Goodreads asked Jan English Leary:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Jan English Leary I free-write, do a kind of word association, with the idea that nothing will be seen by anyone. If I tell myself that the stakes are low, the words tend to come more freely. Putting too much pressure on myself to get it perfect right off the bat can stop me in my tracks. Write messily and badly so that the words are on the page/screen. Then later the editor can step in. If the editor shows up too early, self-doubt does too.

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