Quote by Jodi Picoult

I don't believe in writer's block. Think about it - when you were blocked in college and had to write a paper, didn't it always manage to fix itself the night before the paper was due? Writer's block is having too much time on your hands.

I don't believe in writer's block. Think about it - when you

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This quote suggests that writer's block is not a real barrier to creativity, but rather a result of having too much time to overthink and procrastinate. The author argues that when faced with deadlines, the mind somehow finds a way to overcome the block and produce the necessary writing. Therefore, the quote implies that writer's block is essentially a symptom of a lack of urgency or deadlines, rather than an inherent inability to produce creative work.

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