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Freewriting is a technique where for a set period of time you sit down and just write. It's a great way to:

• begin if you don't know where to start
• practice writing (practice makes better!)
• gain confidence
• get disciplined
• write from the heart
• get used to writing from your own experience
• finish your first draft.

Try and write for at least ten minutes every day. This will flex your writing muscles!

One thing you must not do during your allotted freewriting time is to correct what you have written.

You have to turn off that internal editor and allow your creative side to get into the flow of writing.

Be warned: what you end up with will probably look like a mess. That’s OK though – you can go back and edit your writing as many times as you want.

If you haven’t got a writing project on the go at the moment, or if you fancy a change, here are some suggestions for practice subjects:

• a time when you were frightened
• a favourite place
• how you feel about your church
• your ideal home
• a childhood memory.

Why not do each of these in your writing journal – ten minutes each should do it! It’s brilliant practice for when you come to write your novel.

Let me know how you get on – I’d love to hear from you! Have you done freewriting before? Did you enjoy it? Did it help you get in the flow?

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