WRITER'S BLOCK Definition & Meaning

writer's block

noun

a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.

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Origin of writer's block¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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She said it was a result of writer's block while two family members dealt with cancer.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says the writer's block she experienced after becoming pregnant with her first child was "terrifying".

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He said they asked him challenging questions, including how Sheeran manages writer's block.

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We’ve both experienced writer’s block, staring at the blank page, and have both read and reread the classics in case we learn tricks via osmosis.

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Remarkably, given how prolific she was, Bradford always wrote in long-hand or on an electric typewriter and claimed almost never to have writer's block.

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