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Goodreads asked C.J. Edmunds:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

C.J. Edmunds A lot of other writers debunk the "myth" and say that there really is no such thing. But as a creative individual, it's important to know the cause of that blockage. It may be that your outline hasn't been refined enough or thought through, so much so that you are stumped on an aspect of the story because of it. Or probably you've lost your drive to finish the story because you are starting to find it boring.

Change things. Skip a chapter in your writing. Do everything to make it new and to start fresh.

The great detective author, Raymond Chandler did say that and I'm paraphrasing him, "That if all your characters are in a room and nothing happens, have some one come in with a gun."

It's that. Make your scenes interesting. Make something happen. And see how your characters will react to it.

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