Goodreads asked Ubiquitous Bubba:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ubiquitous Bubba The brain can only manage so many concurrent tasks. Stress saps creativity. Hunger and sleep deprivation also slow down my mind. I know some writers do their best work when they are badly sleep deprived, but I don't work that way. If I'm trying to break through a block, I take the problem/scene/character and submit it to subconscious processing. I'm then free to focus on other things because I know that my mind will keep working on the problem while my conscious mind is effectively running a screen saver. I never know how long it will take, but I know that eventually, the cellar door will creak open and a gnarled bony hand will toss the completed story idea into the sunlight. I'll start writing to see what I've created. It's almost always a surprise.

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