Goodreads asked Abby Rosmarin:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Abby Rosmarin Write. I know, that sounds like terrible advice, right? Have writer's block? Write! But, seriously: write. Get out a notebook and pen (which I have found takes away the pressure of writing anything profound) and just stream-of-conscious that noise. Write about your day, about what's on your mind. Write about how you feel like a sham and a fraud and you'll never amount to anything as a writer. Just keep going at it. If you start getting ideas for your book, write those notes down, too. Sometimes writing is like trying to break through the ice: you have to chip at it, centimeter by centimeter, with the faith that eventually you'll hit it in just the right way it all will fall into place.

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