Goodreads asked suprihmbe:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

suprihmbe I don't. I don't get writer's block, I get writer's burnout. I have an abundance of ideas but not nearly enough time or money to execute them all. One thing that helps me with this is to write the idea down and come back to it later. Coming back to it later may mean writing a short story about it, or incorporating it into another story I'm working on. When I'm burned out I take days off from writing. I read and watch TV during those days, because reading and watching TV are meditative for me. I don't actually ever completely stop working--my mind doesn't allow for that. What I do is keep a notebook with me and jot down ideas, problems with whatever I'm working on, why I'm stuck. And then I slowly unravel the knots until things make sense. I'm a good self-editor, because I see the story as a puzzle of sorts and I make cuts with no regret. Whatever I cut can always fit somewhere else at some point.

If you do have writer's block, my suggestion is to write. Or do something, and think about writing. I write every day unless I've hit burnout. But you cannot burn out if you never lit the flame and let it burn. Write daily. Find your average. Every day, try to go above that average. Hone your craft by pushing your limits a little. Eventually you will be able to tell when you've actually hit a wall. You will burn out. And then you will take days to reflect and know for sure that you will return. Or not.

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