Juha-Matti Santala describes his approach to overcoming writer’s block by stepping away from the blocked work and instead writing about the block itself, often in a different setting like a pub with a notebook. This method allows him to explore ideas freely, reorganize thoughts, and discover new narrative angles, helping to reignite creativity and move forward with the original piece. He emphasizes that avoiding writing entirely is ineffective, and that writing around the problem can be a productive strategy to regain flow.
https://hamatti.org/posts/writing-about-it-approach-to-writers-block/