on Birds of a Feather:

All forms of physical activity require warm-up activities to ease you into your workout, and writing’s no different. If you’re struggling to write those first few sentences, and the challenges of your day are dominating your imagination, here’s the solution you’ve been looking for.

Freewriting is a pre-writing technique that gets your writing muscles warmed up. It transitions you from the daily grind to the creative mindset so you can limber up your imagination and get your words flowing.

In this concise how-to guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know to start your freewriting journey.