun.

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