Goodreads asked Kalen Vaughan Johnson:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Kalen Vaughan Johnson I don't believe in writer's block. There are not good days and bad days, but there is always a place to jump in and create. If nothing is flowing from the plot, or I'm overwhelmed with the number of scenarios I'm juggling and can't quite find the threads to tie them together, I research that day. Sometimes I start a conversation. If there's an upcoming scene, what's the outcome of the conversation between characters? Where is their interaction leading the story? Who has the definitive moment? What did they say to win an argument? So then, how did the rest of that conversation go? Sometimes I work on the mood of a setting. Pull in anything from around you to get a sense of time and place, even if it's only the sound of leaves rustling on tree at the end of summer - start there and describe the feel of the setting. Often, a character finds their way into that place. The key is to put something, anything, on the page. You can massage it later.

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