Goodreads asked Don Weston:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Don Weston I don't really believe in writer's block. The only block is when you don't sit down and start writing. If I can make myself do this. ideas usually come to me. If not, then I have to spend some time developing the plot. I do a very simple outline because I tend to change things on the fly. But if I get stuck, I go back to the outline and see where I wanted to go or what I need to develop.

But sometimes a book wasn't meant to be. I have about three or four false starts--books I have gotten two thirds of the way through and discarded. They might have been able to be salvaged, but I doubt it.

I also recommend doing a page for each major character, what they look like, what motivates them, their feelings, personality, and role in the book. I do the same for minor characters if I feel they need it but limit it to half a page or less. This helps me know them and transfer their personality into the book.

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