Condition in which an author loses the ability to produce or experiences creative slowdown

The Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel have writer's block while composing a speech for the king, but Lord Lyndhurst writes busily. Lithograph, 1830.

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Writer's block

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The Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel have writer's block while composing a speech for the king, but Lord Lyndhurst writes busily. Lithograph, 1830.