Does free writing really mean free?
My answer to this question is “Definitely no!” I have many reasons for saying this.
After a free writing assignment was given, I got in to a mass of brainstorming. Sometimes I found nothing to write in my mind. Sometimes I gathered a lot of materials: interesting things happened these days, meaningful books I read lately, imaginary stories I thought out and so on. Too many choices mean no choice. No matter which one I chose, I had only a few to say. But I have to focus on only one and write it out.
When the focus was decided, I racked my brains for ideas, evidences and words for powerful expression. No matter how interesting, or meaningful, or wonderful I thought in my Chinese mentality, it was hard to transform them into English using my own present knowledge. I am not free to write it out but I have to.
Once the materials and expressions were thought out, the logical organization came up to be another obstacle for me.
Constraints of free writing exist everywhere in the process. Why did the great writers produce such a great many beautiful works? It really deserves my serious thinking
After a free writing assignment was given, I got in to a mass of brainstorming. Sometimes I found nothing to write in my mind. Sometimes I gathered a lot of materials: interesting things happened these days, meaningful books I read lately, imaginary stories I thought out and so on. Too many choices mean no choice. No matter which one I chose, I had only a few to say. But I have to focus on only one and write it out.
When the focus was decided, I racked my brains for ideas, evidences and words for powerful expression. No matter how interesting, or meaningful, or wonderful I thought in my Chinese mentality, it was hard to transform them into English using my own present knowledge. I am not free to write it out but I have to.
Once the materials and expressions were thought out, the logical organization came up to be another obstacle for me.
Constraints of free writing exist everywhere in the process. Why did the great writers produce such a great many beautiful works? It really deserves my serious thinking
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