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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The romantic image of the writer doesn't do justice to the tedious reality of churning out words, one after another.

Our question of the month comes to us from Ana Dinescu: “How do you fight writer’s block?” Ana Dinescu (Berlin, Germany): I fight normal writers' block in two different ways: either I start reading ...

From bouldering to ping-pong and quidditch, what we do for recreation sharpens our tools for innovative thinking. 4 successful Hollywood screenwriters on dealing with writer’s block Everyone gets ...

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 ...

(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.” ...