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This is a freewrite journal done in disassociative stream-of-consciousness style.
This is a freewrite journal done in disassociative stream-of-consciousness style. It is meant to be both abstract and technically imperfect. Its purpose is to capture the creative essence and those semi-conscious psychological clues behind my writing, and to help unstopper the creative flow. It focuses on emotional, visual, or other sensory fragments, and does not concern itself with structure or grammatics.

You may view my first attempt with this style here:
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Background Explanation
"Stream of consciousness is a style of writing that is uninterrupted, unedited, and unstructured. Typically, a journaler approaches the blank page without intention--then simply waits for something to come.

Once you begin writing, don’t try to make sense of it—just keep writing, ignoring any questions or comments coming from your mind. Remember, this isn’t a mental or literary exercise, but rather an opportunity to give voice to the inner you."
(http://rubyward.com/article10.htm)

"To start a stream of consciousness exercise, sit quietly in a room with nothing but a pen and paper. Put your pen to the page and start writing whatever comes to your mind. Now it doesn’t matter if it makes sense, if you write in complete sentences, if you use correct grammar, complete a thought or just make noises! Just keep writing, no matter what it is that comes to your mind. "
(http://www.essortment.com/all/streamconscious_rbwd.htm)

Here are my own personal rules, which I intend to follow:
1. Write for a reasonable length of time, on average 5-10 minutes. This time must be uninterrupted and during which I will attempt to "stay in the zone".

2. Revise the writing. Revisions must be made straight after the writing. I will not correct any spelling mistakes or grammatical errors, as that would defeat the purpose. But I will focus instead on completing the thought process of what my mind is trying to say while it is still fresh.

(Inspired by:
http://www.robotii.co.uk/archives/2008/05/23/stream-of-consciousness-writing/)

To learn more about about this style of writing, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_of_consciousness_writing
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