Goodreads asked Jamesjohn:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jamesjohn I stay organized and build up a story in layers. It keeps the stumbling blocks small and manageable. I make a treatment, then a chapter outline, then a free-flowing first draft. Then I plan for several read-throughs, with the changes getting smaller and smaller, until finally I'm only rearranging the furniture and it's done. At each stage the stakes are small, which keeps the stress down.

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