What is Writer’s Block?

We discussed a few different section’s from the book “Deepening Fiction” in my writing fiction class today. One of the sections we discussed was “Writer’s Block”. The sections was gave a good insight on what writer’s block is, and where it can come from.

Writer’s Block can come from either external or internal forces. The external forces include but are not limited to:

• Too much work
• Family problems
• Busy schedule

Some of the internal sources may be:

• Self doubt
• lack of skill
• lack of motivation

I enjoyed reading this section because I often lack motivation to write. This doesn’t necessarily mean that I am not cut out for writing. It many be since there is a lot going on in my life I can not find the time or energy to think of good stories.

One other concept that I found note-worthy yet kind of confusing is the difference beweens writer’s block and the typical struggling with writing. Writer’s block stems from some of the sources that I listed above. Writer’s struggles is just that struggling with writing a work. It could be that a writer is frustrated with the work, can keep on track, or just needs a break. Sometimes a writer should take a break from writing for a week or two if it is not going anywhere. This does not fall under the category of writer’s block.

We discussed this issue of distinguishing between the two in class today. My professor says that it does not matter that much, as long as you recognize that you do need a break.