Goodreads asked Cate Meredith:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Cate Meredith Cross-pollination. That's the term I use to mean getting inspiration from different types of art. If I can't write, I go to a museum or the ballet or listen to music that I don't usually listen to. I try to make my brain interpret something new and unexpected. By waking up new neurons in the brain, I think the problem gets a little more light on it, and it is easier to make the necessary connections to solve.

For instance, I find that if I view a Jackson Pollock that I've never seen before and try to analyze it, often by the time I get home, I've solved the problem that was causing writer's block. I believe it is because my subconscious has been given an infusion of new inspiration. I can see new connections between things, and thus, the writing flows again.

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