Goodreads asked Seth Adam Smith:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Seth Adam Smith The key to writing is to force yourself to write—even when you're not "feeling it." With this in mind, I treat writer's block like it's an actual, physical block—preventing me from accessing a certain thought or scene from my book. If something is preventing me from writing a particular scene, or thought, and I want to keep the momentum going, then I have no choice but to work my way around the block and write other things that are mentally "accessible."

In other words, when I hit a road block in a certain chapter, I will move on to a different chapter and write whatever I can while I'm there. This helps me keep the momentum going and prevents me from wasting the time I set aside to write.

flag