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Writing is free but what is freewriting?

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      The last day I talked a little bit about freewriting and today I would like to expand on that. What is freewriting? Freewriting is a fantastic writing exercise that can help increase your writing stamina. I guess freewriting can be approached in different ways, and many people like to do it their own way, so I will explain how I do it and what works best for me. I have been using freewriting for many years. I was introduced to it in various writing courses that I studied. As I mentioned in a previous post I try to write every day, even if that is just writing things in my diary. I am happy as long as I am getting something down on paper, even if it is writing about what I did that day or my plans and ambitions for the following day.  Anyway, let's talk about freewriting and what it is. For me, I get  the stopwatch on my phone and begin writing, with no plan, after deciding how long I wish to do it for, but 20 minutes usually works for me, but I have previo...