Goodreads asked Rick Polito:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Rick Polito There used to be a bike race called the Race Across America and the racers would ride pretty-much nonstop across the country. Somebody asked one of the winners, "what do you do when you get to Kansas." He said, "you just put your head down and make it go away," meaning you pedal through it. I was a reporter for 21 years. I came of age on deadline. When you have to do it, you do it. I know how to put my head down and make it go away.

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