Goodreads asked H. Dean Fisher:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

H. Dean Fisher I always have multiple projects going at once, which means I always have some project that can move forward in some direction. Right now, for example, I'm:

1) Writing the 1st draft of my mythological/urban fantasy (Goddess Arisen) due out 2022.
2) Outlining a different urban fantasy (untitled vampire novel) due out 2023.
3) Editing the second book in my Zhava series (The Novice) due out Thanksgiving 2020.
4) Editing a 20-year-old science fiction novel (The Jungle God) due out 2021.
5) Marketing the religious fiction novel I published three months ago (A Revelation of Our Savior).
6) Preparing for the worldwide launch of the hardcover of Zhava 1 (The Initiate) at the end of this month.

So no matter where I might be experiencing a momentary block, there's someplace else I can go to get something done: I can write new material, outline new material, edit old material, or market current material. Each of those activities lights up a different part of my brain, so whatever part is feeling a bit sluggish can take an evening off. Tomorrow night...time to do something else.

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