"It's as real as any kind of anxiety." Writer's block, defined as a temporary inability to begin or continue a writing project due to fear, anxiety or lack of inspiration-strikes professional and non-professional writers alike. ... The anxiety of writer's block can be particularly potent when there is pressure to produce.

What causes writer's block?

Causes. Writer's block may have several causes. Some are creative problems that originate within an author's work itself. ... Other blocks may be produced by adverse circumstances in a writer's life or career: physical illness, depression, the end of a relationship, financial pressures, or a sense of failure.

Did JK Rowling ever have writers block?

After explaining their own struggle with writer's block, one Twitter user responded to Rowling's tweet to ask the iconic author how exactly she got passed it. ... "Certainly not flawlessly, but I did it," Rowling wrote in a tweet. "Never wait in expectation of perfection or you'll wait forever.