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Q&A Can I avoid free writing?

We write the best way, not when trying to perfect every sentence as we write our first draft, but when writing down our thoughts and not revising them till we finish that draft. Now in some books I...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by g.arbia777‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:42:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar g.arbia777‭ · 2019-12-08T06:42:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
We write the best way, not when trying to perfect every sentence as we write our first draft, but when writing down our thoughts and not revising them till we finish that draft. Now in some books I have read, the authors advises their readers to use free writing to come up with material for their works. But I cannot imagine myself to use free writing, because it is not easy for me to write without stopping. I think I need to write more slowly, setting down only those thoughts that are meaningful, and revising those thoughts that are not what I intended them to be, not to make them clear or graceful, but to make their meaning precise.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-06-28T20:00:05Z (over 7 years ago)
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