Blocked Writer's Book of the Dead

The Blocked Writer's Book of the Dead is a guide for those who want to improve their ability to initiate and sustain writing in their daily lives. Writing difficulties are vexing problems that resist change and interfere with professional, creative and personal fulfillment. This book offers solutions to a number of common productivity problems including procrastination, perfectionism, anxiety, fear of criticism, poor time management, imposter feelings and binge writing at deadlines. Written by a psychologist from Stanford University with two decades of experience assisting writers, The Blocked Writer's Book of the Dead provides an understandable and practical approach for overcoming writing productivity problems applicable to writers of all types. Dr. Rasch's thorough knowledge of the writing process, his compassionate understanding of the struggles writers experience, and his sense of humor combine to make this book a unique and valuable contribution to the understanding and successful resolution of writing blocks.
About the Author: David Rasch is a psychologist with 20 years of experience working with writers who struggle with blocks, procrastination, and other writing productivity problems. He has worked as a therapist, workshop leader, writing consultant, Director at Stanford University's Faculty Staff Help Center, and he currently serves as the Stanford University Ombuds. Dr. Rasch has given presentations about his work with faculty authors at state and national conferences and has spoken to numerous student and staff groups at Stanford and other universities nationwide. He has also offered talks and workshops attended by writers of poetry, fiction, journalism, academic research, nonfiction, business and technical writing, Web writing, and personal writing. Dr. Rasch brings a compassionate, humorous, and insightful perspective to his work that combines his extensive psychological training and experience with practical advice for negotiating the daily challenges of the writing life. In addition to The Blocked Writer's Book of the Dead, his writing includes a chapter in the edited volume Process and Organizational Redesign, several magazine and newsletter articles, and more than a hundred songs. Dr. Rasch is President of the Central Coast Writers Branch of the California Writers Club and was recipient of their Centennial Short Story Award in 2009.