Goodreads asked Dean Koontz:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Dean Koontz I never have it. All writer’s block is a consequence of self-doubt, and I have more self-doubt than any writer I’ve ever known, but I bulldoze through it. I rewrite each page 10, 15, 20 times, whatever it takes, smoothing and energizing the prose, working to give it a little lyrical flair and momentum, until I can’t get it any better. Then I feel good about going on to the next page——whereupon the doubt returns, and I start bulldozing again. Sometimes that’s exhausting, and sometimes fascinating to see how the language can be refined——and more often exhilarating than it ought to be.

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