Goodreads asked B.E. Sanderson:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

B.E. Sanderson Writer's block is a funny thing for me. The more I think about it, the more likely I am to get it. So I try not to think about it, read about it, ponder the possibility, etc. I once got it so bad I didn't write anything for 9 months. The only answer then was to just sit down and start writing stuff - for good or ill. Also, someone somewhere gave me the following advice: "Give yourself permission to suck." That idea has done very well for me over the years. You can fix sucky writing, but you cannot fix what you haven't put down on the page.

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