In a previous post I tackled the dreaded topic of ‘Writer’s Block’ and how to beat it, assuming that you belong to the camp of pen wielders who believes that it’s a real phenomenon. I say this because you do get those sorts of people who don’t believe in it, and instead feel it’s all in the mind. I’m not really on either side, as I simply consider writer’s block to be a blanket term for the many creative slumps we naturally go through.

The question then becomes: how do you stay creative, and...