Goodreads asked Susan Vreeland:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Susan Vreeland I usually don't suffer from writer's block. If I'm searching for a word or phrase or a line of dialogue, I get very quiet and still and try to open myself to what the divine Mind is pouring forth so abundantly. Often the phrasing announces itself gently. Or I look through my notebooks of categorized sentences savored and saved from reading the novels of others. If I'm looking for a story or novel concept, I go to my art books and leisurely pore over them with an open mind, or I wander through a museum, ever alive to what might catch my attention. I do not fret or worry. That is counter-productive. I affirm several biblical concepts. For example, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord." And God's assurance to Moses, "I will be with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say."

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