Goodreads asked Lisa Terry:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Lisa Terry I don't get writers block exactly. I get writers funk: lack of motivation, not liking my story anymore, having written myself into a corner, etc. There are several ways I combat this. Sometimes my mind can't unclutter because of the clutter in my writing space. If that's your bedroom, straighten it up a little. If that's just anywhere you can find, and you have no control of these little corners, then leave.

I get in my car a lot of the time, taking my computer along for the ride. I'll be driving around and stuff just comes at me like crazy. I find a safe place to pull over and spend the next hour typing stuff out.

Simply writing outside is great too. I've often found that this is the most valuable stuff I've written. The pressure is off and the creative juices are able to flow. Sitting in my backyard (or kicked back at the beach), my actual writing is really loose. But the content is amazing.

These things work for me, and they could work for you as well. Or they might not. The point is to change up things. Think of having writers block as having a stiff neck. You've been in the same position too long. Change it up. Find what works for you.

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