Goodreads asked Susan Isaacs:

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Susan Isaacs I talk to myself. Not the usual interior dialogue and crazy ruminations, but out loud. I speak a line of dialogue. In my strongest voice I'll say, "What does she say when Joe Shmoe walks into his own house and finds her leafing through his papers?" Then I force myself to answer — aloud.

It's pushing out what's in my head. Articulation works, as in talk therapy and the rite of Confession (though I'm not a maven on the latter).

Writing is scary. Your work is always better in your head than on the page, and you have to face your own lack of perfection. So get out there and then edit yourself to make it better, and better still. Good luck!

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