Brainstorm Your Way to Success
I was looking back in my Writer’s Fun Zone archives and was surprised to see I’ve never written a post on brainstorming. Free writing exercises, yes. Inspiration, yes, but never brainstorming, specifically.
Why is that? I assume, perhaps wrongly so, all writers know how to brainstorm. Deeper than that, I have mixed feelings about visual brainstorming, and don’t really care about what form your brainstorming takes, as long as it leads us to THE ANSWER.
Though I am partial to free writing, and will use the occasional mind map, all by hand, mind you.
So, I thought instead of me being the “expert” today, that I’d open up to conversation to you, dear reader, and ask:
What is your favorite brainstorming technique, and why does it work for you?
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I love mind mapping. I typically will do this by myself. If I am having trouble getting ideas for a blog post mindmapping will help me see a new angle on an old topic.
I actually prefer to brainstorm with other people. I get most of my ideas if I am verbalizing them rather than writing them. This is best when I am trying to come up with something very unique.
Julia, Brainstorming with other people is fun! It widens our perspective of the world. Hmmm… brainstorming parties… or mastermind buddies are good for this.