Goodreads asked Lisa Graham:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Lisa Graham Personally I don’t find writer’s block is any different from the way we probably all feel sometimes when we’re tired, a bit low or would simply rather not go to work. Writing’s not always easy, but I love it, and I do it in my leisure time on top of my day job. I find one of the nice things about writing is it’s all in my own hands, and in other areas of life that’s not the case. If I’m struggling to write one day, I can switch to another chapter, work out part of a plot, think up titles or even about cover design, and none of it’s time wasted. My main difficulty tends to come when I’m not fully happy with a plot element, and my solution for that is to scribble down all the options I can think of, step away, and see which feels right a day or two later. Dialogue is another great way through a tough patch. Your characters can say anything, and it’s fast and free-flowing to write, so they’ll often work out the knot for you without you knowing it!

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