Do you remember the work inertia from the physics class? If not, Inertia is the tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest, and an object in motion to stay in motion, unless acted upon by external force. This characteristic of inertia is applicable to the writing as well. According to the definition of inertia, once a pen starts writing, it will continue to write unless YOU stop it. Stopping is another word from science class: friction. Friction is the evil of all motion a force that resists the relative motion.
As a writer your goal is FICTION or NON-FICTION, but definitely not FRICTION. Friction is your inner critic or judge, perfection paralysis, comparisons to others, fear of blank page, feeling overwhelmed, self-doubt not knowing hte next step and fear of rejection. In its worst-case scenario, friction is writer's block.
If you should encounter writer's block, the best cure is to pick up the pen and do writing exercise like the ones in this blog. For more details on these exercise check out the book Take Ten for Writers by Bonnie Neubauer.
