Goodreads asked Scott C. Holstad:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Scott C. Holstad I wrote daily, two to three hours a day, for over 15 consecutive years and never experienced writer's block. I was insanely prolific. Then, after all that time, it hit me -- writer's block! I panicked. Never experienced it in my life. I struggled to overcome it for quite some time and as a former writing professor, had actually taught many classes and seminars on writing prompts, tips, techniques, etc. Thus, it was ironic when my own advice did little to help me. Ultimately, though, I turned to the standard advice -- just write. Since I couldn't seem to write books, I started several blogs, wrote thousands of blog posts, wrote thousands of book reviews, wrote a variety of shorter pieces on a wide range of topics for various mediums and venues, and while I haven't put out a book in awhile -- and have actually turned several contracts offered me for new books -- I feel good about branching out into other areas and finding new audiences. It's been interesting to see my "creative" writing slowly morph into more technical, nonfiction, political analysis and scientific areas and I've enjoyed continually expanding my range of interests and capabilities, so by forcing myself to initially write regular blog posts on multiple blogs, and to write hundreds of book reviews for myself and for others, and to then branch out into writing short and longer articles on a wide range of subjects, I've overcome my writer's block while forcing myself to adjust to no longer publishing books but instead writing about many topics for small and large audiences utilizing different styles, methods and constructs.

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