As the psychological novel developed in the early 20th century, some writers attempted to capture the flow of a character’s consciousness or thought processesWhat is stream-of-consciousness writing? The technique involves writing down with an abandon whatever comes into your head, for example to get inside the mind of a character. It can also be used as a way of generating ideas to see what manifests on the page.
From a young age I’ve had the ability, given enough detail, to transport my mind to another place where I can almost reach out and touch things physically. But to convey that sense as a writer to a reader can sometimes be a challenge. Although you eventually end up using only a fraction of what you discover, the practice can give much authenticity to the creative piece that results.
There are many writing workshops on structure, craft and editing, once the material is there to work with, and this crafting, shaping and structuring transforms the unconscious stream of consciousness into art. As a dancer and somatic movement facilitator, I see this working in movement and dance. For example, a spontaneous dancer might say, “Oh I don’t want to be told how to move. I just want to move freely”.
Lani O’Hanlon is a poet, dancer and movement therapist. Her poetry collection Landscape of the Body, is published by The Dedalus Press .Annemarie Ní Churreáin: 'A lot of time is spent trying to override the rational mind and access a part of the self that sees the world with an imaginative eye.' Photograph: Barry McCall
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