Overcoming Writer's Block

In my previous Writers' Workshop column, "Understanding Writer's Block" (Talandis Jr., 2021), I discussed common reasons why we sometimes get bogged down in our efforts to produce academic prose. The causes are myriad, complex, and intertwined, but they tend to fall into three categories: lack of knowledge, workflow-related issues, and emotional/physical reasons. Once you understand the causes, the next step is coming up with solutions for overcoming the problem. That's my aim for this column: providing a brief overview of some tried and true methods for unblocking your academic writing. In truth, there are many ways of dealing with writer's block, more than I can fit into the small amount of space allotted to me here. However, I'll aim to get you started with solutions which address the three categories of causes.