writer's block
writer's block noun: the (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.
Noun
writer's block (usually uncountable, plural writer's blocks or writers' blocks)
- The (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.
- Laymen speak of ‘a writer’s block’ as if it were singular and are often encouraged in this fallacy by authors who are understandably reluctant to discuss something as personal as mental impotence. There are many kinds of writers’ blocks and probably as many reasons for blocks as there are reasons...1994, André Jute, “Writer’s Blues: breaching the blocks”, in Writing a Thriller, 2nd edition, London: A & C Black, →ISBN, page 89
Forms of writer's block
| plural | writer's blocks |
|---|---|
| plural | writers' blocks |
Questions about writer's block
- What does writer's block mean?
- Writer's block means the (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.
- What part of speech is writer's block?
- Writer's block is a noun.
- What is the plural of writer's block?
- The plural of writer's block is writer's blocks.
Words near writer's block in the dictionary
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