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STRATEGIES

See what works for you.

Freewrite

Put words, any words, on the page.

Thoughts

Turn it off

Leave your inner editor behind.

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Organize

Put your ideas into groups.

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Open docs

Work in as many places as you need to.

Stack of Lined Notebooks

Take notes

Carry a notebook and use it.

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Stop

Stop on the downhill. Leave something for tomorrow.

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Imagine

Think about your audience.

Girl Reading

Read aloud

Learn what your words sound like.

Reading Aloud in Classroom

Work earlier

Wake up earlier and start writing.

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Move

Work somewhere else.

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Schedule

Put writing in your calendar.

Paper Diary

Get offline

Find a place without wifi and see what happens.

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Take care

Get enough sleep, take lots of breaks, and go outside.

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Brainstorm

Write down everything you can think of.

Studying at Home

Move on

 If something isn't working for you, stop doing it.

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Outline

Put your ideas in order.

Brain Storming on Paper

Make pictures

Imagine your writing as pictures instead of words.

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Draft

Write out your ideas.

Writing a Diary

Print

Look at your words on the page.

Checking Text on a Document

Reread

Read what you did the day before.

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Read a book

Read about your topic or about something else.

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Work later

Stay up later and start writing.

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Walk

Stride, shuffle, or pace.

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Partner up

Find someone to sit with while you work.

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Write it out

Leave the computer behind and write by hand.

Writing on a Paper

Repeat

Find what works for you and keep doing it!

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