Goodreads asked David Gerald King:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

David Gerald King Poorly. When I get blocked, I go do my first proofread, usually. I set up the computer's narration program and go through all the finished chapters. I can fix minor phrasing, grammar, spelling, or continuity mistakes, and sometimes it can make me feel the story enough again to proceed. Otherwise, just try to do something productive. Write notes on how you want the chapters to generally proceed, ask someone you trust to read and give advice/ask questions, etc. If all else fails, go read and book or watch a movie. If it's good, it will spark a "Me too!" creative-motivation reaction. If it's terrible, it will spark a "Even I can write better than this!" reaction. I find the former much more helpful.

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