Goodreads asked E. Prybylski:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

E. Prybylski Depends on the cause. There are a few reasons I might run into "writer's block" (I hate that term).

1) I've expended my creative energy working on other people's manuscripts.

That's a frustratingly common experience for me because of my line of work as an editor. The way I handle that is by making sure I balance my work writing and my personal writing. It's tough, but it's how I operate. I also take every November off to write, even if I'm not doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).

2) Physical exhaustion.

Being that I am physically disabled, this is a pretty common thing, too. I can burn myself out pretty easily, so I need to manage my time and make sure I take care of myself in order to write. This isn't so much writer's block as it is "life block", so I make sure self-care is a big part of my life.

3) Lack of Inspiration

This is the easy one. Like I said in my question about what inspires me--I chase it down with a club. I write even if I don't "feel like it" because it's what I have to do to improve. There's no "I don't feel like it" for other daily life pieces, so there's no avoiding this one, either.

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