Goodreads asked C.L. Currie:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

C.L. Currie My writer's block lasts anywhere from one minute to two days and is easily handled by rest and extroversion. I took a course on how the brain sorts information; it can get overloaded. Through experience I learned I should never write at night. This may not be the case for everyone, but it is for me. Another way is to get ideas out of my head and into the computer immediately. Jotting down ideas that often come at the most inopportune time helps also. Sometimes I'll step out back for fresh air and an entire chapter will come to me. I have to get to that computer and type fast! A popular way is to do a writing exercise or read another book. That doesn't work for me because I have too many ideas already. Finally, and maybe the best way to conquer the blank page is to keep the question "What if?" ever prominent in your mind. Stimulate the right brain. Let the left brain take a vacation (until you get to editing).

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