‘Does writer’s block exist?’ asked Caroline.  She was a major in English literature and an aspiring writer. For more than three years she had been trying to finish her debut novel. Each week, she wrote a chapter and rewrote the same for at least another couple of weeks until she figured a way to proceed further. Her novel was about a single woman in her mid-forties trying to start her own million dollar company.

After finishing ten chapters, she ceased.  She couldn’t write a word. It was writer’s block, she reasoned. She spent time wandering for inspiration.  One such wanderings ended her in the third row of the book launch of a famous authoress, Agatha Archer. The woman was not more than forty-five and had published thirty murder mysteries in a decade. Agatha averaged three books per year which was more than a miracle for Caroline.

‘Does writer’s block exist?’ asked Caroline in the Q&A session of Agatha’s book launch.

‘Yes,’ replied Agatha. ‘Writer’s block is a condition that occurs to the ones who aren’t supposed to be writers,’ she added with a smile.

Caroline’s block faded as she returned Agatha’s smile.