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Blogger John Richardson reports that the freewriting technique is working for him. He invites other suggestions at his blog.

"One technique that I just discovered that is really helping is using a timer to get my creativity going. The process is called freewriting and it actually works really well. It works like this…

1. Open your word processor on your computer
2. Write the topic of your freewriting at the top of the page
3. Set a timer (egg timer works well) for 5 or 10 minutes
4. Write down whatever comes to your mind about your topic
5. Continue writing until the time runs out
6. Do NOT stop until that time.
7. Do not pay attention to typos or grammar
8. Incomplete sentence… keep going
9. Dead end… write the same thing over & over
10. Time over… circle items of interest and key phrases
11. Start on your first draft using these items

This process is amazing. The timer is the key and I find the ideas come quickly. Next time you have writers block try this technique."