PAPER WRITING FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) SHEET What is the point of doing initial brainstorming and freewriting?
Writing is a form of thinking. It is often hard to start writing, because you don’t yet know EXACTLY what you think. Make life easier on yourself and start by informal, free-flowing brainstorming. Jot down your thoughts and ideas, formulate questions, note lines or passages you think are important or interesting. Don’t worry about organization, grammar, spelling now. The perfecting will be later. Free your mind. Remember: You can’t know what you think until you see what you say. After you’ve done this, you’re ready to begin sketching an outline and then drafting.
