Ruru
Troubadour
I've undertaken a creative writing course. Its the first one I've ever done, and I'm loving it, but that's an aside.
It has introduced me to Free Writing.
I'd heard of it as a concept before, but never actually tried it out. I've discovered that, for me, its a really powerful tool. It doesn't even matter what topic I write about: if I sit down and free write about something for five minutes before I start a session, the writing that follows is freer, the thoughts and words seem to come more easily.
Its also shown me that if I'm not focused on the final outcome, if I'm not worried about how the piece will come out because I am totally winging it and there are no expectations, I can write a lot. A lot for me in any case, I don't know what other peoples outputs are like. But 550 words in ten minutes, those being words that I don't immediately want to screw up, made me smile. And the more I do it, the easier it gets, not to mention the weird and wonderful places my mind gets to go during the process.
I am curious to know if this is a tool that you use, and how you find it. What other methods do you use to get those creative juices flowing, to get warmed up and motivated?
It has introduced me to Free Writing.
I'd heard of it as a concept before, but never actually tried it out. I've discovered that, for me, its a really powerful tool. It doesn't even matter what topic I write about: if I sit down and free write about something for five minutes before I start a session, the writing that follows is freer, the thoughts and words seem to come more easily.
Its also shown me that if I'm not focused on the final outcome, if I'm not worried about how the piece will come out because I am totally winging it and there are no expectations, I can write a lot. A lot for me in any case, I don't know what other peoples outputs are like. But 550 words in ten minutes, those being words that I don't immediately want to screw up, made me smile. And the more I do it, the easier it gets, not to mention the weird and wonderful places my mind gets to go during the process.
I am curious to know if this is a tool that you use, and how you find it. What other methods do you use to get those creative juices flowing, to get warmed up and motivated?