Goodreads asked Ken L. Gould:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ken L. Gould Don't stare at the page for endless hours. Don't fight it. Don't try and force your way through it. You're liable to get nowhere. Go away for awhile. Live your life. Walk the dog, do the dishes, get out of the house, go on vacation, whatever. Take a break. Twain said he thought he ran out of ideas when writing Huckleberry Fin. So he went away, slept and came back. The creative well was filled again and he finished it (though the ending of that great American novel leaves something to desired.) Don't fight writer's block. You'll lose. Just wait and let the ideas come.

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