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* In the musical of ''Literature/LittleWomen'', soon after [[spoiler: Beth's death]], the grieving Jo confesses to Marmee that she has no will to write anymore, or to [[HeroicBSOD "do anything."]] She finally has a breakthrough in the song "The Fire Within Me," however, when she realizes she can keep her memories of Beth and of the past alive [[CopeByCreating by writing about them.]]

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* In the musical of ''Literature/LittleWomen'', soon after [[spoiler: Beth's death]], the grieving Jo confesses to Marmee that she has no will to write anymore, or to [[HeroicBSOD "do anything."]] She finally has a breakthrough in the song "The Fire Within Me," however, when she realizes she can keep her memories of Beth [[spoiler: Beth]] and of the past alive [[CopeByCreating by writing about them.]]
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* In ''Film/MoulinRouge'', [[spoiler: Satine's LastRequest is that Christian write the story of their love]], but [[spoiler: after her death]], Christian falls into a [[HeroicBSOD deep depression]] and several months pass before he's able to do it.


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*In the musical of ''Literature/LittleWomen'', soon after [[spoiler: Beth's death]], the grieving Jo confesses to Marmee that she has no will to write anymore, or to [[HeroicBSOD "do anything."]] She finally has a breakthrough in the song "The Fire Within Me," however, when she realizes she can keep her memories of Beth and of the past alive [[CopeByCreating by writing about them.]]
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Earnest creation requires some sort of passion for what is being made, whether it's a child drawing something for the fridge, a professional journalist working on the big scoop, or a scientist CreatingLife, an artist creating a masterpiece, and everything in between. When that passion is gone, so is the will to create.

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Earnest creation requires some sort of passion for what is being made, whether it's a child drawing something for the fridge, a professional journalist working on the big scoop, or a scientist CreatingLife, an artist creating a masterpiece, and everything in between. When that passion is gone, so is the will to create.



* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'': In "Guide To Boys", Ned is left depressed after Suzy left the school, despite it only being temporary. His emotional state is so bad that he's unable to work on the Guide, falling into a deep state of writer's block, until his friends snap him out of it.

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* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'': In "Guide To Boys", Ned is left depressed after Suzy left the school, despite it only being temporary. His emotional state is so bad that he's unable to work on the Guide, falling into a deep state of writer's block, block until his friends snap him out of it.



* Inverted by Olivia in ''VideoGame/HiddenCity''. Once a renown {{sculpt|ors}}ress, she suddenly lost her ability to create while trapped in the fog. This drives her to depression and despair, and [[spoiler:led to her turning her good friend Sophia into a statue after an argument. She then decides to turn herself into a statue in order to restore Sophia because she doesn't want to live without her talents, as well as to atone for turning Sophia into a statue in the first place.]]

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* Inverted by Olivia in ''VideoGame/HiddenCity''. Once a renown renowned {{sculpt|ors}}ress, she suddenly lost her ability to create while trapped in the fog. This drives her to depression and despair, and [[spoiler:led to her turning her good friend Sophia into a statue after an argument. She then decides to turn herself into a statue in order to restore Sophia because she doesn't want to live without her talents, as well as to atone for turning Sophia into a statue in the first place.]]
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* ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena'': in Kongōman Bosatsu "Leader"'s 3rd personal story, in light of the Eight Offerings' dwindling audience numbers, he quits the troupe, drawing a big audience from the controversy but making the rest of the troupe too distressed to put on a show. [[spoiler:This is in fact a publicity gambit he planned, and he publicly returns to his leadership position immediately after.]]
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* Inverted by Olivia in ''VideoGame/HiddenCity''. Once a renown sculptress, she suddenly lost her ability to create while trapped in the fog. This drives her to depression and despair, and [[spoiler:led to her turning her good friend Sophia into a statue after an argument. She then decides to turn herself into a statue in order to restore Sophia because she doesn't want to live without her talents, as well as to atone for turning Sophia into a statue in the first place.]]

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* Inverted by Olivia in ''VideoGame/HiddenCity''. Once a renown sculptress, {{sculpt|ors}}ress, she suddenly lost her ability to create while trapped in the fog. This drives her to depression and despair, and [[spoiler:led to her turning her good friend Sophia into a statue after an argument. She then decides to turn herself into a statue in order to restore Sophia because she doesn't want to live without her talents, as well as to atone for turning Sophia into a statue in the first place.]]
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* Inverted in the romantic comedy ''Not Another Happy Ending'' -- Jane's editor is convinced she's unable to write because she's too happy, and tries to make her unhappy to unblock her.

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* Inverted in the romantic comedy ''Not Another Happy Ending'' ''Film/NotAnotherHappyEnding'' -- Jane's editor is convinced she's unable to write because she's too happy, and tries to make her unhappy to unblock her.
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* ''Literature/YumiAndTheNightmarePainter'': Nikaro is a phenomenal painter but has avoided creative art ever since an incident where he drove away all his friends. As a nightmare painter, he banishes [[LivingDream nightmare creatures]] by painting them into harmless forms, but just paints them all as bamboo because it's easy.
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* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'': When Maya's already fragile mental state falls apart after the bus crash, she's rendered unable to write anything at all for the school musical. Her friends end up replacing her.

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* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'': ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'': When Maya's already fragile mental state falls apart after the bus crash, she's rendered unable to write anything at all for the school musical. Her friends end up replacing her.
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* Inverted by Olivia in ''VideoGame/HiddenCity''. Once a renown sculptress, she suddenly lost her ability to create while trapped in the fog. This drives her to depression and despair, and [[spoiler:led to her turning her good friend Sophia into a statue after an argument. She then decides to turn herself into a statue in order to restore Sophia because she doesn't want to live without her talents.]]

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* Inverted by Olivia in ''VideoGame/HiddenCity''. Once a renown sculptress, she suddenly lost her ability to create while trapped in the fog. This drives her to depression and despair, and [[spoiler:led to her turning her good friend Sophia into a statue after an argument. She then decides to turn herself into a statue in order to restore Sophia because she doesn't want to live without her talents.talents, as well as to atone for turning Sophia into a statue in the first place.]]
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Earnest creation requires some sort of passion for what is being made, whether it's a child drawing something for the fridge, a professional journalist working on the big scoop, or a scientist CreatingLife, and everything in between. When that passion is gone, so is the will to create.

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Earnest creation requires some sort of passion for what is being made, whether it's a child drawing something for the fridge, a professional journalist working on the big scoop, or a scientist CreatingLife, an artist creating a masterpiece, and everything in between. When that passion is gone, so is the will to create.
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** In "Pickles", [=SpongeBob=] gets so upset about forgetting to put pickles on a Krabby Patty that he is unable to remember how to prepare one. It gets so bad he can't do ''anything'' at all, even talk with proper syntax. Once he is able to relearn how to make a Krabby Patty, he returns back to normal.

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** In "Pickles", [=SpongeBob=] gets so upset about forgetting to put pickles on a Krabby Patty that he is unable to remember how to prepare one. It gets so bad he can't do ''anything'' at all, even talk with proper syntax. Once he is able to relearn how to make a Krabby Patty, he returns back to normal.
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* Inverted in the romantic comedy ''Not Another Happy Ending'' -- Jane's editor is convinced she's unable to write because she's too happy, and tries to make her unhappy to unblock her.

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