Open Freewriting Open freewriting is completely openended. You just write. The simplicity of methodology doesn’t mean that you are limited to what can emerge. With open freewriting, it is especially true that anything can happen. Open freewriting is a place for you to be wild, chaotic, totally free, totally present. Always in the act of… Continue reading What’s the Difference Between Open and Focused Freewriting?
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How to Freewrite
In her 1938 book If You Want To Write, Brenda Ueland gives a beautiful description of what it takes to foster the imagination and support a productive writing practice. She describes two things that I have also found to be key components: stillness or “moodling” (for me meditation serves this purpose as well as many… Continue reading How to Freewrite
Navigating the Outline of a Messy Draft
I wrote previously about the benefits of keeping a file of topic ideas. Basically like a compost pile, a document where you can throw all sorts of material into and transform rough pieces into polished drafts. Maybe that document sounds like it would be a headache to make sense of. A disaster waiting to happen.… Continue reading Navigating the Outline of a Messy Draft
Use Your Peripheral Vision! [Depth Freewriting Strategy]
A writer’s peripheral vision Sometimes the best ideas have to sneak up on you. You know the feeling. You’re doodling around with one thing or another, then WHAM! Like lightning, inspiration strikes. Eureka! You race forward with your new discovery. The world is forever changed. It’s a beautiful feeling, and it happens like magic. You… Continue reading Use Your Peripheral Vision! [Depth Freewriting Strategy]
Use These Freewriting Techniques to Max Out Your Productivity As A Writer
I’m turning into a freewriting evangelist. I love to spread the word about all the cool things you can do with freewriting. Many people have some experience with freewriting. The problem is that we learned it in a way that fails to account for how damn versatile it can be. We learned freewriting in school,… Continue reading Use These Freewriting Techniques to Max Out Your Productivity As A Writer