Goodreads asked Paul Colt:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Paul Colt I've never had a big problem with writer's block. That's not to say I've never been stuck on what to do with a scene or where a story should go, I've just never been stumped very long. I usually have two or three projects going at any given time so if I get stuck on one I do something else for awhile. That may be the simplest answer. A deeper possibility may be the fact I don't obsess over 'being blocked'. Some people do. It makes me wonder if that doesn't feed on itself. A writer friend Rod Miller points out that professional writers on deadlines write. They can't afford to get blocked. They power through the creative rough spots. Writer's block may be more about the writer than the block.

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