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That said, your 'free the mind' technique has worked for me (what do you mean we're going for a boat ride!?

"Free the Mind" is nothing more than RELAXING and allowing your subconcious mind do your writing. And anyone who thinks all this talk about the "subconcious mind" is a bunch of mumbo jumbo---we all use our subconcious mind everytime we drive. Notice how often you automatically drive your car when your mind is on something else? This is a form of self-hypnosis (Actually the very act of walking is a form of self-hypnosis). The only difference between me and a lot of people is that I know how to use the auto-pilot of my brain in writing....in addition to driving and walking and a host of other activities that we take for granted.

I take blinking my eyes for granted until I think about it and then I can't stop noticing that I'm blinking my eyes. Is it like that? Sometimes I'm writing and I don't even notice that I'm writing and then all of sudden it dawns on me that I'm writing and then I can't stop thinking about the fact that I'm writing. Is the trick to just not notice that you're writing? Should I just write and not pay any attention to it? I guess if I sit here and think about what I'm going to do tomorrow I could write on and on and before I know it I'll have a whole page written without even thinking about it. Like, for instance, when I eat. I'm not really thinking about eating but before I know it my plate is empty and I am full. Sometimes I don't even taste the food. Unless I have dessert, of course.