Goodreads asked Elizabeth Letts:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Elizabeth Letts When I first started writing, I had four young children underfoot and a full-time job as a certified nurse-midwife. I used to write whenever I had a minute, and so I got used to working in any kind of situation-- I didn't need any special rituals to bring on the muse. As I've gone along, I've noticed that sometimes I do feel blocked when I'm trying to write. My number one solution is just to keep working. Sometimes when I just force myself to put words on paper, I find that what I write is not as bad as I thought it was while I was writing it. My favorite writing quote is "it's easier to edit a bad page than a blank page." Get words on paper and you'll be able to slowly shape them into something better.

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