Writer's Block: The Muse Visits During Composition Not Before

Orson Scott card says, muses tend to strike those who are at the keyboard typing their brains out. Neil Gaiman: Blaming writer's block is wonderful - it removes any responsibility from the person with a block. Mark Twain said, when the tank runs dry, you've only got to leave it alone and it will fill up again in time. Charles Dickens walked, plotting his great novel, A Christmas Carol. Persistence is the key to success in any field. President Eisenhower once said, it's not the man who is so brilliant, but rather the man who can keep on going indefinitely,. doing a straightforward job.