3. This prewriting strategy generates a ton of information in a short time because
you write down every idea without judging whether or not it is good or bad.
Everything is fair game.
First, take your general topic and
then jot down all the possible
terms relating to the topic you can.
(Not to change the subject, but
how did people brainstorm before
those little yellow sticky notes
were invented?)
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7. Clustering is another form of brainstorming that allows
writers to map the concepts they have in mind to a
bigger picture.
This prewriting technique involves finding the relationships between the things they put
down on a page. In this technique, begin by writing a central subject down in the middle
of the page, whiteboard, easel pad, or whatever you’re using to write ideas down, and
circle it.
8. Picture your main idea as the trunk of a tree, and
all your subsequent ideas are like its branches.
The ideal is to have several sets of words
relating to the core with even more subsets. The
goal is to see how these other ideas connect to
the core topic and each other.
Clustering is a strong visual way for you and
your team to see the correlations between
elements of their stream of consciousness. By
taking a closer look at this web of concepts,
people can better find the best solutions for the
issue at hand.
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10. Sometimes, getting started is the
hardest part of the writing
process.
Frustrated writers should remove any
constraints and restrictions they have and try
freewriting as a way to begin, according to
the Write at Home blog.
This activity allows work to be created
without thinking about grammar and spelling
errors, the correctness of language, or outside
factors. The key is for writers to think as they
write, instead of stopping and starting. You may be surprised at what
information you find on the
page when you’re free to put
down everything you have in
your head.
11. Sometimes it is hard to find a focus fot a broad subject.
If this is our problem, freewriting can be very helpful. To
freewrite, follow these steps:
1. Write your topic at the top of your page.
2. Start writing.
3. Write as much you can and as fst as you can for 0 minutes.
4. Don´t stop for any reason. Don´t worry if your mind wanders away from your original
idea ; lets your idea flow.
5. If you can´t think of anything, write “my mind is blank, my mind is blank”, or
something similar, over and over again until a new thought comes into your mind.
6. Don´t worry about mistakes . Just keep writing. You can go back later and edit.
7. Read your freewriting and see if there are any ideas you can develop into a
paragraph.
13. An outline is a map of your essay.
It shows what information each
section or paragraph will
contain, and in what order. Most
outlines use numbers and/or
bullet points to arrange
information and convey points.
14. Outlining is a smart way for you to organize your
thoughts and how those will flow into future
written documents – proposals, presentations, etc.
There is not a right or wrong way to outline. You
can write complete sentences, short phrases, or a
combination of both.
Remember back in elementary school when you learned to write an outline for your book
reports and research papers, such as they were? It works when you’re an adult and stuck
trying to figure out what to write, too!