Goodreads asked Leslie Nagel:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Leslie Nagel I do a great deal of prewriting, something I discuss in my blog "Plan Your Work/Work You Plan" at leslienagel.com. For this reason, I've never faced an honest-to-goodness BLOCK. When I'm note sure where to take my characters next, and when they're also stubbornly silent on this question, I go to my wall and work my outline for awhile. My outline consists of dozens of post its and index cards, plot elements and character notes that I constantly add to, change, throw away, move around--anything to keep the story ideas flowing. Even 15 minutes of "wall work" is enough to get me unstuck and moving forward.

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