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Anything

Free writing is not a lesser form. It is a way to follow the sentence before you know where it is going.

Try Anything

The shape

  • Begin anywhere: an image, a question, a voice, or a moment.
  • Keep going until the writing gives you a reason to continue.
  • You can choose a form later, after the material shows you what it wants.

A good place to use it

A blank page, a fragment, or a piece that is still finding its shape.

Try this

  • Write ten minutes without deleting anything.
  • Start with the sentence you keep avoiding.
  • Stop while there is still one more thing you want to say.

A small example

There was a sound in the walls, not loud enough to be called a knock.
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