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Goodreads asked Justin Lee Anderson:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Justin Lee Anderson With a nice single malt. Seriously, there is actually research to show that a few glasses of alcohol is good for creativity. It reduces your inhibitions and opens you up to unusual ideas. Hemingway might not actually have said "write drunk; edit sober" but it's not bad advice.

Other than that, just do something else. If you're really stuck, get up and walk away. Do something fairly mindless, like housework or cooking. Let your subconscious work and come back fresh later.

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