Goodreads asked Ben Schafer:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ben Schafer When I'm faced with a scene or plot point that is giving me difficulty, I tend to step back and look at the larger story. Are there threads that I left dangling earlier in the story that can be picked up to carry the plot forward? Is the character making a decision based on what they would do or just based on where I need them to be for the plot to happen? What is the next anchor point that I know I want to reach and how does this scene help get me there?

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