Goodreads asked Paul Doiron:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Paul Doiron I find that most cases of writer's block are episodes of garden-variety procrastination. Writing can be hard so we balk at doing it. In those instances, nothing beats sitting in the chair and staying put. Not writing has to become more of a punishment than getting the writing done. Other times, I find that I am blocked because I don't know enough about the scene or subject I am writing. I need to do more research or planning, I realize. This is something I picked up as a magazine editor. If I ever had a writer who couldn't move forward with an article, I would tell him or her to go out and do another interview.

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