Brainstorm Your Way to Success
September 7th, 2010 | by Beth Barany
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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September 7th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
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September 7th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
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.
September 8th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Julia, Brainstorming with other people is fun! It widens our perspective of the world. Hmmm… brainstorming parties… or mastermind buddies are good for this.