I’m Not Sure I Believe in Writer’s Block

I get stuck sometimes — but that’s not writer’s block.

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Lots of people have heard of writer’s block.

It’s an unfortunate occurrence when a writer can’t write. No ideas are coming, the story isn’t working, or they just have lost passion for their art.

I’m not entirely sure I believe in writer’s block. While I’ve gotten stuck a time or two — and found a project to have hit a wall — I’ve always been able to work past it somehow.

To be fair, that meant I might walk away for a while. Or work on another project. But writer’s block — and being completely unable to write — is not something I’ve experienced.

A quick Google search turns up lots of different definitions for and perspectives on writer’s block. And perhaps some writers really do consider this to be the ultimate struggle. But I don’t see it that way.

Maybe that’s just me. But then, there are other concepts people see clearly that I don’t believe.

For example — sin. I don’t believe in sin.

Sin is defined as a transgression against god. And wow, there are a LOT of things that get lumped into this category. But in my opinion, more often than not, sin becomes an excuse. If you transgress against an unseen entity —…