Goodreads asked Jennifer Archer:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jennifer Archer I find that the best way to break through writer's block is to write my way through it. I write down a line or two at the top of a piece of paper -- for instance, "How would my protagonist work out her problem," then I set a timer for 15 or 20 minutes and start writing. I call these "timed writings" and there are only 2 rules to follow: (1) I can't stop writing until the timer goes off. Can't even pause to think. Whatever goes through my mind goes onto the page. It may start out as, "I can't think of anything to write. I wish I'd never started this story. I can't do this...etc." All of that goes onto the page. Soon, something clicks and I'm writing, "What if...?" For instance, "What if Tansy got rid of Henry's journal? Or what if she just told her mother what she was experiencing? That might work. Or she could..." This practice inevitably helps me push through a block and find the right direction to take my story.

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