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Source 1: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=PhPbBgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=writer%27s+block&ots=1LGi4y80gC&sig=Fik9psbYPUs9DQ36Z6BwUTS2Vxw

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED248527.pdf

Source 2: https://www.jstor.org/stable/356589?casa_token=y8RBxugW5j0AAAAA:Z8sCJk1tXGDQJVJK5PfK0Ek63RBDndW54oQCup2WV1AiBjRfKj-m6Zt5uLOlud5_qQw825g05Fa2cVeaSVItoJGXY2vvOLURrx9xpI-T59N_hMyZ_g

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/356589.pdf?casa_token=OrS1bcDO0uoAAAAA:IcBV8Bo0T5roKLwgwMa4GLXqNi7ueI-aCL9opwHotQGG0m4uB00OcDMShlaY6VpkHFT0Ca66OuxmoYB5cFRUvn9mMTs-aOa2BZ2le6o_3BdJbrS5XA

Source 3: http://www.pennykittle.net/uploads/images/PDFs/Mentor_Texts/Murray-The_Essential_Delay.pdf

http://www.pennykittle.net/uploads/images/PDFs/Mentor_Texts/Murray-The_Essential_Delay.pdf

Causes

Writer's block may have several causes. Some are creative problems that originate within an author's work itself. A writer may run out of inspiration, or be distracted by other events. A fictional example can be found in George Orwell's novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying, in which the protagonist Gordon Comstock struggles in vain to complete an epic poem describing a day in London: "It was too big for him, that was the truth. It had never really progressed, it had simply fallen apart into a series of fragments."

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.[citation needed] The pressure to produce work may in itself contribute to writer's block, especially if they are compelled to work in ways that are against their natural inclination (i.e. with a deadline or an unsuitable style or genre).[citation needed] The writer Elizabeth Gilbert, reflecting on her post-bestseller prospects, proposed that such a pressure might be released by interpreting creative writers as "having" genius rather than "being" a genius.

It has been suggested that writer's block is more than just a mentality. Under stress, a human brain will "shift control from the cerebral cortex to the limbic system". The limbic system is associated with the instinctual processes, such as "fight or flight" response; and behavior that is based on "deeply engrained training". The limited input from the cerebral cortex hinders a person's creative processes, which are replaced by the behaviors associated with the limbic system. The person is often unaware of the change, which may lead them to believe they are creatively "blocked". In her 2004 book The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain (ISBN 9780618230655), the writer and neurologist Alice W. Flaherty has argued that literary creativity is a function of specific areas of the brain, and that block may be the result of brain activity being disrupted in those areas.

For a composition perspective, Lawrence Oliver says, in his article, "Helping Students Overcome Writer's Block", "Students receive little or no advice on how to generate ideas or explore their thoughts, and they usually must proceed through the writing process without guidance or corrective feedback from the teacher, who withholds comments and criticism until grading the final product." He says, students "learn to write by writing", and often they are insecure and/or paralyzed by rules.

Phyllis Koestenbaum wrote in her article "The Secret Climate the Year I Stopped Writing" about her trepidation toward writing, claiming it was tied directly to her instructor's response. She says, "I needed to write to feel, but without feeling I couldn't write." To contrast Koestenbaum experience, Nancy Sommers expressed her belief that papers do not end when students finish writing and that neither should instructors' comments. She urges a "partnership" between writers and instructors so that responses become a conversation.

James Adams notes in his book, Conceptual Blockbusting, various reasons blocks occur include fear of taking a risk, "chaos" in the pre-writing stage, judging versus generating ideas, an inability to incubate ideas, or a lack of motivation.

My addition

Mike Rose states that Writer's Block can be caused by a writers history in writing, rules and restrictions from the past. Writers can be hesitant of what they write based on how it will be perceived by the audience.

Review from Amanda and Caleb
Good information to add to the writer's block page but try to be more specific with more details. Source is solid. There's no need to state the name of the Mike Rose article. You also only need to cite it once at the end, not three times. Try to make the sentences shorter and more to the point.

Rose, Mike. "Rigid rules, inflexible plans, and the stifling of language: A cognitivist analysis of writer's block." College Composition and Communication 31.4 (1980): 389-401.

Peer Edit: Billy I believe your excerpt has great potential, it just has to be tweaked a little

REVIEW FROM BROOKE S. AND MATHEUS
Heya Billy! I think overall, your evidence from the source is great. I think it is important to include that what writers have been taught influences writers block, however, I think that your wording can be more professional if you use wiki writing ettiquette. Also, you only have to cite this source one time at the end of your paragraph!

Review from Kerv and Chris
The sources are very credible and very academic. The tone is more "essay-style" than "Wiki style". The contribution didn't really add on to the information provided, but summarized the work as a whole.

Review from Josseline and Tatianna
The information that you wrote about seems sorta repetitive and could be compacted into one single sentence. The sentence should be inserted more towards the beginning of the article. Your source was really good.