Goodreads asked Roger Angle:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Roger Angle I don't believe in writer's block. You just sit down and do it. I learned to write as a reporter on daily newspapers. One time I had 20 minutes to do a five-graf story on an EIR (environmental impact report). I read the executive summary and the conclusion and wrote my story, which appeared on Page One the next day. I re-read it and it was accurate. It held up.

I believe this:
“Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” — Chuck Close

Ann Rule, one of my favorite non-fiction writers, said she couldn't afford writer's block. She had five kids to feed. Or something like that.

I think most writer's block comes from asking yourself the wrong questions: Is it good enough? Am I good enough? Will it make me rich? Or famous?

Forget all that and focus on the story. Who is the main character? What does he or she want? Is she willing to die for it? Or kill for it? What stands in her way? What is happening right now? Why do I care about this character and this story? Answer those questions and start writing. Keep writing until you have finished. Let the story tell itself.

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