on Jane Friedman site:

There comes a moment in many writers’ lives, sometimes early, sometimes much later, when the manuscript they once felt passionate about suddenly falls silent. You open the file and feel … nothing. Not dread, not excitement. Just a dull, gray emptiness.

It’s not “writer’s block”—it’s not that you can’t write. It’s that you don’t want to. And in many ways, that feels worse.

You might wonder: Is the project dead? Am I done with this book? Should I move on? Am I done writing altogether?

This moment can play out no matter the genre, experience level, or personality. The truth is that losing the spark doesn’t necessarily mean the book is over or lost. But it does mean something in the creative relationship has shifted.

Below are seven reasons why this may be happening, and ideas for how you can gently find your way back to your draft.