Goodreads asked Emily McKay:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Emily McKay Whew ... this is a tough one.
I used to think that writer's block was a myth. It is not.
I think there are four kinds of things that are at the root of writer's block:
The first is: writing is so hard. And rewatching Friends is easy.
The second is: you've made a misstep in plotting or the story or whatever. You're lost in the weeds and you need to backtrack and figure out where you went wrong.
The third is: the book you're writing is bringing up personal emotional stuff that you're not ready to deal with. You will absolutely have to deal with that shit before you can write the book.
The fourth is: you might be suffering from something bigger, like actual clinical depression. I feel like creativity is often the first thing to take a hit if your suffering from depression. Don't know if you're depressed? Ask your friends. They will be able to tell you.

So, long story short, if you have writer's block, you first need to figure out which kind it is. Then you can deal with it.

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