Goodreads asked Jonathan Heaslet:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jonathan Heaslet My feeling is that the term "writer's block" is couched as a negative, as somehow a failure, that there's something wrong with the writer. What if one to be asked: How have "pauses" in your writing been beneficial? In my experience, writing is not linear. In addition, there are different phases of writing. Sometimes I'll write a scene. Sometimes I'll outline a chapter. Sometimes I'll write two chapters straight through. Sometimes I'll do conceptual editing, and other times line editing. And sometimes I just give myself the freedom to let what I have written marinate. Let your heart and mind lead you to write when, when not, and what.

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