Why Writer's Block Feels Different for Every Writer - and How Understanding Your Inner World Can Change Everything!
Have you ever noticed that writer's block doesn't feel the same for every writer?
For some, it shows up as fog - like the images just won't come.
For others, it sounds like loud self-doubt or an inner critic that won't switch off.
And for many, it's felt deeply in the body as heaviness, resistance, or emotional overwhelm.
In Episode 2, we explored how w...
Why Writer's Block Feels Different for Every Writer - and How Understanding Your Inner World Can Change Everything!
Have you ever noticed that writer's block doesn't feel the same for every writer?
For some, it shows up as fog - like the images just won't come.
For others, it sounds like loud self-doubt or an inner critic that won't switch off.
And for many, it's felt deeply in the body as heaviness, resistance, or emotional overwhelm.
In Episode 2, we explored how writer's block can sometimes be a sign that the story itself has drifted off course.
But in Episode 3, we shift inward - into the inner world of the writer.
Because when the block isn't about the direction of the story, it's often about the way your mind and nervous system naturally process creativity.
In this episode, I introduce you to modalities - the four primary ways the brain experiences imagination, emotion, intuition, and meaning - and explain why understanding your modality can completely change how you experience writer's block.
Rather than forcing yourself to write like someone else, this episode will help you learn how to work with your natural processing style, so resistance softens and writing begins to feel safer, clearer, and more aligned.
🌟 In this episode, we explore:
- Why writer's block feels different for every writer
- The difference between story misalignment and inner-world resistance
- What modalities are and why they matter for writers
- The four primary modalities:
Visual
Auditory
Kinaesthetic
Auditory Digital
- How each modality experiences doubt, fear, and resistance
- Practical, modality-aligned ways to respond when you feel stuck
- Why writer's block isn't a flaw - it's information
- How affirmations help rewire the subconscious mind and build creative safety
🎉 Bonus Integration: Modality-Based Affirmations
Instead of a guided meditation, this episode includes modality-specific affirmations designed to support your subconscious mind, calm resistance, and help you feel safer as you write.
You'll learn how to:
- Choose the affirmation that best fits your modality (or resonates most deeply)
- Use repetition - especially morning and night - to strengthen new neural pathways
- Integrate affirmations into daily life so support continues beyond the writing session
❤️ Discover Your Modality
If you're not sure which modality is your dominant one, you can take my free quiz here:
https:// maddisonmichaels.com/quiz
💕 Gentle Homework from This Episode
- Take the modality quiz
- Notice how writer's block shows up for you this week
- Respond to resistance in the language your mind understands, rather than forcing yourself forward
🌟 Coming Up Next
In the next episode, we continue this inner-world work by exploring writing personality types - how different writers approach creativity, structure, consistency, and process, and why certain advice works beautifully for some writers and feels impossible for others.
😍 A Loving Reminder
Writer's block isn't a sign that you're failing.
It's information - filtered through your inner world.
When you honour how you are wired, writing becomes a relationship again… not a battle.
👇 Ready for Deeper Support?
If today's episode resonated with you and stirred up something inside you… and you're ready for deeper support to break through your blocks and finally write the book you're meant to write… I currently have a few spots left for 1:1 coaching.
If you feel called to explore having me as your writing coach, head to maddisonmichaels.com/coaching and reach out - we'll chat and see whether we're a fit for each other.
