Goodreads asked Rachel E. Bailey:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Rachel E. Bailey I sulk. I read. I watch television. I try to cultivate a hobby and fail miserably. I tell myself that that's it . . . I finally ran out of words. A few weeks or even months may pass. Then someone says something memorable, or does something questionable, or I feel something that wants exploring, and I tell myself it isn't writing to put down a few words. But eventually, I have a story or an essay or a poem--or even just a well-worded rant. But it's something. And like that, the words start to come again. Writer's block is just my psyche's way of giving me time to rest and replenish the good stuff.

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