Goodreads asked Claire M. Caterer:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Claire M. Caterer If I'm blocked, there's usually a good reason. Maybe the idea isn't fleshed out enough, so it needs more nuance, a subplot, or more characters. Or maybe I don't know enough about the subject and need to do more research. Usually, if it's not one of those things, I take a walk or do something else unrelated to the book to see if new ideas come to me. Then I make notes, or muse on paper in stream-of-consciousness style. Something's bound to come unstuck at that point.

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