Writers block is a whole different animal. A writing colleague of mine said that we writers are the only people self-indulgent enough to name an affliction after ourselves – writers block. He said ...

A persistent inability to write is a common problem, and one that bedevils students, journalists, and others who must produce content, frequently on a deadline. This condition, often referred to as ...

Journalists are no strangers to the horrors of a blank page — staring at it, wanting to tear it apart and hoping words could magically appear. Writer’s block, though on occasion dismissed as laziness ...

Let’s see. The English language contains terms like “cellblock,” “chockablock,” “woodblock” and “sunblock.” It’s a well-known fact that these words pale in comparison to one more: “writer’s block.” ...

In bold, all-caps letters, the phrase shouts back at me. It’s printed on an otherwise empty page in the book cupped in my hands: “The Friend” by Sigrid Nunez. For a moment, it feels as though the ...

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 ...