What is freewriting?
Freewriting is writing anything that comes to mind; basically capturing your stream of consciousness.
Why is this useful?
It’s a great technique for warming up your ‘writing muscles’, and can be helpful to overcome writer’s block]. Freewriting is also useful for brainstorming, such as when trying to understand the outcomes of your research.
Try it out
Try it out with this short exercise:
- Take a piece of paper and your favourite pen (freewriting works best with physical pen and paper, but a computer screen can also work).
- Set a timer for 5 minutes and write.
- Don’t stop writing. Don’t go back to correct something. Just keep writing. If you don’t know what write about, write about that.