Goodreads asked Randal Nerhus:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Randal Nerhus My worst case of writer’s block came fairly early on. How I dealt with it may be useful for other writers. My blockage seemed to have crept in overnight, and it lasted for weeks. When I opened the manuscript, my mind would go completely numb. With intense effort, I’d cut a few lines and then with equal effort put them back in.

After a couple months, I realized that I had a plot pothole problem that I was trying to ignore. My writer’s block turned out to be a godsend. Whatever I had tried to write was a waste of time.

I pondered resolving the issue and knew it would require months of manuscript rearranging and rewrites. I finally relented, dug in, and changed the storyline. It took longer than expected, but my will and energy returned when I was back on the right track.

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