Goodreads asked Eric Shonkwiler:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Eric Shonkwiler There's no such thing, as far as the common definition. There is no titanic shift in your brain that will keep you from writing. Being stuck will happen, and often, and there are three courses of action:

1. Write through it. Write crap, write drivel, but write.
2. Cut back on the manuscript until you're sure of what's come before. My most common blocks come from subconsciously knowing that what I've put down before was a mistake. Once I cut, and start fresh, the writing flows.
3. Step away. Take a walk, get a drink, go camping. Come back. Write.

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