Goodreads asked Les Edgerton:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Les Edgerton Don't believe there is such a thing. Just like I don't believe in "plumber's block" or "plastic surgeon's block." Writing is a job, just like any other job, and just like the plumber who may not feel like running that snake down the drain some days, but does it anyway and with no appreciable difference in the quality of his work, so does a writer write every day. A study was done years ago in which professional writers were asked to provide a note on each day's work as to its quality and after a year, an independent panel judged their work. They found absolutely no difference in the quality on those days in which the writer had to struggle to write than on the days when the words flowed. The only difference was in the writer's mind. Accepting that there is such a thing as "writer's block" is only creating a ceiling to bump one's head into. Don't acknowledge such a thing exists... and it doesn't.

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