Day 2

Freewrite and Win

Today, we are going to talk about the 5-Minute Freewrite. Then, you are telling us in the comments for a chance to win a Steem basic income membership. More on that below.

Many of you have probably been part of the Freewriting adventure for a while. But just in case you never went back to the introductory post, here it is for your reading pleasure:

Introduction to the Daily Prompt 5- Minute Freewrite
Freewrite - what the heck is that you ask. Well, it is the opposite of a well thought out, highly edited, and grammatically correct piece of writing.
Freewriting is to set a timer for a certain amount of time and write. Without stopping. Without correcting anything. Without worrying if what we write is good or bad. Nobody cares.
The point of the freewriting session is to get out of our heads and tap into our creative self - allow things to flow. Sometimes, great writing will result. Well, and sometimes - not. The point is to get into a daily (or however often you can) habit of writing.

And that really is what a Freewrite is. But - and here comes the great but - our version of the freewrite is just a tiny bit different.

Our Interpretation of the 5-Minute Freewrite

Maybe saying that our version of the 5-Minute Freewrite is a tiny bit different is a tiny, little lie. Actually, a big one.

Over the past 150 days, it has become more and more clear that the emphasis is on FREE not so much on the 5 minutes, or the not editing.
What is unchangeable, we insist you do is this:

Without worrying if what we write is good or bad.
That worry kills any kind of creativity and we are all about exploring freely and encouraging abundantly.
We all started somewhere and the more we write, the better we get.
So, in our version of the freewrite, some do write for 5 minutes and stop in the middle of the word if the timer goes off.
Others take the first five minutes of just writing to get an idea on paper and then spend hours turning it into a story.
Or we start with the intention to stop after 5 minutes but just keep going after the timer dings - because our story is asking to be finished.
All is good and all is encouraged as long as it works for you.

A Special Gift from @fireawaymarmot

Here is an example how incredible the Freewrite community is. One of our freewriters is a gifted artist. Before I go on, I highly recommend you go to his profile @fireawaymarmot and check out his ongoing story based on the daily prompt.

Every episode, that is every freewrite based on the prompt, also features an original illustration. It is truly an experience.

@fireawaymarmot has been so kind to make this beautiful graphic for all you freewriters. Please use it as you wish and make sure to drop by his profile and say thank you.

You Tell Us for a Chance to Win a Membership in Steem Basic Income

Steem Basic Income
Steem Basic Income is a social experiment to bring a basic income to as many Steemians as possible. Members join by sponsoring others into the program. Steem Basic Income is delivered through providing regular upvotes to member content.

This is what you have to do for your chance to win a membership: Leave us a comment
Which has something to do with this post
Is at least 50 words

Today, we like to know if you have had a Freewrite experience and if yes, a little bit about it.

We will let you know if your comment is accepted and give you a number.
At 5 PM Pacific time the day after publishing of this post, we will close the contest and draw the winner through a random number generator. This will give you almost 36 hours to post your comment.

Update: 5:39 PM Pacific Time. 3/17/2018. The contest is closed now. Last entry was # 30.

The winner will be announced and sponsored the same day.

Watch this space. There will be a daily chance to win for the next 13 days - and maybe longer.

Join the Freewrite daily prompt here

And join us at the Isle of Write in the freewriter - retreat

art and flair courtesy of @PegasusPhysics