Do you use a freewrite to spark ideas?

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   Anna Havenposted 11 years ago

   Do you use a freewrite to spark ideas?
   
   I like using freewrites from a keyword for both poetry and fiction, does anyone else like this method or prefer another way?

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   Ericdierkerposted 11 years ago

   I did not get it. Do you mean that for ideas in poetry, they originate from a technical program? And they eminate off of Keywords?
   
   If I read you right --- yes I get inspiration from life not machines.

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      Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Hi I appreciate your answer, thankyou.  It is as you said from real life, it is just a means to allow your idea to expand.

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   wqaindiaposted 11 years ago

   I write whatever comes to my mind instantly. I don't like preparing and writing a tailor made reply. Whatever you speak or write must come from within your heart.

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      shivanchirakkal10posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I agree with you. Every writing should be from within your heart. Then only your writing will get its perfection.

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      Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I take the idea that comes to mind then write blind from it to see what flows. I totally agree everything you write must be straight from the heart, or everyone will know!  Thankyou for answering and your time.

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   Diana Leeposted 11 years ago

   If you mean to just write what comes to mind until you spark an idea, I've tried this method, but not by starting with a specific keyword. I just write and see where it ends up. I've wrote plenty of fan fiction with nothing more than a starting thought. Poetry comes to me the same way.  I really wish I could develop my fiction stories this easy.

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      Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Hiya, I have the idea in my idea, i.e.  lonely girl, red sunset etc. Then I write from that thought anything that comes to me, which is usually really diverse but it is interesting the things that come up. Thankyou for your answer and your time.

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   Joanne M Olivieriposted 11 years ago

   For me, I write whatever comes to mind.  I really don't think about keywords, especially when writing poetry.

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      Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Joanne thankyou very much  for answering, I probably shouldn't have used the phrase keyword.  What I meant was I use the idea that has came to me and using it as a prompt,  let it run free to see what it turns into.

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   WhydThatHappenposted 11 years ago

   Sometimes, like the way you might break in a horse. It starts out wild and out of control, but as I get a feel for the turns it takes I tame it into a direction I want it to go.

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      Ericdierkerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Really? I have never heard a cowboy speak such. Are you? or is it just methaphysics?

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      Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      This is so  true, freewrites are wild and out of control! Thankyou for answering

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   Jlbowdenposted 11 years ago

   I am not really too familiar with free writes that you are referring to. But when I compose either a fiction, or non-fiction story or article. I usually jot down ideas on a sheet of paper from past & present everyday experiences, then build the story from beginning to end.  That is as long as writers block doesn't get the best of me during the writing process.

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      Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thankyou for answering, a freewrite is just an extension of writing down the idea. You start with the inspiration/idea you had for the fiction  then write down anything that comes into your head. It is all a bit random but quite insightful.

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      Jlbowdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Hello Anna;
      
      Anna - Thank you for clarifying free write for me.  So basically when I jot down notes about my writing ideas, I am actually free writing?  This would make a good article for you to write on, if you haven't already.

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      Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, I suppose it is just by a different name.  Maybe I could Thankyou.

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   PDXKaraokeGuyposted 11 years ago

   Yes. It's a great way to find inspiration.

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      Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for taking the time to read and answer

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   Mhatter99posted 11 years ago

   No, I do not. I generally use ideas sparked by my fans.

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      Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thankyou for answering, I have no fans so just as well I have freewrites

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    clara kish@yahoo.posted 11 years ago

    I don't use anything to give me ideas, God often  wakes me up with the idea running through my  head. Although sometimes the idea will come in the daytime , but most of the time at night,I sleep with a tablet and bed right beside me every night. because  I never know when I  will need to write it down, I can't trust my  memory  anymore. I  hope I answered your question. Clara

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       Anna Havenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Thankyou Clara, I have notebooks wherever I go and write down ideas when I think of them but then I like to write from that idea to see what comes out of it , if anything. I would forget too if I didn't write things down.

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