dry spell

Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell / Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high

The first type is of course the dry spell when you can't think of any ideas. The second type is when kids just have a dry spell in writing.

There's no telling when the serial dating bug can strike. You may be just getting out of a serious relationship, marriage, or long dry spell. But one thing's for certain: when it does it can become a really hard habit to break.