This Freewriting Strategy Will Unleash Your Hidden Genius, Start Now!

Go on the offensive

Kristopher Keyes
Practice in Public

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a martial artist mid air attack on another martial artists defending.
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Your battle begins with taunting white space

You’re staring at the screen or paper, almost hearing it taunt you: “Go on, fill me with words. I dare you!” The worst part?

Your head is overflowing with ideas, swirling like a school of fish, a thousand strong.

It’s a standoff: the pressure versus the page, the page versus the pressure.

Who will win? Spoiler alert: neither, and here’s why…

Your new strategy

Lately, my freewriting sessions were flat, lifeless. But then, I discovered David Deutsch on X.

A legendary copywriter with four decades under his belt, he wrote a short eBook: “Copywriting From A to Z.”

The game-changer? The very first letter, A, for “Attack the page.”

This simple concept transformed my approach.

Deutsch’s guidance is clear:

Don’t be gentle.

Obliterate the page.

Be merciless.

Let your words flow without a filter. Pound the page with your thoughts, sentence by sentence, until you’re…

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Kristopher Keyes
Practice in Public

I write to be free and share to help others. Enjoying the journey one day at a time.