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This week’s concept is another that is both easy and hard: Freewriting
It can be a pain to start, but I bet once you do, you’ll never go back.
Last week we talked about Morning Pages, and freewriting is only a little different…a little more…free.
Morning Pages have rules: 3 pages, long-hand writing, first thing in the morning. Don’t stop until you’ve filled those pages. AND (this rule is mine) when you’ve finished your 3 pages, go write somewhere else.
Freewriting has more flow, more nuance, more frippery. You can doodle and draw. You can plan. You can write. You can dream. You can just let the pen wander.
There’s no to-do list. Just you and the paper. Or the word processor.
Yes, you can freewrite on the computer, and I often do. It’s best if you don’t look at what you’re typing. There are a couple of ways to do this:
- adjust the screen toward or away from you so you can’t read the text
- adjust the lighting or contrast of your screen so that the glare blocks your ability to read
- change your text to white or your screen to black
- turn off the monitor
Some of these are pretty extreme, but they work! Just letting your fingers fly over the keys is magical.
Give it a try.
Longhand freewriting is of course also acceptable. Permission granted to purchase a new journal/pen set for this new adventure.
Remember, if there are rules, then you imposed them and you can un-impose them. Freewriting is about pure joy and release. Don’t ruin it for yourself.
Put pen to paper and see what flows. Write, draw, or flick the pen(cil) in whatever direction feels right.
STRUGGLES & SUCCESSES
I’ve had some interesting things happen when Freewriting.
I’ll tell you some of them in this week’s email. If you’re not getting the email, let me know, or hop on over to linseyewing.com and sign up under the Get Access tab.
The best things are unexpected.
A detail. A revelation. A sticky spot un-sticky-fied.
You never know what kind of magic can happen when you’re freewriting. Give it a try. Let me know how it goes.
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CURRENT NOVEL PROGRESS
TDG: Final Stages In Progress
ASD Draft 0: 15,401
Project Zero: 0
It’s Happening. The Daily Grind is underway.
The Editor is involved. Advance Readers have been contacted and are sitting on ready. The final exterior details are in the hands of the Cover Designer.
I persevere.
I’ve decided ASD is probably a project for April, my first writing month of the year. I think it will hold until then.
Project Zero: has no name because it is not even an idea yet….but it will be. Stay tuned.
HAPPENING THIS MONTH
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Next on the Radar: Author’s Roundtable. TBA.
Authors Interviewed: 3. Still waiting on a couple of Invites. As always, if you’d like to participate, please message me!
We’re going to hear from a panel of authors about their passion projects, planning styles, processes, and publishing plans. Stay tuned for details.
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Start or Finish today. I can help.
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