Interesting work on the concept of "writer's block." What I really enjoyed in this essay is the specific stories of various authors. I knew that J.D. Salinger was still alive, but had not realized that he still writes, just never publishes. I wonder what will happen when he dies? Will we get as many new Salinger books as we now get Tupac albums? Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird in her 30's, and hasn't published a book since. I remember a quote from her where someone asked a question about whether she would write more and she said, "I said everything I have to say." In the article I link to below, Harper Lee said she was working on another book. So I suppose there's a contradiction there. I wonder which is right?

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040614fa_fact