{"id":394,"date":"2018-04-11T14:09:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T18:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/studystrategizesucceed\/?post_type=chapter&p=394"},"modified":"2018-04-19T18:22:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T22:22:29","slug":"move-beyond-writers-block","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/studystrategizesucceed\/chapter\/move-beyond-writers-block\/","title":{"raw":"Move Beyond Writer's Block","rendered":"Move Beyond Writer’s Block"},"content":{"raw":"Now that you understand your assignment and you have made your plan, you will want to develop your ideas and start writing.\u00a0 Does the blank page (or computer screen) have you stuck?\u00a0 To get your ideas flowing, you may want to try some of the following strategies:\r\n
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  1. Try some free writing.\u00a0 Write a journal, poem, blog, or story that includes your main ideas.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Say your ideas out loud. Talk to a friend, family member, or classmate about what you are reading and learning about your topic.\u00a0 You could also record these ideas into a device as if you were talking to someone else, and then play the recording back.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Write your ideas on post-it-notes or index cards, one idea per sheet.\u00a0 Include the name and page of the source where you found each idea -- you will need this to create your citations as you write.\u00a0 Then, group your notes according to themes.\u00a0 This will help you to create the initial organization of your paragraphs and paper.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Create a mind map or a concept map.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nMind mapping<\/strong>\u00a0which is also called \u201cclustering ideas\u201d, is a way of collecting ideas around a particular topic and defining connections. In the writing process, you use mind mapping to brainstorm ideas, and to determine\u00a0 how these ideas are related.[footnote]Buzan, T. (n.d.). What is a mind map?<\/em> Retrieved from http:\/\/www.tonybuzan.com\/about\/mind-mapping\/[\/footnote]\r\n\r\nThe rules are: no criticism of ideas, go for large quantities of ideas, build on ideas, and encourage wild and exaggerated ideas. When these rules are followed, a lot more ideas are created. Particularly at the beginning of the writing process, you may explore a topic and generate content by creating a mind map.\r\n

    Examples of Clustering and Mind Mapping<\/h3>\r\nClustering is a good way to start the process of inventing new writing but may need elaboration to be useful to the process of academic writing.\r\n\r\nStart with what you know. This may be as little as one word. The next step is to define your word. Each part of the definition can become a new circle in your mind map.\r\n\r\nYou will ask, \u201cWho, What Where, When, why, and How\u201d questions to help identify what you know and \/ or remember about your topic.\r\n\r\nAs you make new connections, you will also see where there are gaps and what you don\u2019t know about the topic. This can lead you to identifying what you need to research about the subject. Once you have a reasonable amount of information, you can start to develop the relationships between and among the ideas. This technique is called \u201cConcept Mapping\u201d and allows you to continue to elaborate on the basic ideas that you have generated.\u00a0 Below, you will find an example of a concept map, created by a writer exploring global warming.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_177\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"920\"]\"Mind Example Mind Map (Image Credit: Rawia Inaim)[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n
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    Try it!<\/h3>\r\nChoose one of the four strategies listed below:\r\n
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    1. Talk about your ideas<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Spend time freewriting<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. Cluster post-it notes or index cards<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. Create a concept map<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nNow that you have begun generating your ideas, you will be ready to move on to formal outlining as your next step.\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

      Now that you understand your assignment and you have made your plan, you will want to develop your ideas and start writing.\u00a0 Does the blank page (or computer screen) have you stuck?\u00a0 To get your ideas flowing, you may want to try some of the following strategies:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Try some free writing.\u00a0 Write a journal, poem, blog, or story that includes your main ideas.<\/li>\n
      2. Say your ideas out loud. Talk to a friend, family member, or classmate about what you are reading and learning about your topic.\u00a0 You could also record these ideas into a device as if you were talking to someone else, and then play the recording back.<\/li>\n
      3. Write your ideas on post-it-notes or index cards, one idea per sheet.\u00a0 Include the name and page of the source where you found each idea — you will need this to create your citations as you write.\u00a0 Then, group your notes according to themes.\u00a0 This will help you to create the initial organization of your paragraphs and paper.<\/li>\n
      4. Create a mind map or a concept map.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Mind mapping<\/strong>\u00a0which is also called \u201cclustering ideas\u201d, is a way of collecting ideas around a particular topic and defining connections. In the writing process, you use mind mapping to brainstorm ideas, and to determine\u00a0 how these ideas are related.[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

        The rules are: no criticism of ideas, go for large quantities of ideas, build on ideas, and encourage wild and exaggerated ideas. When these rules are followed, a lot more ideas are created. Particularly at the beginning of the writing process, you may explore a topic and generate content by creating a mind map.<\/p>\n

        Examples of Clustering and Mind Mapping<\/h3>\n

        Clustering is a good way to start the process of inventing new writing but may need elaboration to be useful to the process of academic writing.<\/p>\n

        Start with what you know. This may be as little as one word. The next step is to define your word. Each part of the definition can become a new circle in your mind map.<\/p>\n

        You will ask, \u201cWho, What Where, When, why, and How\u201d questions to help identify what you know and \/ or remember about your topic.<\/p>\n

        As you make new connections, you will also see where there are gaps and what you don\u2019t know about the topic. This can lead you to identifying what you need to research about the subject. Once you have a reasonable amount of information, you can start to develop the relationships between and among the ideas. This technique is called \u201cConcept Mapping\u201d and allows you to continue to elaborate on the basic ideas that you have generated.\u00a0 Below, you will find an example of a concept map, created by a writer exploring global warming.<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        \"Mind
        Example Mind Map (Image Credit: Rawia Inaim)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

         <\/p>\n

        \n

        Try it!<\/h3>\n

        Choose one of the four strategies listed below:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Talk about your ideas<\/li>\n
        2. Spend time freewriting<\/li>\n
        3. Cluster post-it notes or index cards<\/li>\n
        4. Create a concept map<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Now that you have begun generating your ideas, you will be ready to move on to formal outlining as your next step.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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