Goodreads asked E. Bast:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

E. Bast Separate the creative process from the editing process. Let creation be messy, wild, erratic, excessive, and "imperfect." Perfectionism is a killer of creativity. Only after the creative process, the editing comes in. Be ruthless with editing. Cut away more than you think you need to until only the most potent bare bones are left. Edit the passages over and over and over. One of my favorite writers claims to edit up to 100 times.

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