Ann Patchett: I don't believe in writer's block.
I really don't have it.
I actually don't believe in it because I think some things are hard and some things take a long time to figure out, and some problems are unsolvable.
And you will never figure them out.
But it doesn't mean that you have a mental block.
My husband is a doctor and he will have a patient come in.
He might not know what's wrong with that patient.
He might have to run a lot of tests.
He might have to bring in other doctors, talk to the person for a long time.
They may never figure out, but he doesn't come home and say, I have doctor's block.
I can't go to work today.
I'm blocked.
It's a it's a weird self-indulgence that writers give themselves.
Usually you should just work."
SUNDAY: America's Book Club with Ann Patchett – 6pm ET on C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/americas-book-club/guest/23/ann-patchett
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