Goodreads asked Steve Phillips:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Steve Phillips Sticking to a consistent writing schedule is very helpful to me. I find I have my best energy in the early morning (odd, in that I'm not really a morning person), and getting up and going in to the cafe on the regular helps. Also, Annie Lamott's phrase of just doing a "sh*tty first draft" helps a lot. Just having something, anything, down is progress. I can then go back and edit and improve, which is easier than staring at a blank screen.

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