Dealing with Writer’s Block

Thriller Writer Gayle Lynds Shares Advice for Tackling Writer’s Block with GOTHAM Writer’s Workshop
Gayle Lynds, author of The New York Times bestseller Masquerade, shares her thoughts on writer’s block.  If you want to read more of the interview, then read it here on Gotham’s website.

(I’ve highlighted in bold italics the line that jumped out at me, see if helps you next time you’re stuck…)

Q: What is your method for overcoming writers block?
I wish there were a pill for this.  I find time is critical. Often a writer is simply creatively tired, or ones unconscious is working on character, plot, or somesuch, and that has brought ones writing to a painful halt. To remedy that, time is needed. On other other hand, I always ask myself, What is the villain doing? The villain drives the plot, whether its a minimalist literary piece or a grandiose potboiler. If you know what your villain is doing, whether it is man, beast, or god, generally you will be able to uncover where the book or story needs to go next.