Goodreads asked Lorie Adair:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Lorie Adair I've found book resources like Robert Olen Butler's book From Where You Dream incredibly helpful for working through a blocked phase. I also turn to my journal a good deal to work out the kinks. Susan Taylor Chehak urges her friends and students to read broadly and deeply so that is a resource as well because for me it's less block and more "locked" i.e. not shifting smoothly from one gear to the next if you will. I've also found crafting, painting, yoga, intense exercise, and skiing to really help--giving the 'monkey mind' something else to fixate on so the rest of the brain can freely work its magic.

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