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I've done it only a handful of times. Twice on purpose, whilst the last was a dialogue-heavy and rumination-heavy piece. Dialogue in general is fairly stream-of-consciousness, as with rumination. For me, it's best to think of a subject and just start typing what comes to mind when you think about it.

first stream-of: http://www.rabroadmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=569839
second stream-of: http://www.rabroadmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=574572
an incidental stream-of: http://www.rabroadmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=574588
 
Similarly to above, I've tried it a couple of times, but I think it comes off as a bit rubbishly pretentious rather than any good.

Wrote this about... yeesh three years ago. First attempt at stream of consciousness writing. I mean it's been heavily edited since the first drafts and changed since I think but yeah:

http://rabroadmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=552482

Aaaand this is another one, edited quite heavily again because of the shape I wanted for it but it was written in a stream of consciousness style:

http://rabroadmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=571838

It's not a style I'm well suited to though. I like working within restraints because it forces me to edit and redraft to fit within certain limitations but it's something I'd like to try more.

I've actually started writing a bit for the first time in months and months. I'd like to hit some open mic stuff around where I live (maybe not perform, but see what it's like) and check out what's happening now rather than living in my own little bubble. Anyone else do stuff like that?
 
The big thing about stream-ofs is that it could be construed as just sheer laziness. It's like there's too much freedom. Restraints, forms, or a cohesive and tangible theme makes the writing process much more involved and calculated.
 
I'd agree that it can be seen as lazy. Some thoughts are best left in their rawest forms, though. For me, if I can't get something started the way I would like for it to, I'll just open notepad or write in a journal in a stream-of until something pops out.
 
Oh I'd agree that it's definitely a great process to start a piece of writing, just get shit loaRAB of raw material and filter through it bit by bit once it's out, but having it as a final draft isn't always great for me.
 
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