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Remember the old saying, “Different horses for different courses”? Well, that saying applies to fastwriting techniques. What works well for one person may not work well for another. Some people are holistic and prefer Freewriting. Others are analytical and prefer Freelisting. Some are visual and prefer Webbing. And others are aural and prefer Freespeaking.

Each of these fastwriting techniques will appeal to different people. While no single technique necessarily outshines the others, each offers a place to start writing. They free the mind’s ideas and get them on paper—a critical event because creating the “raw material” often causes writers great anxiety. By using these ideas, as others have, the power of writing quickly and with ...

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