Reading this essay totally blew me away! I didn't know that such writing exercises were allowed! I get to say whatever is on my mind, without fear? I really like that. Even though I love to write, it's one of the hardest things for me to do. It takes me forever to write, because I like to be articulate, and to spell correctly, and I like to write a sentence or paragraph, and then rewrite it, or change several words. But I do think I spend too much time doing this, and I've become quite obsessive about it. Learning that the freewrite exercises will help 'unblock' me sounds exactly like what I need.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Freewriting Dialogue
I've just read the essay "Freewriting Exercises" in the course reader. Freewritings are writing exercises that allow you to write indiscriminately. I'm not sure if that's the correct word, but I'm a fresh off my first freewrite, so I'm still in the frame of mind to just put down my thoughts. A freewrite allows you to write anything that comes to mind, without fear of editing or correction, or without being evaluated by someone else. Your are allowed to misspell and miss-punctuate. You do not have to worry about sentence structure. If nothing comes to mind, you can state that, or you can repeat the same word over and over. It's meant to facilitate stronger writing by undoing the subconscious habit of editing at the same time you are trying to produce. Ideally, the exercises are also meant to help unblock the mind, and to let the voice of your writing turn into power.
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Hi Carrie, I do to, It's hard to for me to stop and make correction, I tend to do this a lot. I want to make it perfect, so I spend a long time correcting mistakes. I know, Learning about this free writing exercise really caught my eye. I didn't thing it would be allowed. I mean writing is suppose to be clear and precised, but i really didn't know, you could write without stopping without making corrections. Free Writing sure helps me unblock what I want to get on paper, my message.
ReplyDelete(: Hi Carrie,
ReplyDeleteIt is really hard to just keep on typing without looking back to correct anything. And I'm pretty sure we all still push the backspace one too many times. I agree, that free writing was allowed, because we all grew up learning to write and correct our work. You are right free writing will help writers block.
Hi carrie.I too have never been one to talk much either.Freewritings hard,but can help .Good luck!:)
ReplyDelete-Samantha Nichols