The Illusion of Writer’s Block

It’s not a thing. And here’s how to shake it and get that draft done.

Robert Roy Britt
The Writer’s Guide
8 min readApr 24, 2024

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I’ve been trying to write this story for a long time. Things kept getting in the way. None of those things was writer’s block. I don’t believe in the condition of writer’s block. It’s not a thing. Let me explain.

We writers all have dry spells, periods of low output, low energy, low motivation. Some days we simply can’t summon words. Other days we’re raring to go but a certain story vexes us. That’s all normal. But writer’s block is not…

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Robert Roy Britt
The Writer’s Guide

Editor of Aha! and Wise & Well on Medium + the Writer's Guide at writersguide.substack.com. Author of Make Sleep Your Superpower: amazon.com/dp/B0BJBYFQCB