Goodreads asked Thomas Benz:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Thomas Benz The main thing for me is to get into a flow, a narrative voice which seems separate from the usual cognitive mind one needs to address a long to-do list of chores. So I'll sometimes go about it as if I were just making a long journal entry, not worrying about grammar much, using phrases where sentences would later be needed. I'll use a font that seems a bit playful to suggest that there isn't any pressure and write about something that is just interesting or amusing. It's like a kind of icebreaker at a party, a way to find a voice and get things going, but without the worry that you might sound dumb. Whatever I write will be very different by the time anyone sees it.

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