“Writer’s block is akin to a “vacancy” sign; if you wait long enough they will eventually fill.” — Nanette L. Avery Copy Share Image
“If you want to write, here's a secret: the writer's struggle is overrated, a con game, a cognitive distortion, a self-fulfilling prophecy,… — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
I tell my students there is such a thing as 'writer's block,' and they should respect it. You shouldn't write through it.… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
Very often we write down a sentence too early, then another too late; what we have to do is write it down… — Thomas Bernhard Copy Share Image
“I don't sit around waiting for passion to strike me. I keep working steadily, because I believe it is our privilege as… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block; the problem is idea block. When I find myself frozen-whether I'm… — Jeffery Deaver Copy Share Image
If you can't fall asleep, learn how to meditate. I would recommend you listen to a beautiful tape called Spiritual Power, Spiritual… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
Writer's block? Don't worry about it. Either it goes away or you die. — Joe Haldeman Copy Share Image
“The very qualities that make one a writer in the first place contribute to the block: hypersensitivity, stubbornness, insatiability, and so on.… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
Writer’s block is my unconscious mind telling me that something I’ve just written is either unbelievable or unimportant to me, and I… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Writer's block comes from the feeling that one is doing the wrong thing or doing the right thing badly. Fiction written for… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough. — William Stafford Copy Share Image
I work on multiple projects at a time because it keeps me from getting writer's block. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Convince yourself that you are working in clay, not marble, on paper not eternal bronze: Let that first sentence be as stupid… — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
I would also argue that there is a good chance that an outline will help you stave off any onslaught of writer's… — Terry Brooks Copy Share Image
I've only suffered writer's block badly once, and that was during the writing of Chamber of Secrets. I had my first burst… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
There is no writer's block in a newsroom. There's only unemployment block. — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
I don't like the expression "writer's block" because I think it presupposes that you have a problem with your plumbing. I really… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
“I don't get writers block. I get writer has too many ideas and doesn't know which one to start next, block.” — Tyler Hojberg Copy Share Image
I've never suffered from writer's block. I have plenty of ideas, sometimes too many. I've always had a strong imagination. If it… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
“Writer's Block I sit down peacefully with my book. Upon the blank page I look. As i tap my pen patiently, patiently,… — Edward James Copy Share Image
