No. 1.—In 1948, Erle Stanley Gardner was hit with an attack of writer’s block so severe that he had to type out the same Perry Mason novel thirty-four times just to get over it. William Morrow & Co., Gardner’s publishers, called in six of the best physicians in the publishing industry to consult, but they could not agree on a diagnosis. The publishers also brought in four Freudian psychologists, two Adlerians, one Jungian, and a woman named Mrs. Culver who was full of good advice, but after their conferences with Mrs. Culver three of the Freudians required extensive therapy. Fortunately, by changing the names of the victim and murderer, Gardner’s publishers were able to sell the duplicate manuscripts as thirty-four different Perry Mason novels, and Gardner’s career was unaffected by his ailment.