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Goodreads asked Zari L. Ballard:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Zari L. Ballard I don't know if I've ever really had writer's "block" per say but I have had what I call writer's "pause" where I temporarily can't think of any new topics to write about. However, it never lasts long because something or someone inevitably will inspire me and then I can't type the words out fast enough. If I do get stuck WHILE I'm writing, I have to make myself get up and do something else for awhile and then come back to it. Otherwise, I'll write and rewrite a paragraph 100 times just trying to get the right words. After a break, without fail, I'll come back to the same paragraph and the words just flow. It's amazing how the creative part of the brain works.

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