Editing Writer's block (section)

===Right-brain involvement===
{{Main article|Lateralization of brain function}}
Garbriele Lusser Rico's concern with the mind links to [[Lateralization of brain function|brain lateralisation]], also explored by Rose and Linda Flowers and John R.&nbsp;Hayes, among others. Rico's book ''Writing the Natural Way'' looks into invention strategies, such as clustering, which has been noted to be an invention strategy used to help writers overcome their blocks,<ref name=Rico>{{cite book |last=Rico |first=Gabriele Lusser |date=2000 |orig-year=1987 |title=Writing the Natural Way: Using Right-Brain Techniques to Release Your Expressive Powers |edition=Revised |location=New York |publisher=Tarcher/Putnam |isbn=0874779618 |oclc=42592844}}</ref> and further emphasizes the solutions presented in works by Rose, Oliver, and Clark. Similar to Rico, James Adams discusses "[[right-brain]]" involvement in writing.<ref name=Adams /> While Bill Downey proposes that he is basing his approach in practical concerns,<ref name="Downey">{{cite book |last=Downey |first=Bill |title=Right Brain – Write ON!: Overcoming Writer's Block and Achieving Your Creative Potential |location=Englewood Cliffs, NJ |publisher=Prentice-Hall |date=1984 |isbn= |url=https://archive.org/details/rightbrainwriteo0000down |url-access=registration}}</ref> his concentration on "right-brain" techniques speaks to cognitive theory approach similar to Rico's and a more practical advice for writers to approach their writer's block.<ref name="Downey"/> Mike Rose mentions that [[peer tutors]] provide supportive feedback so that blocked writers can feel secure in sharing their problems and experimenting with new ideas about writing.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=1980 |title=Rigid Rules, Inflexible Plans, and the Stifling of Language: A Cognitivist Analysis of Writer's Block |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/356589 |journal=College Composition and Communication |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=389–401 |doi=10.2307/356589 |jstor=356589 |issn=0010-096X|url-access=subscription }}</ref>