CONTROL FREAK

Is Your Writing Energy at an All-Time Low? Reignite!

Your writing should flow, but something is stopping you. Learning why can get you going again.

E Mark Moore
New Writers Welcome
3 min readOct 18, 2024

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A huge traffic jam
Photo by Marcel Ardivan on Unsplash

Stopped. Stifled. Stuck.

On the school run this morning, the roads of our little Cheshire town felt more like a car park.

And so it can be with our writing.

Nothing flows, nothing moves.

Your words feel dead in the water.

I’ve been in the same situation more times than I can count. I’ve realised that understanding the cause of the blockage is more than half the battle.

As a writer, you have days when the words won’t work. It’s not the idea that’s lacking; it’s your ability to manifest the magic.

Today, you will see how getting to the root cause of what’s stopping you can motivate you to get started.

So, shall we?

Hurrying to a Halt

For any driver, the traffic at the beginning of your day can become an aggravating obstacle.

This morning, we once again sat amid hundreds of vehicles. The only blockage I craved was something to filter out the drone of the…

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E Mark Moore
E Mark Moore

Written by E Mark Moore

Top Writer in Medium's Corporate Communication topic. www.writingontheinternet.com

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