Writers Block Revisited

Writers Block Revisited

I sense that writers block is the culmination of a reluctance to write, a final, cul-de-sac signal from a mind too tired of being ignored to tolerate yet more prevarication. The mind says, ‘I want a break, I’m not enjoying this’ and all too often we ignore it, press on with our word targets, or with trying to meet impossible deadlines.

Perhaps we identify too heavily with the end result of our work, rather than allow ourselves to enjoy creative processes. We like to fo...