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Sometimes all you need to break writer’s block is a good story idea. Here are six great writing prompts to get you writing again. Click the link for the full article:• Describe any object• Ma…

Sometimes all you need to break writer’s block is a good story idea. Here are six great writing prompts to get you writing again. Click the link for the full article:• Describe any object• Ma…

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Creating content can be very effortful. Particularly when that creating entails a lot of writing. And in pursuit of that endeavor, writers sometimes find themselves stuck and unable to produce ideas to further their writing task. What is going on behaviorally and psychologically? We'll discuss some of the research behind writer's block and what you can do to get over the block. Do you have any tricks to overcome writer's block?  Recommendations - Abraham: A Short Stay in Hell (Steven Peck: https://www.strandbooks.com/a-short-stay-in-hell-9780983748427.html) - Shane: The Pleasures of the Damned by Charles Bukowski (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-pleasures-of-the-damned-charles-bukowski?variant=32130591162402) Holidays (9/16/2026): - Ann Bradstreet Day - National Guacamole Day - Trail of Tears Commemoration Day - National GED Day - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - National Cinnamon Raison Bread Day - National Collect Rocks Day - National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina - National Play-Doh Day - National Rehabilitation Day - National Stay Away from Seattle Day - National Stepfamily Day - National Tattoo Story Day - Teenager Workout Day - Working Parents Day - Wrinkled Raincoat Day - World Barber Day Links and References:  - https://centerforfiction.org/writing-tools/the-truth-about-writers-block/ - https://girlspring.com/4-ways-to-combat-writers-block/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22638809757&gbraid=0AAAAADRYq5RcbP7MWvHMjjH7eQosNAYwC&gclid=Cj0KCQjwv4XUBhDBARIsAE6bQUSaMqun3ksA9P5BQfl2c-2ajwULeR_gv3rCLRMQhPcIEN-r7zMv9xsaAlYAEALw_wcB - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7965145/ - https://writers.com/writers-block-what-causes-writers-block-and-how-to-overcome-it - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2190/69g4-6ycm-n11h-eeew - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychology-yesterday/202001/a-brief-history-of-writers-block - https://www.laurenpalphreyman.com/post/4-types-of-writer-s-block-and-how-to-combat-them - https://escholarship.org/uc/item/50t6h6kd - https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/authors/10-cases-extreme-writers-block - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1311997/ - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2277565/ - https://www.emerald.com/et/article-abstract/59/6/605/91658/A-phenomenological-research-study-on-writer-s?redirectedFrom=fulltext