Goodreads asked Mark Todd:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Mark Todd Writer's block is fundamentally a fear of failure. I've always loved Natalie Goldberg's advice from WRITING DOWN THE BONES on this score: Give yourself permission to fail sometimes. Writing is drafting and revising -- developing characters, redirecting plots, rearranging words and then chsnging or adding new ones. Don't put so much pressure on yourself. Let ideas and stories unfold and listen to the words.

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