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Writing Seminar 5

Writing Seminar 5. Augustine Institute Denver, CO. Freewriting. Don’t worry about proper grammar Don’t stop to revise Go wherever it takes you Keep writing, no matter what!. Uses for Freewriting. Throw it away Sift through it Rearrange it Add to it. Generative Writing.

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Writing Seminar 5

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  1. Writing Seminar 5 Augustine Institute Denver, CO

  2. Freewriting • Don’t worry about proper grammar • Don’t stop to revise • Go wherever it takes you • Keep writing, no matter what!

  3. Uses for Freewriting • Throw it away • Sift through it • Rearrange it • Add to it

  4. Generative Writing • Spontaneous writing has limits • Generative Writing is just like Spontaneous Writing, except on-topic • Bring the conscious mind back into the process • Write for 10 minutes about a single topic • Write quickly and make no corrections

  5. Journalism questions • Who? • What? • When? • Where? • How? • Why?

  6. Embrace the Confusion

  7. Brainstorming • Come up with a lot of ideas • Find a topic you care about • Create some chaos • Make a monster • Think outside the box • Connect ideas and concepts

  8. Ways to Brainstorm • Talk to a friend • Use a colored pens on a big piece of paper • Write lists • Draw pictures and diagrams • Define key terms

  9. Ways to Brainstorm: Cubing • 1. Describeit (colors, shapes, sizes, etc.) • 2. Compareit (What is it similar to?) • 3. Associateit (What does it make you think of?) • 4. Analyzeit (Tell how it's made) • 5. Applyit (What can you do with it? How can it be used?) • 6. Arguefor or against it

  10. Ways to Brainstorm: Storyboarding • Like a movie or cartoon • Use colored pens, paper • Note cards, paper scraps • Tape ideas onto your boards • Move them around

  11. Tame the Monster • Color code • Organize • Rank • Connect • Group • Outline

  12. Organizational Strategies • a. Chronological order • b. General to specific • c. Specific to general • d. Less important to more important • e. More important to less important • f. Question/answer • g. Problem/solution

  13. More Taming Techniques • Make an Elevator Pitch • Close read a passage • Keep your thesis in mind • Remember your context • Reread the prompt

  14. Habits for Writers • Nulla dies sine linea • Never a day without lines • Write regularly • Keep in mind that writing is a discipline, a skill (not a spontaneous poetic outpouring of perfection)

  15. Habits for Writers: Environment • 1. Establish regular writing places • 2. Keep non-essential reading away from your regular writing place • 3. Do not clean up workspace while writing • 4. Minimize noisome distractions • 5. Limit social interruptions – Post a sign. • 6. Enlist another writer to share your schedule • 7. Make your writing site comfortable Paraphrased from: Robert Boice, Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing (Stillwater, OK: New Forums, 1990) 78-80.

  16. More Habits for Writers • 1. Make writing a daily activity, regardless of mood. • 2. Chart your time in 30 minute blocks • 3. Write while you’re fresh. • 4. Avoid writing in binges • 5. Write in small, regular amounts Paraphrased from: Robert Boice, Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing (Stillwater, OK: New Forums, 1990) 78-80.

  17. More Habits for Writers • 6. Schedule writing tasks in specific, small, finishable units • 7. Keep daily charts of time spent, pages finished, percent done • 8. Plan beyond daily goals • 9. Share your writing with friends • 10. Work on two or three projects concurrently Paraphrased from: Robert Boice, Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing (Stillwater, OK: New Forums, 1990) 78-80.

  18. Conclusions • Know yourself • Don’t Panic • Find out what works for you • Enjoy the process!

  19. For Further Reading • Professors as Writers by Robert Boice • The Writer’s Home Companion by Joan Bolker • The Student’s Guide to Intellectual Work by Jean Guitton

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