writer's block

American  

noun

1. a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.

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Etymology

Origin of writer's block

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

But despite his success, he was not immune to suffering from writer's block.

From Barron's

But he faced bouts of writer’s block through his 20s and gave up writing.

From Los Angeles Times

That dictum, long handed down by creative-writing teachers to beginner students, becomes a tangled temptation for a playwright and screenwriter struggling with writer’s block in “The Unknown,” an expertly crafted one-man thriller by David Cale starring Sean Hayes at Studio Seaview.

From The Wall Street Journal

She also explained how the writer's block she had experienced while pregnant with her first child was "terrifying".

From BBC

Warren: What do you do when you get writer’s block?

From Los Angeles Times