Goodreads asked Julia Day:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Julia Day I solve writer's block by reading--usually in a genre different from what I write. I get blocked when I've done something massively wrong in a draft, like I've forced a character into an action that isn't right for their personality--or I'm using the wrong word or phrase to say something and it's bugging me. Staring at a screen for hours isn't going to help me fix it. So I just stop writing, for as long as it takes. Sometimes that's a day. Sometimes it's a week. And I read other books until I relax. Then I go back to writing.

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