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Freewriting: A Strategy That Will Bring Your Writing To Life

 
Author: Catherine Franz
< P > F r e e w r i t i n g i s a r e l e a s e f r o m t h e p r i s o n o f r u l e s . I t a l l o w s t h e f a s t e s t a n d d e e p e s t i m p r o v e m e n t s t o a w r i t e r s c r e a t i v e p r o c e s s . F r e e w r i t i n g s h o w s w r i t e r s h o w t o o v e r c o m e p a s t r e s i s t a n c e c h a l l e n g e s . E i t h e r i n w r i t i n g , c o n t r o l , o r o t h e r f e a r s . I t r e t u r n s t h e p o w e r o f f r e e t h o u g h t . I t a l s o r e n e w s t h e e n e r g y f l o w w i t h t h e u n i v e r s a l l a w s o f a t t r a c t i o n . < / P > < P > L e t m e r e c o m m e n d t h a t f o r t h i s w r i t i n g e x e r c i s e y o u u s e p e n a n d p a p e r . T h i s w a y y o u c a n a c c o m p l i s h i t a n y w h e r e - - o n a m e t r o , w a i t i n g f o r t h e p l a n e t o t a k e o f f , b e f o r e a m e e t i n g s t a r t s o r w h e n y o u a r e w a i t i n g f o r s o m e o n e . L a p t o p s t a k e t i m e t o b o o t u p , a p r e c i o u s t i m e w h e n m e m o r y c a n b e c o m e a n e n d a n g e r e d s p e c i e s . < / P > < P > T h i s p r o c e s s i s e a s y t o r e m e m b e r , e a s y t o c o m p l e t e , y e t n e e d s p u s h i n g t o s t a r t . T h e e x e r c i s e o n l y r e q u i r e s t h a t y o u w r i t e f a s t f o r 1 0 m i n u t e s . T h e g o a l i s t o l e t g o o f c o n t r o l o r a n y o t h e r b l o c k . G i v e y o u r s u p r a c o n s c i o u s , s u b c o n s c i o u s , a n d c o n s c i o u s p e r m i s s i o n t o l e t a n y t h i n g r o l l o u t . < / P > < P > T o p i c d o e s n ' t m a t t e r . E v e n i f y o u s t a r t w i t h m o n k e y s , r u n t h r o u g h t h e g r o c e r y o r c h o r e l i s t , a n d f i n i s h u p s t a r t i n g t h e f i r s t c h a p t e r o f a n o v e l t h a t y o u d i d n ' t k n o w y o u w a n t e d t o w r i t e . Y o u m i g h t e v e n s t a r t a n d e n d o n j u s t o n e t o p i c . A l l o w a n d k n o w a l l i s p e r f e c t , n o m a t t e r w h a t a p p e a r s . < / P > < P > T h i s s t r e a m o f c o n s c i o u s w r i t i n g h a s f e w g o a l s e x c e p t t o w r i t e n o n s t o p d u r i n g t h e 1 0 m i n u t e s . W r i t i n g w e l l , h o w f a s t i s f a s t f o r t h a t p a r t i c u l a r w r i t i n g , p a r a g r a p h d i v i s i o n , s p e l l i n g , g r a m m a r , o r a n y t h i n g e l s e d o e s n ' t m a t t e r . J u s t k e e p t h e p e n m o v i n g . I f y o u c a n ' t r e m e m b e r a p e r s o n s n a m e o r p l a c e , l e a v e a b l a n k , e . g . , " _ _ _ _ _ _ . " R e t u r n l a t e r a n d i n s e r t . I f y o u r m i n d g o e s b l a n k , b e g i n t h e n e x t s e n t e n c e u s i n g t h e l a s t o n e o r t w o w o r d s f r o m t h e p r e v i o u s s e n t e n c e . < / P > < P > L e t m e m a k e t w o s u g g e s t i o n s . F i r s t , y o u w i l l w a n t t o r e m e m b e r t o b r e a t h e n o r m a l l y t h r o u g h t h e e x e r c i s e . I t i s n ' t u n c o m m o n t o h o l d y o u r b r e a t h o r b r e a t h e v e r y s h a l l o w d u r i n g t h e e x e r c i s e . A c t u a l l y , b r e a t h r e d u c t i o n i s a c o m m o n o c c u r r e n c e d u r i n g a n y t y p e o f t i m e d w r i t i n g . B r e a t h i n g c o n t r o l s t h e a m o u n t o f o x y g e n t h a t r e a c h e s t h e b r a i n . L e s s o x y g e n , l e s s c l e a r t h i n k i n g , a n d y e s , l e s s c r e a t i v i t y a n d p o o r e r e x p r e s s i o n . < / P > < P > S e c o n d , p l e a s e b e c a r e f u l n o t t o l e t t h i s e x e r c i s e f a l l i n t o t h e c a t e g o r y o f j o u r n a l i n g - - p e r s o n a l w r i t i n g - - i n o t h e r w o r d s , a l l a b o u t y