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'''-Rose, Mike, and Conference on College Composition Communication, Issuing Body. Writer's Block : The Cognitive Dimension / Mike Rose ; with a Foreword by Marilyn S. Sternglass and a New Preface. 2009. Studies in Writing & Rhetoric. Web.''' •Solvable problem fixed through instruction and tutorial programs •He defines the term as "an in­ability to begin or continue writing for reasons other than a lack of skill or com­mitment," which is measured by "pas­sage of time with limited productive involvement in the writing task." •Gives questionnaire to writers with varying levels of writer's block •Block caused by inflexible rules and bad planning strategies

'''-Castillo, M. "Writer's Block." American Journal Of Neuroradiology 35.6 (2014): 1043-044. Web.''' •Varies from extreme to trivial to temporary •the term brought to life in 1947 by Dr. Edmund Bergler who is a famous Austrian psychiatrist that lives in NYC •Begler thought it was due to oral masochism, bottle-feeding mothers and other phallic and anal causes •higher function from cortex to the limbic system which causes this •Procrastination and perfectionism elevate writer's block •barely known to early romantic writers, was better known by the french symbolists and was very well known by the time of the great american novel •unique American affliction •Agraphia- lesion to the brain caused by trauma or stroke that damaged Wernicke area and leads to the inability to write •Writer's Cramp- Muscle Dystonia and DTI not functioning properly •Graphorrhea- Too much nonsense writing (opposite) •Preplanned structure helps •spell check for spelling in computers helps as well •Alexia-lost ability to read •Group discussions, brainstorming,list-making, engaging with the text, automatic writing (all help)

'''-Huston, Patricia. "Resolving writer's block." Canadian Family Physician 44 (1998): 92.''' •Can be a reaction to stress which then leads to the writer to become "paralyzed" and not be able to come up with the right words •Fight between left and right side of the brain •It can be mild, moderate or recalcitrant. •Early self-diagnosis can be important •Be realistic with your goals and expectations •Get a start on the format •set daily goals/ limit you want to reach per sit down •You don't have to start from the beginning, make notes to rework on later, reward yourself with breaks •Find a good environment to do work •Use real or fake friends to explain your project to •Brainstorm by taking random free-write notes •Make commitment to others -

Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work, or experiences a creative slowdown. The condition ranges from difficulty in coming up with original ideas to being unable to produce a work for years. Throughout history, writer's block has been a documented problem.

A representation of writer's block by Leonid Pasternak (1862 – 1945)

Professionals who have struggled with the affliction include authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joseph Mitchell, comic strip cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, and songwriter Adele. '''Early Romantic writers did not understand much about the topic, they assumed writer's block was due to a power that did not want them to write anymore. It became slightly more recognized during the time of French Symbolists who had famously recognized poets that gave up writing early into their career because they couldn't find the language to convey their message. During the period of the Great American Novel it was very widely recognized as something that would block a writer and cause them emotional instability'''. Research concerning this topic was done in the late 1970s and 1980s. During this time, researchers were influenced by the Process and Post-Process movements, and therefore focused specifically on the writer's processes. The condition was first described in 1947 by Austrian psychoanalyst Edmund Bergler, who described it as being caused by oral masochism, mothers that bottle fed and and an unstable private love life. The growing reputation of psychiatry in the United States made the term gain more recognition. However, some great writers may have already suffered from writer’s block years before Bergler described it, such as Herman Melville, who quit writing novels a few years after writing Moby-Dick.