Goodreads asked Joy Monette:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Joy Monette Partially, it's a real treat because I run a full-time business on my own as well as doing the writing thing. So writing time is something to look forward to. Also, in the planning phase, I create huge lists for every chapter I intend to write - before I start writing a word. That makes it easy to pick up where I left off. In case that fails, when I finish writing for the day, I create a bulleted list of what I want to say in the next session. Then I simply have to expand on the bullets. Even if it's not-so-good writing, it's still there for me to edit later. I've discovered that if I read through the previous few paragraphs, I often get inspired to continue. Finally, I find that if I force myself to write for fifteen minutes every day (I time it), I usually get to a psychological/emotional place where I want to carry on.

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