Goodreads asked Harriet Scott Chessman:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Harriet Scott Chessman I should say, first, that I am a writer who almost never writes each day -- I wish I did! but actually I've always been immersed in other activities too, on a daily and weekly and monthly basis. I think of this as fertile time for my writing; I carry my writing with me inside, and I sense it growing quietly somewhere! The times when I experience what might be called "writer's block" are times when I'm actually working on a story or novel, and something's just not working. In that case, I either throw up my hands in despair and frustration, and take time off from the piece for a day or two (or a month!), or I try a new angle. Sometimes I start over! So I always think writer's block is a good thing, because it leads to discovery and a fresh start.

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