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Timed Writing

Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2017 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Sometimes when I’m writing, the words just don’t want to come to me. I try to keep writing through those times. I use a variety of methods to get the words out. I often just set a timer and write…

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Timed Writing for Brainstorming

Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Timed writing is not just for exercise. It can help you brainstorm as well. The principle is the same whether you are free writing or brainstorming. You just set a timer and jot down ideas as they come to you.…

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Journaling

Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2014 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

If you would like to keep a journal, just sit down and write for ten to fifteen minutes a day Set some time aside to do that. All you really need to do is write. I write about the weather…

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Using a Calendar to Write

Posted on Sunday, October 27, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I use a timer when I write. I sit down, set the timer for thirty minutes, and write. I write whatever comes into my head. It works well for me. Finding time to do that is a little harder. You…

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Free Writing

Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Free writing is just what it sounds like. It is a writing exercise where you sit down and write. It sounds easy, doesn’t it, and yet so many of us struggle with it. The secret is to have something in…

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Writer’s Block

Posted on Sunday, March 3, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I am blocked. It strikes every writer, regardless of who they are or what they once wrote. The dreaded writer’s block hits indiscriminately. There is only one cure for writer’s block. That is to force each word out into coherent…