Writer’s block doesn’t exist

What exists is the emotion, pain, or result you are avoiding.

You might be somewhat set, but there is still a gap in what you are thinking about.

Maybe your body is tired. Or your mind wants to pay attention to something else. Something urgent.

Or there is resistance. Maybe not to writing. But to something else. Something you might uncover as you write.

Or the excitement of what the completed work will look and feel like. And what those who’ll love the piece will say. And what those who dislike the piece will say.

Maybe there is no excitement. No trepidation. Maybe, there is no fuel to dream up the next word.

Maybe you are just blocked. That block is real.

Just that, it is almost about everything else but making and writing the next sentence.

Writer’s block is the story we tell ourselves to pass things on to the muse.

We can stop lying to ourselves about why we aren’t writing. We can own what’s truly holding us back and decide what to do about it.¹

1. Even if that is taking a break from writing.