One way to think about writing: You’re inputting text.
From this standpoint, if you want to write faster, you need to type faster.
But so much of the actual time it takes to write something doesn’t merely depend on whether you can type fast, but whether you can write seamlessly.… Read more
My inner know-it-all is a big obstacle for me.
Maybe you can relate.
When something new comes up, I want to be first to know. I have an insatiable need to figure things out.
When I’m the first to blurt out the answer and everyone else notice, my inner know-it-all … Read more
Freewriting is the writer’s way of directly engaging the flow state.
You start writing (or dictating) before you know what you are going to say. You continue to write whether or not you know anything about what … Read more
Freewriting not something that people do because they haven’t learned how to write “properly.” Big kids can freewrite too.
Truly, I would argue that freewriting is a technique that deepens and reveals more of its benefits the more experience you have. That is how it has been for me.
The … Read more
Freewriting involves writing without stopping for some length of time. Sometimes it’s awesome, sometimes it sucks.
If you freewrite for a long time, there are bound to be moments when you write things that … Read more