Part of the Substack Writer at Work Series.

In 2026, I’ll be giving paid subscribers and Premier members a taste of the writing guidance I use with my students at Northwestern and my Craft of Writing on Substack course.

Today, we dive into Substack writer's block, a unique but common ailment.

Substack writer’s block looks like not posting—or posting lifelessly. Or giving up entirely. There are a lot of dead Substacks:

Many as a result of “writer’s block.”

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