Hi Everyone!!
41 days ago I started on a journey that has brought joy to my life. @mariannewest's #freewrite.
I have made friends, learned about myself and others by joining in.
I love to go read other people's #freewrites after I do mine.
Why not before?
For me, I don't want my perception altered by reading someone else's post and their take on the prompt. Even if I have to wait until nighttime to write or I miss a day, I will wait to read other #freewrites until mine is done.
While reading others people's posts I come across a lot of the same feelings that I had when I started.
One of those feelings was, what if I do it wrong?
The way I interpreted everything I had read from @mariannewest was that there was NOT a wrong or right way to do it.
The whole point of it was to GET you writing......flowing, with your words.
Easier said than done!
As you can see I can not type or spell!
I had found Grammarly way before I started on Steemit. It helps relieve the pressure, for me, of worrying about spelling and typo's and just write my thoughts down without worry. I can go back after I'm done and make my thoughts legible to others trying to read what I have written.
Now other's will use the #freewrite to challenge themselves in other ways. Be it leaving typo's in or however they feel they need to be challenged and that is right too!
I was trying to post something on Steemit every day but I was running out of idea's to write about.
In comes @mariannewest's #freewrites to save the day!
Freewrites make me happy, very happy, and sometimes sad. I think they get out feelings on that day, at that time, that NEED to come out of you, so in the end, #freewrites have helped me more than I ever thought they could.
Now it's more about doing it for me then it is so I can post something, in hopes, that someone will read it and like it, tho I still DO hope that every day!
As I tend to ramble, here are my rules all nice and neat.
- There is NO right or wrong way to do a free write as long as you have fun doing it.
- If you need to, fix your typo's after you are done.
- If you feel the need to follow the official rules to a T then don't fix your typo's.
- Relax!
- Have FUN! ALWAYS!
- Don't over think it.
- Timer always at 5 minutes, try and not look at it!
- If you feel the need to finish the story after your 5 minutes are up, finish it! as long as it's FUN and not WORK for you.
- Don't stress about what comes into your head, just write what comes in down and post it.
- There is no right or wrong unless it's not fun. If it stops being fun. stop and wait a few days.
**The official rules are found here: Writers or wanna be Writers Wanted!!!! Be Free! Freewrite!
My advice to anyone is to try doing a #freewrite. You will be very surprised in many ways you never thought of!!
Here is today's prompt to get you started if you would like: Day 49: 5 Minute Freewrite - Prompt: mosquitos
Always remember and never forget "there is no right way" to do a #freewrite, for me. This is not school, this is Steemit! and fun should always be had!
What are your rules? I would really love to know!
Am I the only one that feels this way? I would love to know that also!
Happy writing!
Snook
