Goodreads asked Brock Adams:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Brock Adams Time off. I've found that trying to pound away at something that you know isn't working doesn't do much good. I take time away from writing entirely, or I'll work on a different project--maybe some nonfiction. When I've stepped away long enough (sometimes a few days, sometimes months), I can view the work with fresh eyes and see what's not working. That often leads to new ideas that push past the block. Occasionally, though, there just are no ideas. I'm not afraid to abandon something that just refuses to come together. Don't throw it away, though! Much of Ember was a completely different book that I abandoned, but the writing found its way--with some heavy revision--into the final draft of the new novel.

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