Goodreads asked M. Sean Coleman:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

M. Sean Coleman I am quite organised, and I like my little routines, so I don't tend to struggle with writer's block. I start out very simply, writing the plot out in 10-15 bullet points. And then I fill those out onto record cards, and fill in the gaps, slowly expanding, still in note form, until the whole thing is there and makes sense. Only then do I start writing the actual words that readers will read. Even then, I try not to be too precious on the first draft. It's much easier to edit something that exists... If at the writing stage I find a scene or a plot point that is really sticking for me, then I know something about it isn't working, and I go back to the record cards. It means that there is never the pressure of the blank document staring back at you.

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