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Object Writing

Object writing is a form of timed freewriting introduced by Pat Pattison in his classic songwriting text, Writing Better Lyrics.

A key feature of object writing is that it requires the writer to include as much sensory detail as possible: sights, sounds, smells, sensations, tastes, motion sense, and awareness of bodily processes.

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