Goodreads asked Susan DuFresne:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Susan DuFresne When I was painting the banner that inspired the book I experienced a couple of days of painter's block. My brain was flooded with information. The limits of time and materials to be able to express what was truly important and the process of analyzing exactly what that might be for the next section of this work was challenging. My banner and the book are based on a loose timeline of history and of course, the closer we got to the present, the more incidents of racism were accessible to write and paint about. Narrowing it down and synthesizing the information takes time. This can be true in the case of writer's block as well. How I dealt with it was to continue to analyze my research, allow myself the time to synthesize knowing that process is equally important to writing and painting - and to get a good night's sleep. I also spent time walking and viewing nature during these blocks. Time pressure and deadlines are challenging. Sometimes we work these problems out in our sleep and wake up with the answers we need.

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