Editing Improvisation (section)

===Writing===
Improvisational writing is an exercise that imposes limitations on a writer such as a time limit, word limit, a specific topic, or rules on what can be written. This forces the writer to work within [[stream of consciousness (narrative mode)|stream of consciousness]] and write without judgment of the work they produce. This technique is used for a variety of reasons, such as to bypass [[writer's block]], improve creativity, strengthen one's writing instinct and enhance one's flexibility in writing.

Some improvisational writing is collaborative, focusing on an almost [[dadaist]] form of [[collaborative fiction]]. This can take a variety of forms, from as basic as passing a notebook around a circle of writers with each writing a sentence, to coded environments that focus on collaborative novel-writing,<ref>{{cite book| last = Harrigan | first = Pat | title = First person: new media as story, performance, and game | publisher = MIT Press| year = 2002| isbn = 978-0-262-23232-6| pages = 21}}</ref> like ''[[OtherSpace]]''.<ref>{{cite book| last = Platt | first = Wes | author-link = Wes Platt| title = OtherSpace: End of the World, Arcs IV–V| publisher = [[iUniverse]]| year = 2002| isbn = 978-0-595-23046-4| pages = ix–x}}</ref>