Different ways we get ready to write (and writing is a creative process)

This week, my writing classes are exploring the different ways we get ready to write. I?ve written my thoughts about this in previous blog posts, including this blog post from earlier this year: Getting Ready to Write (in 2012). But, I?d like to reinforce this additional message: Whatever you?re writing, whether it?s an advertising campaign, poem, fiction, research paper, blog post, etc., writing is a CREATIVE PROCESS. Business writing and creative writing both require the ?creative juices? in our bodies to be flowing in abundance. So, whenever we?re getting ready to write, it?s important to stir up our creativity!

One way to do this is through mind mapping. Here?s an infographic I found on Pinterest that shows how mind mapping can work:

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Have you tried mind mapping? Or maybe you prefer other ways to get your creative juices flowing and to get ready to write? Please share the ways you get ready to write by commenting on this post. Thanks for reading and sharing! ? KM

Source: http://thewriteway.com/2012/09/different-ways-we-get-ready-to-write-and-writing-is-a-creative-process/

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