Goodreads asked A. Jordan Booth:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

A. Jordan Booth I was once watching a show on pottery where the artist was trying to demonstrate how to make a pot. Being billed as a master in her field she was having a hard time getting it to come out right. The vase kept collapsing. Exasperated that she wasn't able to work on camera, she threw the clay out and sighed "It doesn't want to be a pot today." Creativity doesn't always work when you want it to. When I start to get fluster I just tell myself "Your book doesn't want to be a pot today."
With all manner of pent up creative energy I try to funnel it into physical activity. When I run or swim I'm alone my thoughts. Having to balance the characters and plot points in my mind while coordinating the exercise helps me filter out what doesn't work, and sometimes come up with new ideas.
So when the frustration of it not wanting to be a pot gets in the way of the creative flow, I sweat it out and come back to it.

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