Main Entry: writerhead
Pronunciation: \ˈrī-tər-hed\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle High Well-Balanced English, from Old Unbalanced English the peculiar mental state during which one burrows, dreams, inscribes; wri-tan-hed; akin to Low Latin delirare, the state in which one finds oneself when one leaves the furrow (in plowing)
First Known Use: circa 1995
1 : a (usually) temporary state of dreamy concentration and fluctuating consciousness during which a writer feels most creative, productive, and artistic < upon waking in the morning, rolling out of bed, gently shushing one’s husband, and settling in at one’s desk: “Sssshhhh, I’m in writerhead” – Kristin Bair O’Keeffe >
I have felt it. It’s the cause of started, but not finished, projects; the cause of scribbled business plans late at night that get abandoned the next morning; the cause of dreams that go unfulfilled because some obstacle is staring me in the face refusing to let go.