Goodreads asked Benjamin Constable:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Benjamin Constable I don't really get writer's block. There are days when I don't, or can't, write as much as I'd like, for reasons like the Internet and a host of other distractions. Concentration is a real issue and one that I could write an essay about. But my understanding of writers block is that it's about not knowing what to write. I see stories everywhere, woven in to everybody's lives; the question is how to frame them. There's a metaphor that I find useful and that is of a photographer framing a shot - there are questions to be asked like how much context do I want to show. But the more you take photos the beauty you see around you. When you start looking for stories they are right there spilling out in front of you. Choosing which one to write is again another subject, but I try to just write without focussing on it good or worthy. The desire for perfection stops us all from doing so many things. I try to be kind to myself and write whatever comes. If it's rubbish, I throw it away, if I like it, I rework it and rework it until it becomes something I can be proud of.

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