o u . I f y o u a r e t r y i n g t o m o v e a w a y f r o m j o u r n a l i n g i n t o o t h e r t y p e s o f w r i t i n g , o r p r o d u c t p r o d u c t i o n , y o u w i l l w a n t t o g i v e u p j o u r n a l i n g f o r a s h o r t t i m e i n o r d e r t o a l l o w t h e n e w p r o c e s s t o t a k e h o l d . N o t f o r e v e r m i n d y o u , j u s t a l i t t l e w h i l e , w h i l e y o u l e a r n t o o p e n y o u r w r i t i n g t o a h i g h e r l e v e l o f p u r p o s e a n d p o s s i b i l i t y . T h e f r e e w r i t i n g e x e r c i s e i s o n e o f t h e b e s t w a y s t o t r a n s i t i o n t o a n o t h e r s t y l e o f w r i t i n g . < / P > < P > I f y o u p r e f e r y o u r f r e e w r i t i n g e x e r c i s e t o h a v e m o r e f o c u s , y o u c a n b e g i n w i t h a c o n c e n t r a t e d s t a t e m e n t . I d o s u g g e s t t h a t y o u a l l o w y o u r s e l f t o b e c o m e c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h u n f o c u s e d f r e e w r i t i n g b e f o r e e x p l o r i n g c o n c e n t r a t e d f r e e w r i t i n g . T h i s t r a n s i t i o n u s u a l l y d o e s n ' t t a k e l o n g . M a y b e a m o n t h o r t w o , i f c o m p l e t i n g t h i s e x e r c i s e a s f r e q u e n t l y a s o n c e a d a y . < / P > < P > W h e n b e g i n n i n g w i t h a f o c u s , w r i t e a q u e s t i o n o r s t a t e m e n t a t t h e t o p o f t h e p a g e . G i v e y o u r s e l f a m i n u t e o r t w o t o r e r e a d t h e f o c u s , l e t i t s w i r l a r o u n d i n y o u r m i n d , a n d t h e n b e g i n w r i t i n g . S t i l l y o u d o n ' t w a n t t o c o n t r o l t h e f r e e d o m . T h i s m e a n s t h a t i f t h e t o p i c b e g i n s t o g o s o u t h , g i v e y o u r w r i t i n g t h e g i r t h t h a t i t n e e d s t o d o s o . I f t h e t h o u g h t s s t o p , y o u c a n e a s i l y r e r e a d t h e s t a t e m e n t o r q u e s t i o n t o t r i g g e r t h e f l o w a g a i n . I f y o u f i n d t h a t y o u r e p e a t y o u r s e l f a f t e r a s t o p / t r i g g e r / s t a r t , l e t t h i s o c c u r a s w e l l . Y o u w i l l f i n d t h a t t h e r e p e a t u s u a l l y a d d s c l a r i t y . < / P > < P > A p e r s o n a l p r e f e r e n c e o f m i n e i s t o k e e p m y f r e e w r i t i n g e x e r c i s e i n a s u b j e c t n o t e b o o k . I w r i t e " F R E E W R I T E " o n t h e c o v e r . P r e v i o u s l y , w h e n I u s e d s i n g l e s h e e t s , t h e y b e c a m e s o m e t h i n g e l s e I n e e d e d t o o r g a n i z e . T h e s t a c k g r e w . I w a n t e d t o t o s s t h e m o u t b u t j u s t c o u l d n ' t f o r s o m e r e a s o n . T h e c o m p r o m i s e w a s t h e n o t e b o o k . < / P > < P > I n t h e i n s i d e f r o n t c o v e r , I w r o t e m y c o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n , j u s t i n c a s e I l e f t i t s o m e p l a c e . I n u m b e r e a c h p a g e b e f o r e I s t a r t t o w r i t e i n t h e n o t e b o o k . I a l s o s t a r t a r e v e r s e ( f r o m t h e b a c k p a g e i n w a r d s ) t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s , l a b e l e d T O C 1 , T O C 2 , e t c . i n t h e u p p e r c o r n e r . W h e n I b e g i n t o s t a r t m y f r e e w r i t i n g e x e r c i s e , I r e c o r d t h e d a t e i n t h e l a r g e m a r g i n a t t h e t o p , a l o n g w i t h a c i r c l e d 1 . M e a n i n g t h a t i s p a g e 1 f o r t h a t d a t e s f r e e w r i t e . T h e n c o n t i n u e t h e p r o c e s s w i t h c i r c l e 2 , e t c . < / P > < P > L a t e r , i f I f e e l t h e m a t e r i a l i s r e a d y t o b l o s s o m , I t y p e , u s u a l l y r e w r i t i n g a t t h e s a m e t i m e . A f t e r w a r d s , I m a r k t h o s e p a g e s w i t h a l i g h t s l a s h c o r n e r t o c o r n e r a n d w r i t e " t y p e