Goodreads asked Allen Madding:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Allen Madding I use these opportunities to read other authors works especially on topics near my work in progress (WIP). Many times this gives me new ideas to explore in my writing as well as more depth for the story.

Ernest Hemingway suggested not writing till "your tank was dry". Another words, not to write out to the end of everything you had thought through. He suggested stopping at a point where you know where you are going with the story the next day. By spending 12-24 hours walking around with the next phases of the story in your head, you are more apt to think forward into the story before you return to writing.

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