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Do any one ever feel like they have a great idea but the words on paper is holding them back need help

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Yes happen to me most if the time. Find its when I have to many people taking to me or lack of sleep when its happen the most.

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CarolineLondon

Umm have you tried mind maps you dump all your thoughts on a piece of paper and then try and organise them or you draw a tree and on each branch you put a new idea. There used to be something called automatic writing, clairvoyants thought the spirits were talking through them and then would write down literally everything that came into their mind, not sentances, just words, then make sense of it. You could try that just for fun, get an A4 piece of paper and fill both sides, what comes out might be wild. it might take a few attempts since you're not used to working that way. But hey what have you got to lose...just empty your brain ....clear the hard drive ;-) Bet the results are amazing! Hope that helps....oh oh and or you could record your ideas by merely talking and talking into a tape recorder or the recorder on your phone! Then play that back you might be surprised. The man thing s you have' ideas'...thats the magic!

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UaLiathain

Are you trying to write it perfect the first time? I always tell people "write like no one will read it, then edit the crap out of it." Just write and don't worry what it looks like. That gets the ideas flowing. Even non-dyslexic writers will tell you to write this way. If it still didn't say what you wanted, then write it again as many times as needed. Look at your different versions and pick the best or combine ideas from more than one. Dyslexics think non-sequentially with ideas coming from all sides. Make it sequential after you brain storm.

Next edit. Read carefully. Do a spell check. Then read it out loud. After you have it perfect give it to someone to proofread to point out all the mistakes you missed. Do not kick yourself and call yourself stupid at this point, because THAT is stupid. Remember you have skills that proofreader will kill for.

Also Caroline London's idea below (or is it above?) on mind mapping is very useful. I don't know if you are writing a story, a proposal or a resume, but both approaches can be used. Find what works for you. Remember dyslexics think outside the box so you will find a solution if you quit telling yourself you can't.

Not wanting to blow my own horn but I wrote a blog on writing with dyslexia which has a list of dozens of famous dyslexic writers at the bottom. Dyslexic writers do have some advantages over non-dyslexic writers! scablander.blogspot.com/201...