Goodreads asked Anthony Lowe:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Anthony Lowe Goodreads question! I subscribe to Matthew Stover's way of thinking, that there really is no such thing as writer's block. There's confidence and a crippling lack thereof. Anyone can write anything they want if they have enough confidence, which is how some authors can put out a book annually and why some have a hard time seeing a story to completion.

Sometimes it just takes time to shake off; approach the story from a different direction, figure out why it was important in the first place. Or just adopt that "screw it" mentality and soldier forth, even if it's a sentence or a word at a time, even if you're pretty sure whatever you're writing isn't up to par. That's the great thing about writing: unless it's already being printed, everything can be fixed to your satisfaction in post.

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