Goodreads asked S.W. Hammond:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

S.W. Hammond Someone once told me that the biggest reason you can't move forward in a story is because you're unable to make sense of the past. Something within the story needs to be reconciled.

If I'm experiencing some sort of writer's block, I usually use the opportunity to go back and rewrite. This helps me flush out logical inconsistencies within the dialog or plot, reengages my mind on the consequences of what's at stake at that moment in the story, and usually by the time the section is rewritten--I come out the other side on a roll.

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