Goodreads asked Harker Jones:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Harker Jones I've never actually suffered from writer's block, which doesn't mean I haven't gone a time without writing. When I wasn't inspired to write anything, I just didn't and went and lived life. I didn't feel pressure because I wasn't writing. When inspiration came again, I wrote. That said, the hardest part for me is just getting my butt to the computer. Once I'm there I can be there for hours (just like the gym). It's the getting there that is the biggest stumbling block. I think just committing to 10 minutes a day can help someone get over writer's block. Just sit down for 10 minutes and if that leads to 20 minutes and then 140 minutes, great! And if not, you got 10 minutes of writing done. And if you do that every day, eventually you've got a book. It will be a crappy first draft, but all first drafts are crappy. But you've created the clay, and then you get to play with it, craft it into something more. Creating the clay is the hardest part!

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