2.8 You're the Author - Prewriting
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Brainstorm Story Ideas
Choose the first story genre and now harness in your ideas in the prewriting phase. This is where you get your mental rain cloud to pour out ideas. (Did you see that metaphor!)
Don’t worry about how it looks – just get your pen moving on the paper. There are many different brainstorming techniques. Read through the following pages and find what works best for you.
Free Writing
One way to get started is to set a timer for five to ten minutes and just start writing ideas. Have your topic in mind and keep your words flowing. Don't worry about spelling or grammar; the goal is to get as many ideas as possible down. If you can't think of what to write, just write anything that comes to mind. We won't use this technique this time!