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Excerpt from GENIUS INTELLIGENCE: Secret Techniques and Technologies to Increase IQ:


We’d like to offer up one final genius method. However, it’s only right to put a disclaimer before this by pointing out that no studies have been done on it whatsoever. In fact, we are not aware of anyone else ever having mentioned it before this book’s publication.

It’s simply an unusual little technique we discovered ourselves by accident and noticed it worked wonderfully on many occasions � in every instance when we were severly time pressured. We consider this fortuitous discovery an important ingredient that lead to successes we have achieved throughout our careers as published authors and feature film screenwriters.

We call it speed writing.

This technique, like many of the others listed in this book, probably relates to outrunning the conscious mind and going so fast that the superior subconscious is forced to completely take over.

So as the name suggests, you write so quickly that you don’t even know what you’re writing anymore. The goal is not to get instantly well-written text, but rather stream-of-consciousness stuff that you can edit and give clearer meanings to later. According to our experiences, the 'stream' will usually have pearls within it, but a lot will need to be edited out as well.

Some of our best plot ideas or character decisions in our books and film scripts have come using this speed writing technique. We just write super-fast without thinking almost � maybe for 5 minutes or so � and more often than not what we wrote solved a major story or character problem that previously existed in the plot.

It seems that insights can come in this way that cannot be achieved by writing at regular speeds. Sometimes you hit a brick wall with writing novels or screenplays where the story is good but not great. Something is missing and that something cannot be rectified with the conscious mind no matter how hard you try.

Speed writing may also be a way to solve the dreaded writer’s block.

Whether you are use it for adding to an existing draft of a document, or whether you’re still in the early stages of writing something, we recommend putting yourself under a time constraint by setting an alarm clock for 5-10 minutes. Then telling yourself you must write as much as you’d normally write in 45-60 minutes. Until the alarm clock rings, don’t judge yourself or censor yourself or analyse anything: Just fill as many pages as possible.

During the writing process it may feel like you’re writing utter crap, but if our experiences are anything to go by there will at least be some gems you can use to vastly improve the document you’re writing.

Do you do this long hand or on the computer? Have you noticed a difference between the two methods....other than you could probably type more words?

I have enjoyed your discussions

Both: I tend to handwrite manuscripts at the very early stage and then type once a raw outline is complete. This speed writing technique can be done at either stage.

I have noticed slight differences between the two when doing speed writing. Handwriting can sometimes feel more creative and you can do it out in nature and be free of technology for a moment. Typing has its advantages also as you can copy and paste and move stuff around (even when speed writing).

Anyway it's a weird little technique that has worked well for myself (and Lance), so I hope it can also work for others too.

Cosmic wrote: "Do you do this long hand or on the computer? Have you noticed a difference between the two methods....other than you could probably type more words?

I have enjoyed your discussions"

In my case, thoughts seem to flow more freely and intuitively when writing (especially fiction) by hand. More creative as James suggests. I once wrote an entire lengthy novel with pen in hand. Or should I say pens...a dozen or more!

Since then I've used the computer keyboard, but I do resort to handwriting when I get writer's block.

As for which is (creatively) quicker...I suspect handwriting is. The pen becomes like an extension of the human hand, and thoughts seem to flow through and onto the page.

Must stop rambling now...it's medication time!

Cosmic wrote: "I have enjoyed your discussions"

Thanks Cosmic!

Tim wrote: "because these sessions usually included alcohol..."

Ah yes, the secret ingredient :)