Goodreads asked Nick Travers:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Nick Travers Planning out the scenes for my most recent book caused me problems - I was just too close to the characters to think about the overall plot is a meaningful way. The answer was to generalise the characters e.g. Pirate princess seeks to deliver object from dying white knight, Pirate prince usurps the kingdom and sets it on a course to destruction. By thinking of the story and characters in this very basic one-dimensional way, I was able to step back from the characters and plot the story.

Other ideas: go for a walk / swim. Write something else.

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