Goodreads asked B.A. Mealer:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

B.A. Mealer Writer's block is something I haven't had a real problem with yet. If I'm having a problem with a book, character, scene, etc. I put it on the back burner, let it percolate for a while and do something else. Georgia, one of my trio of women in a series, has decided to be stubborn in the way she meets her romantic interest. She is still sitting in limbo, but I've had several ideas on different directions to take her. It isn't a block so much as the book got bogged down and went the wrong direction.

Another idea is to create your perfect person on paper. As you make them into this character you want to meet, imagine places for them to be and situations for them to solve. Add friends, lovers, enemies.

Think about a plot. What do you want to happen in a book? I dislike the formula books, but each book has to have certain elements to work, so start with those things and build a story around them. Nothing has to be connected until you start fleshing out chapters...then you connect them.

When you sit down and see that blank before you and you don't know what to write, close your eyes and daydream for a few minutes. Become that hero/heroine and then write what you dreamed, even if it is only one scene.

If I'm at an impasse, I'll edit a book I have written just to get away from the current writing until I can look at it with fresh ideas. When you see things, experience them or learn about them, write down ideas for books or short stories. I have a list of ten ideas for books and given enough time, I'll get them all written.

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