{"id":1319,"date":"2010-09-07T14:26:03","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T20:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2010-09-08T10:06:43","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T16:06:43","slug":"brainstorm-your-way-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/07\/brainstorm-your-way-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Brainstorm Your Way to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>, yes. Inspiration<\/a>, yes, but never brainstorming, specifically.<\/p>\n

\"\"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.<\/p>\n

Though I am partial to free writing, and will use the occasional mind map, all by hand, mind you.<\/p>\n

So, I thought instead of me being the “expert” today, that I’d open up to conversation to you, dear reader, and ask:<\/p>\n

What is your favorite brainstorming technique, and why does it work for you? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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