Goodreads asked Amber Royer:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Amber Royer I don't usually get writer's block, because I look at writing like any other job. Like Faulkner said, "I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately I am inspired at 9 o'clock every morning." Only -- I'm not a morning person. We're talking more like two in the afternoon, at the earliest.

On the somewhat rare occasions when I do find myself blocked, it means either I'm afraid of something (like a really emotional scene, or something I'm not sure I want other people to read), my perfectionism is kicking in (I want the scene to be better than it is turning out), or there's something wrong with the plot (and my brain is trying to tell me I'm pushing in the wrong direction). The key to getting past a block is to figure out which it is. If it's a plot issue, it's time to revise the outline. If it's a scene issue, moving on to the next scene that is vivid in my mind will allow me to figure out the shape of the bridge I need to build to get to it. Fear is more difficult to have a standard fix for. Sometimes it is just about forcing myself to write SOMETHING during the time I have allotted.

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