Goodreads asked Jade Thorn:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jade Thorn It depends on how bad it is and what caused it. It could be because I'm tired or stressed, and I just need to walk away and do something fun or get some sleep (I usually write from 10pm to 2am - I have 3 kids lol).

Or, if I find the story wandering about and not making much sense - it's also a kind of writer's block - I either go back to my original story idea notes, or I reread the whole thing from scratch.

I have a whole tonne of story ideas and outlines and half written pieces. If I'm absolutely stuck, I'll visit something else. Sometimes reading old things of mine will just kickstart the imagination.

I can go and read. There's nothing like a good book to get your imagination firing.

Or, sometimes I need to just walk away for a long time. I had a breakdown/burnout after my first book. I can't even bring myself to write the next one in the series, it was that bad. I didn't write from October to January. I also crochet, and I couldn't do that either. I was just flat and depressed. I just had to give myself time to reboot. I started again by writing short stories in January, just 10k pieces. That helped get my juices flowing again, but it wasn't until March that I started what I hoped would be my next book. I'm currently editing it and it will be out soon, a new series - The Brotherhood. (I still can't bring myself to write the 2nd book of my first series - it's still too closely associated with my breakdown).

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