Brain Drain
One of my old writing techniques was to simply sit at a keyboard and type. I Just typed whatever came into my head for a set period of time. I called it a Brain Drain. This method was fantastic for curing writer’s block and is really helpful for coming up with stuff to write about. I usually didn’t save them, I just picked them clean until the good stuff was all used up. Anyhow, I found one that I did save from three and a half year years ago. It probably should be noted that I was not on drugs when I wrote this.
There are really only three rules:
1) You must not stop typing.
2) You must go until the end – I always did 30 minutes. You can go longer if needed.
3) No use of the backspace key, arrow keys or the mouse. The point is to spill your guts out raw. You can’t do that effectively if you’re worrying about spelling and grammar. You’re not writing with the intent of publishing.
