Goodreads asked Ron C. Nieto:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ron C. Nieto Here's how I would like to deal with writer's block (and how I believe it can be defeated):

I get very caveman-like when my muse decides to go on a stroll and leaves my story unfinished. It's not like she has to type the actual words, her only work is sit there and let me plough on! So no, she has no right to any days off. If she wanders off, I hit her over the head with my big caveman mace and drag her back pulling her hair.

In less obscure terms, that means I sit down and glue my behind to the chair. I browse my music library and find something that works with the characters, the mood, the theme... I put the headset on, get the sound to blasting level, and type away, each word a violent hit against the wall until it crumbles down.

Now, here's how I usually deal with it:

Procrastinate and ignore the pink elephant in the room until the deadline approaches. Everybody knows that when available writing time tends to zero, productivity tends to infinite anyway.

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