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brain injuries and other neurological disorders are some of the causes of writer's block (1)


 * a emotional barrier or physical barriers such as brain injuries can cause a writer to not be able to write (1)
 * Brain related disorders such as epilepsy could cause the problem of writer's block and hypergraphia (1)
 * Hypergraphia is the opposite of Writer's block, it is characterized as the intense urge to write (1)

depression, smoking and personal trauma could be causes of writer's block (225)


 * Writer's block is related to attention and effort (225)
 * There are several major types of writers that experience writer's block: The avoidant type, the self ambition type, and the dismissive type (230-233)

At least 10 percent of college students have blocked frequently and experience Writer's block. And the causes are related to a concept called Writer's anxiety (Rose 16).


 * Writer's block is not explored as much as other cognitive issues (Rose 16).
 * Writer's block can be defined as not being able to write for a reason that does not involve skill (Rose 18).
 * Specific behavior can be associated with writer's block.(Rose 19)
 * Writer's block is different from writer's apprehensive (Rose 19)

link to wikipedia article: Writer's block Part of the Writer's Block section that I'm making edits to:

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.   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.

Medical causes of writer's block:

Brain Injuries are an example of a physical illness that can could cause a writer to be blocked. Other brain related disorders and neurological disorders such as epilepsy have been known to cause the problem of writer's block and hypergraphia, the strong urge to write. '''Some other causes of writer's block has been due to writer's anxiety. Writer's anxiety is defined as being worried with one's words or thought, thus experiencing writer's block.'''

Review From Caleb and Amanda
The first sentence doesn't really feel like it belongs in the article. Also the second sentence feels like it should be in a different spot in the article.