Goodreads asked Cynthia Hamilton:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Cynthia Hamilton Fortunately for me, I've never had this problem. In fact, turning to writing as a creative outlet in case I became bedridden allowed me to channel the my overactive imagination and put it to good use. It was a relief to find a task for an inner voice that never stops speculating; a fragment of an overheard conversation will send my mind into a spontaneous narrative about characters imagined on the spot. It has been that way all my life, slipping into an imaginary world with one provocative thought, chasing after an alternative reality, sort of like poor Walter Mitty! There are times when I sit and stare at my computer screen, but it's not for lack of something to say, just the correct way in which to say it.

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