The nature of writing problems ; Why professors don't write ; The phenomenology of writing problems ; Assessment of writing problems ; Strategies for the short run ; Spontaneous writing ; Generative writing ; A regimen for productive and painless writing: strategies for the long run ; Ensuring regular productivity ; The four-step plan ; Beyond solutions, to growth ; Dealing with relapses ; Appendices ; pt. 1. The blocking questionnaire: an instrument for assessing writing problems ; pt. 2. An annotated bibliography on blocking and other hindrances to writing.