Goodreads asked Jim Rugg:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jim Rugg Creative blocks can be hard. I write with a partner, Brian Maruca. He tends to be left-brained and I tend to be right-brained. When one of us hits a block, we can pass the story to the other person. Usually I work on several projects and stories at a time. If I get stuck on one story, I can work on another one. Often when I’m working on one story, I’ll get ideas for another story or for the story where I felt blocked. Sometimes I review the blocked story before I go to bed so my brain can work on it while I sleep. Another strategy is to go for a walk or a run when I’m trying to overcome a block or work out an idea. In the last couple of years I have gotten better at keeping a notebook where I write record ideas about everything I’m working on and some stuff that I’m not working on. When I’m blocked, I can review notes from earlier in the story’s development and find a good idea that I forget I had or it will spark a new idea to get me writing again.

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