A related anecdote: Stephen King had writer’s block while writing “The Stand.” He overcame it by detonating a bomb and killing half the main cast.
I find the bemoaning of so many writers regarding writer’s block to be a far less serious issue than they intend me to think it. I won’t say I don’t believe in writer’s block. I’ll say my evidence is inconclusive. My personal experience has been that “writer’s block” tends to stem from other, less “artsy” problems. Laziness, ennui, angst. Typically, for me, writer’s block is overcome by shutting up and writing or by admitting “this project isn’t going to work. Restore, restart, or quit.”
A related anecdote: Stephen King had writer’s block while writing “The Stand.” He overcame it by detonating a bomb and killing half the main cast.
I find the bemoaning of so many writers regarding writer’s block to be a far less serious issue than they intend me to think it. I won’t say I don’t believe in writer’s block. I’ll say my evidence is inconclusive. My personal experience has been that “writer’s block” tends to stem from other, less “artsy” problems. Laziness, ennui, angst. Typically, for me, writer’s block is overcome by shutting up and writing or by admitting “this project isn’t going to work. Restore, restart, or quit.”