Goodreads asked Rex Grainger:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Rex Grainger I just try to fight against any blockage. It's no different when your toilet is blocked; you have to try to remove whatever is clogging your imagination, and one of the methods I use is: I type one or two paragraphs from a published book, preferably of the same genre I'm writing, and voila, it seems to work in removing any blockage. It works most of the time. If I'm doing an action scene, then I will type a paragraph that features an action scene. Other methods are closing my eyes and breathing in from nose and exhaling, or go to the gym, or take a break and watch a movie, or read a passage from my favourite book. There's another method where you actually type out your feelings about why you can't write anything and how you feel. I haven't tried that yet but experts say it works.

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