Summary Of Peter Elbow's 'Freewriting'

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July 24, 2012 Summary of “Freewriting” In Peter Elbow’s essay “Freewriting” he explains how “freewriting” can be helpful “to improve your writing.” The author states the importance of doing it “at least three times a week.” Elbow suggests “to write for ten minutes” on a piece of paper “whatever is in your mind.” He describes a way in which you just begin to write your thoughts however they come to you even if it’s a thought like I don’t know what to say, as long as you’re continuously writing these thoughts down on paper. Elbow notes that when we write we tend to edit our words before they are even on the paper, thinking of “spelling and grammar” or the “awkwardness or wordiness” of our writings. The author explains that
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