Goodreads asked Robin Tompkins:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Robin Tompkins I am lucky, in that I don’t suffer too much from that affliction. I tend to find though, that if I do get blocked, it’s caused by impatience more than anything. Trying to ‘take the story out of the oven before it’s cooked,’ will absolutely cause you to stall. If it happens, I just have to tell myself that that is the problem. Don’t panic, you haven’t suddenly lost the ability to write. Step back, do other stuff. Put the Laptop away and don’t pick it up again until the story is talking to you.

flag