Goodreads asked Sitharaam Jayakumar:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Sitharaam Jayakumar I have been writing for just fifteen months and have been fortunate enough not to be afflicted with writer's block too often. In my short career as a writer, there have been just two instances when I have faced a writer's block. These happened when I was writing 'Eighty Hours To Save Karen'. On both occasions, I took a deep breath, sat back and tried to understand why I was not able to proceed further with my book. I discovered that the problem was that I was trying to think too far ahead into the book. I was trying to think of the tenth chapter while I was still writing the fifth. I was trying to work out things in my head beforehand. The minute I quit doing this and started taking smaller steps, the blocks automatically disappeared and I was able to move towards the completion of my book.

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