Well now that i'm here it should start to pick up LOL kidding (no i dont have that kind of ego) Well i don't write stories, i either write poetry or i write articles/statements about things in the world that i feel strongly about. for me, my writing are tied to my emotional states. when i'm IN the writing mood, i just go with it. i don't analyse what i'm writing. i write and if i only write 4 lines, then that's it. my poetry is varied like that. sometimes i go back and work on a poem sometimes i say 4 lines is enough i cant think of how else to make it "better" when i write an article about something, i just let it pour out. then i go back and make sure it all makes sense. since i don't write stories i can't relate to the writers block thing, but i hope my response fits in the "what gets me flowing" question asked here, and again, i'm a passionate/emotional guy (not a typical macho guy, so i'm in touch with all my varied feelings) so for me, again, it's anger, love, detachment, etc. that does it for me. or some particular thought that i need to figure out.