Goodreads asked Sidney Anne Harrison:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Sidney Anne Harrison I find the term "writer's block" to be slightly harmful because it puts a lot of blame on the writer. It is true that creative energy ebbs and flows in unpredictable ways, but when I struggle with a certain story, I tend not to think of it as my own "block." More so I envision it as a river that has gone shallow after a drought. This drought could be caused by outside sources, such as my day job draining me, my personal life putting strain on me, or my own creative juices simply needing a break. And then rainfall happens, the river swells, and I am able to write freely again (because even during a drought I'm still writing, even if it may not be my best writing). I guess how I deal with it is to not put too much pressure on myself to "get over it." Rather I try identify whatever it is that's draining me, or whatever the problem with my writing is, and either give myself a break or put effort into fixing it.

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