Goodreads asked Leah Ferguson:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Leah Ferguson Um, I don't deal with writer's block very well at all, at first--if I can admit that without seeming like a big of a brat. I'm a big one for walking away from block and suddenly deciding to try a new recipe (with 47 new ingredients!), or to take the kids off for some adventure, or surfing the internet to discover if Kim Kardashian really did have plastic surgery. But I have found that if I just allow myself some minutes of silence (that does happen sometimes, yes?), the wall will open and the words will come. Usually this happens when I'm not in front of the computer, but rather when I'm doing something like driving, or holding my son before bed--something that forces me to slow down and concentrate on just the task at hand. Then my mind can unlock, in a way, and on I go.

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