Goodreads asked Nicholas McIntire:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Nicholas McIntire I've been doing this for a long time, and when I start to feel like the well is running dry, that's my cue to take a step back from what I'm doing, and seek out ways to recharge my creativity. Sometimes I hit a wall, and it's because there's a question hanging over a character or a scene that I haven't answered for myself yet. So I'll take a walk, let the question or idea loose in my head, and pay attention to something else for a bit. Usually within an hour, sometimes two or three, I find my answer and I'm ready to get back to work. In my experience the absolute worst thing you can do is to try and force creativity. And for me there's no faster way to find myself blocked.

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