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Collin College ENGL 1301 Peter Elbow and Freewriting
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Collin College ENGL 1301 Peter Elbow and Freewriting
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Collin CollegePeter Elbow and Freewriting
The following excerpt is from Writing Without Teachers by Peter Elbow. He
talks about a kind of freewriting that may be very different from the kinds of
journaling you have done. I believe in Peter Elbow’s technique of fast, forced
freewriting. I’ve seen my students improve dramatically as they practice writing
almost as fast as they think. Many students tell me they successfully use freewriting
to break through “writer’s block.” Another great benefit is that when a person gets
in the habit of writing like he or she thinks or talks, grammar errors, for the most
part, magically disappear.
And now, Peter Elbow:
They [freewriting exercises] are sometimes called "automatic writing,"
"babbling," or “jabbering" exercises. The idea is simply to write for ten
minutes (later on, perhaps fifteen or twenty). Don't stop for anything. Go
quickly without rushing. Never stop to look back, to cross something out, to
wonder how to spell something, to wonder what word or thought to use, or
to think about what you are doing. If you can't think of a word or a spelling,
just use a squiggle or else write "I can't think what to say, I can't think what
to say" as many times as you want; or repeat the last word you wrote over
and over again; or anything else. The only requirement is that you never stop.
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