Goodreads asked Kara D. Wilson:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Kara D. Wilson When I don't know what is to happen next in a book, I sit down and make a list of possible outcomes or actions. For example, (1) He goes to a cafe and finds his girlfriend; (2) He gets into a fight on the way to a cafe; (3) He is abducted by aliens, etc. I add things that are really, really ridiculous to the list. I add more and more to the list until I can't think of anything. THEN, I review what I've written. Most of the ideas are bad, but... sometimes two abstract ideas work together and become a great plot point!

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