Writer's Block ~ Defeat It! / Pro Writer's Advice part A / 7:41

In the first four episodes of this series, The Write Focus shared how to defeat the three-headed monster called Writer’s Block.

When we research the topic, we find articles that claim 5 types or 10 types of Writer’s Block. Shudder. I don’t want even to contemplate 10 types. Yet I read the article—so you don’t have to.

Guess what? Those 10 types are actually just an expansion of the 3 types we covered in our series—as were the 5 types. And the solutions were exactly what we listed: breaks and escapes, switching projects, overcoming fears and learning new writing skills, pursuing a healthy lifestyle, regaining curiosity, and practicing creativity.

We can do this. We can DEFEAT WRITER’S BLOCK. (Shout it!)

In this segment, we’ll explore advice from other writers, pro writers who have to meet deadlines and are too professional to churn out boring words. Let’s explore what they say.

TIMINGS

• 00:40 Introduction
• 01:52 Ernest Hemingway
• 05:05 Hilary Mantel
• 06:22 Norman Mailer
• 07:24 Mark Twain
• 09:30 Last Words
• 11:25 Closing

Total Run Time = 12:26

LINKS

Quotations came from a variety of internet sites.

Video https://youtu.be/h2P27MXEIjw

Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/09/writers-block-defeat-it-pro-writers.html

Licensed Music with the content is “Simple Acoustic Guitar” from the creator Apple Hill Studios, available on Audio Jungle.

The music is licensed for podcast and YouTube. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration, also licensed from Audio Jungle for the purpose of podcast and YouTube.

All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound (turned off for this posting). Still images are in the public domain or author-generated.

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As a Blast from the Past, our current focus is a series entitled Writer’s Block: Defeat It! originally airing as “Defeat Writer’s Block” a few years back.

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