Goodreads asked Paul DeBusschere:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Paul DeBusschere When I'm constructing a manuscript, my mind tends to work on it 24-7. So, I don't tend to worry very much about ironing out questions in the plot as those things seem to resolve themselves pretty easily. If I'm not in a writing mood, I might write some notes down to clarify finer details. This helps for future reference.

Usually, however, I just talk myself into writing two pages. This is a mental trick I use to get over the hump of just sitting down and starting to write. So, I tell myself I'm just going to write two pages and I tell myself anyone on the planet can write two pages.

The thing is, by the time I've written two pages, I'm in rhythm and I'm most likely going to write more than that. The day I finished the manuscript for "Sunday Night" I wrote 23 pages because I was on such a tremendous roll - and that started with just telling myself to write two pages.

On the other hand, if I only write two pages on any given day, then I'm not beating myself up about it. I wrote two pages and I met my goal - but on most days, I far exceed that, and I feel really good about my progress. So, it's really a very simple, but effective, mental trick I use.

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