Goodreads asked Clark Rich Burbidge:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Clark Rich Burbidge I have been asked that a lot and my response is always the same. I never have experienced writer's block. You may scoff at this but it is true. How do I do it you say? I do not write from a detailed outline. I write the way we all read. I experience and live the story first hand. I never know what will be waiting for me around the next bend or on the next page. I may discover a new character or adventure or landscape. I then need to understand how it impacts the story, the other characters and why it exists and where it came from. This means I live the story as I write it. I can't wait to get back to writing just as you can't wait to get back to a great book and find out what is next. It keeps it constantly exciting and full of adventure for me. I keep notes by me all the time so as I wake up in the middle of the night or during the day I have thoughts or new characters that occur to me, I write it down and can come back later and add them in. Inspiration and insight cannot be scheduled. It happens and I always try to be ready when it does. Then when I sit down at the keyboard the adventure floods in and I can't wait to see what is coming next. It is really exciting.

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