Let’s face it, writing is many children’s (and adults’) nemesis! Learners and teachers alike find it really challenging – unless they are in the small minority of people who just write, naturally. But writing doesn’t have to be a long, hard slog. Nor need it be purely an exercise in spelling and punctuation skills (or lack of). Finding out what the barriers are is important, seeking to understand them is crucial, and implementing ways to remove them transformative. This blog explores barriers to writing and offers some strategies to remove them.