Goodreads asked Don Bendell:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Don Bendell When you are a professional, you cannot afford to have writer's block. Last year, my wife of 32 and a half years passed away after many years of a very happy marriage and close friendship. It tore me up to watch her struggle with leukemia with blast crisis for four years, and my publisher, Berkley/Penguin-Random House, was very, very supportive. My editor told me to take my time on my latest book, The Indian Ring, and they would adjust the release date based on when I turned it in. It actually helped my writing because I had to go through all the obvious pain and grieving. However, I believe in turning negatives into positives. I feel my writing in that book was much, much better because I had the protagonist dealing with grieving himself and after that was written, it occurred in my own life. Nothing improves your writing as much as real life experience.

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