
Most authors will swear there is no magic query letter. The querying process is half happenstance-luck and half professional finagling. While both can be true, it’s up to us as writers and authors to do what we can to increase our odds of achieving that publishing dream by understanding both sides of the ever-changing process.

Writer’s block is a phenomenon that many writers struggle to overcome at one point (most likely several points) or another. As mentioned above, writer’s block is typically a symptom of a different problem, not the problem itself. Let’s review a few likely causes before listing out some methods on how to overcome writer’s block.