Nonumque prematur in annum
How long should it take to write? How long should we give to our writing?
Writer’s block
Gather from rills that run with honey
Shall we blame the writer for writer’s block?
Phaedrus 245a
Writer’s block (ii)
What are the conditions of a writing breakthrough?
“So the days pass and nothing is done”
A quote from Joseph Conrad
Is writer’s block a social condition?
What results from a change in perspective on the locus of writer’s block?
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
What are the claims in the story of writer’s block?
Writer’s block (i)
What are useful metaphors for understanding writer’s block?
How writing rescues us from being dull and blind
To write a description is to wield a special magic. Description moves us from being blind, dull and predictable into being visionary, original and of truth.
