{"id":11983,"date":"2022-08-11T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=11983"},"modified":"2022-08-09T17:11:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T00:11:12","slug":"push-past-the-fluff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/push-past-the-fluff\/","title":{"rendered":"Push Past The Fluff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Write-Spot-to-Jumpstart-Your-Writing.-Discoveries.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7078\" width=\"128\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Write-Spot-to-Jumpstart-Your-Writing.-Discoveries.png 240w, https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/The-Write-Spot-to-Jumpstart-Your-Writing.-Discoveries-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are freewriting and there is more time to write, but you feel ready to stop . . . try to keep going. Push the limits. Push past the urge to go no farther.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the fluff is written, deeper writing can happen. Perhaps a doorway to intuitive writing will open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the benefits of writing fine details when freewriting, besides exploration and discovering forgotten items, is that details are what make stories interesting and make them come alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I Feel Statements<\/strong><br>The reason for \u201cI feel\u201d statements in freewrites is that this is a way to learn and access your emotions about what happened. This is what personal essay or\u00a0 memoir writing is all about. The facts are interesting, but what the reader wants to know is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~ What the narrator gained<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~ The narrator\u2019s emotions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~ What lesson was learned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~ The epiphany or the \u201caha\u201d moment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freewrites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/the-freedom-of-freewrites\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/the-freedom-of-freewrites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Freedom of Freewrites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/freewrites-opening-doors-to-discoveries\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/freewrites-opening-doors-to-discoveries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freewrites: Opening Doors to Discoveries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just Write!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#amwriting #justwrite  #iamawriter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are freewriting and there is more time to write, but you feel ready to stop . . . try to keep going. Push the limits. Push past the urge to go no farther. After the fluff is written, deeper writing can happen. Perhaps a doorway to intuitive writing will open. 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