Jul. 18—Editor's note: This column was originally printed in July 2018. It's reprinted here as Scott Underwood's weekly column, but not because he is currently suffering from anything remotely ...

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

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 ...

(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 ...

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The weekly Writers’ Block Poetry Night has some elements you might expect. At a recent show, many poets signed up to read pieces on grief and identity, generating snaps and applause from the audience.