Goodreads asked Erika Brickley:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Erika Brickley READ. If you feel like you're stuck trying to write, walk away and exercise a different part of your writer's brain. Go for walks, cook fun meals, hang out with friends, and read the books you have been thinking about but not touching for a long time. Yes, the nagging feeling in your brain will hang around, but fill in the rest of your brain with something else to boost your creativity again. Once you feel a little more mentally rested, come back and write lists of words for a theme (e.g. horror) or write about something in your life or skip to a different part of your story. There's no harm in walking away as long as you try again.

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