Writer’s block often starts when an idea is still vague. This prompt works because it replaces writing with answering. By ...

Bird by Bird encouraged would-be writers to blast past their hang-ups and embrace “shitty first drafts.” But there’s more to ...

Writer’s block. We’ve all experienced the dreaded symptoms. Your hand frozen over the page. The blank screen staring back at you like an unblinking eyeball. The fear rising, whispering “you’ll never ...

Writer’s block has many causes. When we write, we fear criticism and rejection — from bosses, customers or peers. Moreover, the prospect of writing may trigger traumatic memories of school when ...

OPINION: Every so often, you find that you can’t think of a single thing to write about — that’s where I am right now. I figured I’d write about that. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Ann Patchett, who has written eight novels and five books of nonfiction, says that when faced with writer’s block, sometimes it seems that the muse has “gone out back for a smoke.” ...

Whether you know it or not, you have likely experienced writer’s block as a student. It often manifests as a brief inability to be creative. Sitting in a chair and staring at a blinking cursor for ...

Summer on the East Coast. Hazy days, a lack of waves, and for me, a raging case of writer’s block. I’ve gone from surfing nearly every morning to getting out three times in the last couple of months, ...