I read the Chinese translation and found it motivating. There are many ideas that are easy to kick start writing: go with the thought, extract gold from business book, redirect your attention, prompt your thinking, open up words, hold a paper conversation and doubt yourself. "Open up words" can be easily done on OneWord.com (the first word I got was "pity" and it's a pity I pretty much went blank for the entire 60 seconds.) I also like one of the examples where I have to close my eyes and write down everything that's red in my room - very powerful tool to remind myself to actually pay attention to my surroundings.Anyway, I'm just going to start writing by recounting my day and just let my thoughts go free. And remember to carry around a notebook.Good luck to those who want to give free writing a try!! I was a student when I first realized that I did my best thinking through the act of writing. Unforunately for me, I realized this fact while writing English papers. Only when I reached the end of the paper did I realize what my thesis actually was. This was in the days before word processors, so my professors had to suffer through rambling papers with wonderful conclusions.Mark Levy's book helps you figure out how to use this writing intelligence to your advantage -- working through thoughts and ideas using the act of free writing. It's filled with useful exercises and approaches that can help you tap into the thoughts and wisdom lurking in the deep corners of your brain.
This is one of the books that has had a measurable positive impact on my life. Highly recommended.
—Zahra
A bunch of tricks about free writing as an ideation mechanism. Intriguing and easy to try out.
—paralyz
Good coverage of the material, but it wasn't exactly what I'd been looking for.
—Fatima
How to use free writing to solve problems. Cool concept.
—chillywillyn
Great method for finding your actual writing voice.
—kell
