Goodreads asked Mark R. Anderson:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Mark R. Anderson I would deal with writer's block differently depending on how long I was stifled. If I sat down to write and drew a blank, I might go do something relaxing to distract me. If the same thing happened every day for a week, I would probably go back over what I had written already, or go back to the basics and play with an outline. Ex. Big idea/conflict: John and Judy are getting a divorce but neither one can get over their pride to admit they really don't want a divorce. Details: Why not? How did they get to this point? Who are their friends? What are the back stories? How are other people involved? Why are they too proud to let love come back in? Etc. Etc. Etc.
This way, I would go back to my main thesis and begin to build the details. Remember, writer's block is not a permanent state of mind.

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