Goodreads asked C. Stuart Hardwick:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

C. Stuart Hardwick Writer's block can have a couple of different origins, but it generally comes down to not being ready for the type of writing I am attempting. If I just don't know what comes next, the solution is to stop trying to write prose and in instead focus on brainstorming and fleshing out the outline--often by engaging in a plot-breaking exercise or or going through my outline for to see which of about a dozen structural elements might need to be fleshed out. But when I know what I need to write and and having trouble creatively, it often helps just to "write into the scene." I'll have the character wake up, brush her teeth, and begin reacting to whatever came before. This all goes in the trash bin, of course, but it can get the juices flowing.

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