Seeking
the best technique to get you out of that uncharacteristically fallow period
and boost your output a 100% more?
What you need, my friend is random writing!
This
statement raises an interesting question:
What is random writing?
It’s
the process where the writer freely expresses his feelings and thoughts as
he pours out the contents of his heart on the page without stopping to edit.
That
sounds a lot like free writing but it’s
not. Free writing is done in careless
abandon and is a kind of prewriting process that helps you unclog your mind and
get on with the real project. Random
writing is the real project in draft! I’ll talk more on this later.
What
I’m about presently, is how this writing device can boost your output.
1.
Discover Something to Write
Random
writing does not require a title or a theme. You put your pen to the paper and
let the first words that appear guide the flow. Just keep on writing and you’ll
be amazed.
2.
Bust the Block
Do
I need to explain this one?
One
of the best ways to get your juice flowing when you’re stuck is to random write.
Just talk to yourself on paper. Sometimes, a little rambling might be
sufficient to give you a good wind but don’t let up if it don’t happen when you
expect.
3.
Stay Focused
You
are either a writer or you’re not. Writer’s write, it’s as simple as that. Juggle
your creativity, stay in the middle of the road with random writing.
4.
Develop A Unique Writing Voice
One
of the benefits of conscious writing
is that it opens up your soul to soar. You are given wings to explore the
details of the real self. The deeper you reach within you to splash raw words
on the pages of your journal, the closer you come to carving a niche for your writing
style. You ain’t writing to fulfill a specific writing structure and this helps
you discover how you truly sound on paper.
5.
Invent A Writing Style
When
you lay raw, unedited words on paper, it’s not impossible to stumble on a new style of writing. Especially, if you
do stuff like poetry. Because, this kind of writing is not planned, you might
create a seemingly random pattern in your writing and come to adopt it as a
personal style. It happened to me!
6.
Stay Productive
Your
mind is always talking. Capture those
words on paper and judge ‘em later. You are always certain of stuff to write
without the over thinking involved.
7.
Conquer self-Doubt
Defeat
the inner critic who keeps screaming, “You
know you can’t write!”
Write
anyway!
You
write without thinking too much about what to write. Let the words flow one
after the other. Don’t try to judge, put everything down. There’ll be time
enough for editing.
You
won’t need everything you write but the ones you do need will make all the
difference.
Keep
your pen bleeding!
Akpan
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