Goodreads asked Jenn Thorson:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jenn Thorson I've found the best way to get over my plot roadblocks is to write out the issues and questions I need to answer, then write out various directions the story could take for each. By writing out the brainstorming session, it forces me to really focus on the pros and cons of each, and the logic behind them. (Because even though I write humorous sci-fi, I do like it to be within the logical weirdness of my universe.) Usually I hit on the answer for what I need to do next. Sometimes I discover the answer was even there all along. (Sort of like Dorothy with the ruby slippers, only jet-powered levitational space boots.)

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