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Exercise 1-2A: Freewriting

Try it out:
  1. Set a timer for five minutes.
  2. Start writing. It does not matter what you write, only that you write something.
  3. Write everything that comes to your mind–don’t filter anything.
  4. When time is up, take a two minute break and play a game on your phone.
  5. Return to what you wrote and look for words, ideas, or connections that might be good places to start researching or writing more.
  6. Repeat as many times as you want or need .