Goodreads asked Ruth Hanford Morhard:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ruth Hanford Morhard After spending too much time looking at a blank page and panicking, I force myself to start writing. Anything. (Though preferably about my topic!) I don't give a thought to how well written it is. Just pen my thoughts. That gradually lessens the panic and gets my brain in gear. Then, the writing starts to flow--though it's not in anywhere near final form. I have to stop myself from trying to perfect it because that hinders my progress. I'll do that later in my countless revisions. It's like the Nike slogan, "Just do it!"

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