Goodreads asked Gordon MacKinney:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Gordon MacKinney "Writer's Block" is always with me. It's a wooden cube about two inches on each side. It sits on my desk. Because I have it there, I don't have it in my head. But seriously, although my wooden block is real, I believe writer's block is a consequence of one of two things: laziness or impossibly high standards. I needn't elaborate on the first. As for the second, I find it helpful to assume that my first draft is going to be complete crap, which is in sync with Anne Lamott's "Shitty First Drafts" lesson from her book Bird by Bird. Just put something down, even if it's garbage. The act of doing so MAY lead you to something that isn't garbage.

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