What is Free writing?
[[File:Fountain pen writing (literacy).jpg|thumb|Writers use the free writing [[technique]] to overcome [[writer's block]]]] '''Free writing''' or '''stream-of-consciousness writing''' is a [[genre]] of writing. In free writing, a person writes continuously for a certain period of [[time]]. The writer does not need to pay attention to spelling or grammar and writes whatever comes to mind. In the [[writing process]], free writing takes place during [[prewriting]]. The writing that is created by free writing is raw and unusable. The process is sometimes used by writers to overcome [[writer's block]], [[apathy]], and [[self-criticism]]. It is mostly used by writing teachers and people who write [[prose]] (not poetry.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/composition/brainstorm_freewrite.htm|title=Getting Started: Freewriting|work=Guide to Grammar and Writing|publisher=Capital Community College Foundation|accessdate=2011-07-08|archive-date=2017-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602090131/http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/composition/brainstorm_freewrite.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theconsciouslife.com/liberate-your-mind-with-free-writing.htm|title=Liberate Your Mind with Free Writing|publisher=TheConsciousLife.com|date=June 11, 2009|accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> It is sometimes thought to be a kind of [[brainstorming]]. In brainstorming, the writer lists ideas and possibilities. In free writing, the writer [[write]]s sentences to make [[paragraph]]s. == References == {{reflist}} {{lit-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Free Writing}} [[Category:Writing]]