Rudimentary Thoughts on Writer’s Block

Sometimes I’m asked by aspiring and working authors for my thoughts about writer’s block, specifically how to get through it. I have had numerous brief instances of writer’s block in the past as well as one extended episode about four years ago that lasted several months.

I don’t believe that “writer’s block” is the correct name for the lack of desire / motivation to write. Obviously, anyone who’s learned how to write words in one or more languages can do the mechanical act of writing at any ...