Goodreads asked Tara Taylor Quinn:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Tara Taylor Quinn I don't believe in it. I know that when the words aren't flowing, I have to get out of my own way. If I can't write it's because I'm allowing something else to take control of my mind. I ask myself if I really want to write that day, and if the answer is yes, I sit down and start to type. The words that come first might be garbage, but they open the door to that place where my writer voice exists.

If I ask the question and find that I don't really want to write that day, but I have to because I am on deadline, I try to get to a relaxed place. Heat usually does it for me and since I live in the desert, I most often just have to go outside and sit by my fountain for a while and let the sun wash over me.

If I ask the question and the answer is no, and it's really from the heart, I give myself the day off.

I also recognize that there are times when I am writing, working, but not ready to put words to the page. On those days I allow myself to think, to focus, on whatever comes to mind, but I don't force myself to type.

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