Goodreads asked Marsha Jacobson:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Marsha Jacobson If I'm suddenly blocked in the middle of writing, I take a long walk outside, regardless of weather. Often, when I come back inside, my writer-mind has started up again. If that fails, I stop trying and spend the rest of the day--or many days--not thinking about my writing at all. I've found there always comes a time when I know the next sentence to write and what comes next. I don't know how this works, but knowing that it always does allows me to stay relaxed when I'm blocked.

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