writer's block

Hello my name is Agazile, This is my first post so forgive me if it's a bit long or lack luster... I wouldn't describe myself as a writer and I still don't, at least not a traditional writer but a few years ago out of nowhere I decided to go on google docs and start writing and developing...

Dear fellow writers out there: My back-story: Around 16 years ago I developed the main characters. Then around 10 years began fleshing out the story, maps, how the world worked, etc. Two years ago I came to the conclusion of the novel and began to write. I have been in this WRITER'S BLOCK...

I stumbled on this interesting TED talk by Amanda Crowell, a cognitive psychologist, on the topic of "3 reasons you aren't doing what you say you will do." She's isolated three stages or three parts of what she calls "defensive failure" that might be holding you back from writing that first...