d " i n t h e t o p m a r g i n . A f t e r p r i n t i n g I s o m e t i m e s , b u t d o n ' t a l w a y s r e m e m b e r , s t a p l e a c o p y t o t h e p a g e . I d o s o i n a m a n n e r w h e r e a s I c a n s t i l l r e a d m y o r i g i n a l w r i t i n g . S o m e t i m e s a f t e r I f i n i s h m y f r e e w r i t i n g , a n d i t i s n ' t r e a d y t o b e t y p e d , i t c o u l d b e r e a d y t o o u t l i n e . S i n c e I ' m a t r a i n e r i n M i n d m a p i n g ( c l u s t e r i n g ) , I m i g h t a l s o o u t l i n e i n t h e n o t e b o o k . < / P > < P > U s u a l l y , I h a v e n o i d e a w h a t i s g o i n g t o a p p e a r . I t u s u a l l y t a k e s m o r e t h a n o n e 1 0 - m i n u t e f r e e w r i t e t o g e t t o w h a t e v e r w a n t s t o s h i n e . S i n c e I p u r p o s e l y w a k e u p t h r e e h o u r s e a r l y e v e r y m o r n i n g t o d e v o t e t o m y w r i t i n g , t h e r e i s m o r e t h a n o n e s e g m e n t a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e s u n t o a p p e a r . < / P > < P > S c a t t e r e d t h r o u g h o u t m y d a y I l i k e t o a d d a 1 0 - m i n u t e f r e e w r i t i n g s e s s i o n . A f t e r a c o a c h i n g c a l l , r e a d i n g , o r w a t c h i n g t e l e v i s i o n . T V p r o g r a m s l i k e , " T h e A s s o c i a t e " t r i g g e r i d e a s a n d t h o u g h t s , b u t n o t h i n g c o n c r e t e , a n d w i t h t h e f r e e w r i t i n g e x e r c i s e I c a n p u l l o u t w h a t i s g n a w i n g a t m y g u t . < / P > < P > T h e b e s t p a r t o f h a v i n g m y e x e r c i s e s i n a n o t e b o o k i s b e i n g a b l e t o r e r e a d a n d s e e m y p r o g r e s s . S e e i n g t h e c h a n g e s i n m y s t y l e , l a n g u a g e , a n d c r e a t i v i t y i s e n o u g h p u s h f o r m e t o k e e p c o m p l e t i n g t h e e x e r c i s e d a y a f t e r d a y . E v e n y e a r s a f t e r c o m p l e t i n g t h i s e x e r c i s e , I ' m s t i l l d e l i g h t e d w i t h t h e p r o g r e s s I ' m s e e i n g . O c c a s i o n a l l y , I ' m s h o c k e d w i t h , " I w r o t e t h a t . " T h o s e a r e w a r m f u z z i e s a l l w r i t e r s n e e d , i n c l u d i n g m e . < / P > < P > A l l o w i n g i s a m a j o r p r i n c i p l e u n d e r t h e L a w s o f A t t r a c t i o n . H e r e a r e t h e 1 0 g i f t s t h a t f r e e w r i t i n g p r o v i d e s w i t h i n t h e p r i n c i p l e o f t h e L a w o f A l l o w i n g : < / P > < P > 1 . A l l o w s t h e u s e o f g o o d t i m e m a n a g e m e n t s k i l l s . < / P > < P > 2 . A l l o w s l e s s n e g a t i v e e n e r g y e x p e n d i t u r e f o r w o r r y o r d o u b t a n d i n c r e a s e s p o s i t i v e e n e r g y f o r c r e a t i v e a l l o w a n c e . < / P > < P > 3 . A l l o w s s e p a r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e p r o d u c t i o n p r o c e s s a n d t h e r e v i s i n g p r o c e s s . < / P > < P > 4 . A l l o w s d a n c i n g a r o u n d t h e i n n e r c r i t i c . < / P > < P > 5 . A l l o w s t h e w r i t e r t o b e i n t h e p r e s e n t m o m e n t . < / P > < P > 6 . A l l o w s t h e f o c u s t o t r a n s i t i o n f r o m t h e r e s u l t t o t h e p r o c e s s , t h u s r e d u c i n g t h e p r e s s u r e t o p r o d u c e . < / P > < P > 7 . A l l o w s t h e m i n d a n d h e a r t t o m e l t t o g e t h e r i n t o u n p r e c e d e n t e d l a n g u a g e . < / P > < P > 8 . A l l o w s a v i r g i n f l o w o f c r e a t i v i t y t o m a t e r i a l i z e . < / P > < P > 9 . A l l o w s c u r r e n t e m o t i o n t o m a n i f e s t i n t h e w r i t i n g . 1 0 . A l l o w s a c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n y o u r k n o w l e d g e a n d t h e u n i v e r s a l k n o w l e d g e f i e l d . < / P >
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