Goodreads asked Jeanne Gehret:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jeanne Gehret When I get stuck it's usually because I can't figure out how to get from point A to point B. For instance, I may need someone to be wounded in the Navy in the Civil War. What were Navy ships doing? What were the hazards? If they were injured when a ship's boiler blew up, how did boilers on steamships work? Once I have the answers, I begin to ask questions of my characters like "What would happen if..." and I am off and writing again.

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