Writing an inner monologue is a way to cultivate the most emotional and poetic part of your mind, and to improve your writing skills in general. This is a straight-forward, unedited text that reflects your thoughts or emotions about a person, event or news item. The inner monologue is a good way to write poetry or a diary, and can contain both graphic and verbal parts.
Steps
Method 1 of 1: Write an Inner Monologue
Step 1. Choose a topic
It can be a person, an event, a dream, an emotion, an activity, news or more. If this is your first time writing an inner monologue, it may be easier to start with a generic topic.
Step 2. Find something to write with
It is better to use pen and paper rather than a computer; this in fact limits the format and feel in the writing.
Step 3. Find a place to write
If you want to describe something, it is better to have the object in question nearby. You need to feel comfortable, so look for a place with the right light, a comfortable chair, and few distractions.
Step 4. Prepare your writing tools:
- Make sure you have enough paper, a sharpener (if you use a pencil) and an extra pen.
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If you want to use a touchscreen, turn on a program to write by drawing, and do some experimenting to understand how it works.
Write Stream Of Consciousness Step 5 Step 5. Time to write
When you're ready, start writing. Don't follow any format, just write what you hear.
- Write backwards, upside down or creating a shape. You can make a spiral that starts from the center of the page, or an explosion of sentences, or any other shape that you think might be fine.
- Forget about grammar. You don't need capital letters, punctuation, or correct spelling. If necessary, you can also edit a word to suit your needs.
- Forget the sentence structure. You can write a page of only adjectives, verbs or nouns relating to the topic. You can also make simple sentences, or whatever you can think of.
- Use different colors, in pen or pencil. You can change the color of each letter, each word, or in any way that makes the overall work look good. It is something you can do at any time.
- Keep writing until you run out of words.
Write Stream Of Consciousness Step 6 Step 6. Reread what you wrote
This type of writing can help you get to know yourself better, from points of view you might not normally have considered.
Write Stream Of Consciousness Step 7 Step 7. Save your work
It doesn't matter if it's weird or bad, keep it anyway. Always put the date of creation somewhere.
Advice
- It is not necessary to stay on the subject. Write down everything that comes to mind. If you start writing something about the weather and then conclude by saying what you ate for dinner the other night, that's fine.
- It's best to write like this when you have some free time. The worst part is getting interrupted in the middle of a creation, at a time when you have a good idea.
- Try writing in other ways as well. Your skills will improve with practice.
- A thesaurus can help you if you are making a list of adjectives, or for other things as well.
