Freewriting (Farza Majeed)
https://github.com/farzaa/freewrite/blob/main/freewrite/default.md
- Start with a (broad) topic and set a timer
- 15 minutes is a good start
- A good starter prompt: âwhat am I working on today? what is the most important thing for me to work on?â
- Your starting prompt is really important, so give this some thought
- Should make this a daily thing, ideally a morning meditation/something to start your day
- No backspaces
Freewriting (Peter Elbow)
https://www.research.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/RD/docs/FREEWRITING-by-Peter-Elbow.pdf
- Naturally, people think about the awkwardness/wordiness of their words while theyâre writing
- This is unique to writing (i.e. we do this at a lesser capacity while speaking) and makes it difficult and unnatural at times
- Freewriting cuts this unnecessary editing out in favor of more âstream-of-consciousnessâ writing
- Oftentimes we get stuck trying to write the perfect beginning, but this is difficult
- Instead freewriting implores us to simply start, with the expectation that âgoodâ writing will follow somewhere along the way
- And if our writing isnât good, itâs at least authentic and represents our unfiltered thoughts, which have a lot of power