Goodreads asked Cynthia Robinson:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Cynthia Robinson Write through it! I also have a fairly elaborate "pre-writing" process involving large note cards and whiteboards--entire plots are often worked out in this format before I ever put fingers to keys. It's a lot less intimidating scribbling something down on a note card than typing it onto a blank screen. Also, I tend to write out ideas first in Spanish. Even drafts. If I start putting something into English, that's a message to myself from me that "this is for real now...".

If I'm working on a draft and things suddenly grind to a halt, I reach for the note cards!

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