writing and energy

Mary Robinette Kowal wrote that sometimes writer's block is depression. I don't have depression, but I can attest to the fact that sometimes writer's block is due to external factors.

Last year, for a variety of reasons including the drain of sleep apnea, my writing output slowly sputtered to a complete stop. Then, for another variety of reasons including my new best friend Mister CPAP Machine, suddenly I was able to crank out ~15,000 words and finish a novel.

The bottom line - if you can't write, determine why and fix it.