Goodreads asked Nancy Peacock:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Nancy Peacock Sometimes, the well just goes dry. It's inevitable. It usually happens for me when I have completed a novel. That's a very emotional place for me. On the one hand, I really want to be finished and move on to something else. On the other, I am completely bereft. I miss my characters and the story so much. I miss the daily writing. I think I will start something again right away, but I never do. I've come to believe that there are stages between the completion of one novel and the beginning of another. For me the characters still linger, and I'm not yet ready for such an intense experience again. The best thing for me is to spend lots of quiet time alone and in nature.

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