For the month of May I participate in a story a day challenge. I write 1 piece of flash fiction that has a beginning, middle, and end. It is important for the piece to be finished. Each time I do a a challenge like this I add another layer of experimentation. I have used a visual each day, or an object, or a theme. This past May I chose to freewrite for 10 minutes first and then write my story.
My Freewrite rules based on Natalie Goldberg’s:
- Keep your hand moving.
- Handwrite with a nice pen.
- Set the timer for 10 minutes.
- Let go and write what comes. In other words, don’t try to control too much.
- Remember the prompt doesn’t matter.
Thank you for sharing this slice. As I was reading I was saying to myself share the Free write rules with your students. We free write but with no set rules. I am off to read the rest of the post.
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I started including more freewriting in my writing routine and am so glad that I did. I was so focused on product that I neglected the importance of the process.
I enjoyed reading the second part of your post!
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Writing is something that I personally enjoy and as an introvert I feel like writing is the only way I can use to express myself without any judgement.
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