Goodreads asked K.E. Belledonne:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

K.E. Belledonne I grit my teeth, swear sulfurously at my computer screen, waste a lot of time playing with my hair and doodling.
Then I turn the computer off, and I go get myself outside of my head -- anything to *not* be thinking about what I'm trying to work on. Luckily, I happen to live in a city with a lot of museums. I read books, though I do try to avoid books that are about similar subjects. I listen to a lot of music.

I find that, for me, trying to push through writer's block just doesn't work. My best ideas never come when I'm sitting in front of a blank page and blinking cursor -- they come to me when I'm doing something else. Washing the dishes, to my chagrin, is always a really creative time for me. I let my mind wander while I'm doing my domestic stuff, and I get some really great stuff when I'm in situations where I *can't* write. (This has led to me having little note papers and post-it notes stashed everywhere, so I can at least set down little ideas or lines that will work.)

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