I also do the ‘saying stuff in my head’ thing a lot and it is definitely a useful form of writing practice—my main one, in fact, as I’m relatively new to actually writing things down frequently.
I find it’s mainly good for practice at the sentence/paragraph level, though, at least at my level of discipline. I tend to end up with fragments that sound good locally, but drift around pretty aimlessly at the global level. Trying to write something down makes me notice that. It’s helped me realise that I have a lot to to work on when it comes to focus and structure.
I also do the ‘saying stuff in my head’ thing a lot and it is definitely a useful form of writing practice—my main one, in fact, as I’m relatively new to actually writing things down frequently.
I find it’s mainly good for practice at the sentence/paragraph level, though, at least at my level of discipline. I tend to end up with fragments that sound good locally, but drift around pretty aimlessly at the global level. Trying to write something down makes me notice that. It’s helped me realise that I have a lot to to work on when it comes to focus and structure.